83 FR 14879 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 67 (April 6, 2018)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 67 (April 6, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-07046 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 14879-14881] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07046] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-MB-2018-N026; FF09M21200-178-FXMB12320900000; OMB Control Number 1018-0133] Agency Information Collection Activities; Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 5, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request (ICR) by mail to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0133 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 358-2503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) prohibits the take, possession, import, export, transport, sale, purchase, or bartering of migratory birds or their parts, except as permitted under the terms of a valid permit or as permitted by regulations. In 2006, we issued regulations establishing two depredation orders and three control orders that allow State and tribal wildlife agencies, private landowners, and airports to conduct resident Canada goose population management, including the take of birds, nest and eggs. We monitor the data collected for activities under these orders and may rescind an order if monitoring indicates that activities are inconsistent with conservation of Canada geese. Control order for airports. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.49 allow managers at commercial, public, and private airports and military airfields and their employees or agents to implement management of resident [[Page 14880]] Canada geese to resolve or prevent threats to public safety. An airport must be part of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and have received Federal grant-in-aid assistance or be a military airfield under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of the Secretary of a military department. Each facility exercising the privileges of the order must submit an annual report with the date, numbers, and locations of birds, nests, and eggs taken. Depredation order for nests and eggs. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.50 allow private landowners and managers of public lands to destroy resident Canada goose nests and eggs on property under their jurisdiction, provided they register annually on our website at https://epermits.fws.gov/eRCGR. Registrants must provide basic information, such as name, address, phone number, and email, and identify where the control work will occur and who will conduct it. Registrants must return to the website to report the number of nests with eggs they destroyed. Depredation order for agricultural facilities. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.51 allow States and tribes, via their wildlife agencies, to implement programs to allow landowners, operators, and tenants actively engaged in commercial agriculture to conduct damage management control when geese are committing depredations, or to resolve or prevent other injury to agricultural interests. State and tribal wildlife agencies in the Atlantic, Central, and Mississippi Flyway portions of 41 States may implement the provisions of the order. Each implementing agricultural producer must maintain a log of the date and number of birds taken under this authorization. Each State and tribe exercising the privileges of the order must submit an annual report of the numbers of birds, nests, and eggs taken, and the county or counties where take occurred. Public health control order. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.52 authorize States and tribes of the lower 48 States to conduct (via the State or tribal wildlife agency) resident Canada goose control and management activities when the geese pose a direct threat to human health. States and tribes operating under this order must submit an annual report summarizing activities, including the numbers of birds taken and the county where take occurred. Population control. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.61 establish a managed take program to reduce and stabilize resident Canada goose populations when traditional and otherwise authorized management measures are not successful or feasible. A State or tribal wildlife agency in the Atlantic, Mississippi, or Central Flyway may request approval for this population control program. If approved, the State or tribe may use hunters to harvest resident Canada geese during the month of August. Requests for approval must include a discussion of the State's or tribe's efforts to address its injurious situations using other methods, or a discussion of the reasons why the methods are not feasible. If the Service Director approves a request, the State or tribe must (1) keep annual records of activities carried out under the authority of the program, and (2) provide an annual summary, including number of individuals participating in the program and the number of resident Canada geese shot. Additionally, participating States and tribes must monitor the spring breeding population by providing an annual estimate of the breeding population and distribution of resident Canada geese in their State. Our regulations at 50 CFR 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, and 21.52 require that persons or entities operating under the depredation and control orders must immediately report the take of any species protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This information ensures that the incidental take limits authorized under section 7 of the ESA are not exceeded. Title of Collection: Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese, 50 CFR 20.21, 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, 21.52, and 21.61. OMB Control Number: 1018-0133. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: State fish and wildlife agencies, tribes, and local governments; airports; landowners; and farms. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 8,698. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 8,698. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 8 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,360. Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion Annual number time per Total annual Regulation/activity of responses response burden hours * (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.49--Airport Control Order (Annual Report) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Sector.................................................. 25 1.5 38 Government...................................................... 25 1.5 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.50--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Initial Registration) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individuals..................................................... 126 0.5 63 Private Sector.................................................. 674 0.5 337 Government...................................................... 200 0.5 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.50--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Renew Registration) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individuals..................................................... 374 0.25 94 Private Sector.................................................. 2,026 0.25 507 Government...................................................... 600 0.25 150 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.50--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Annual Report) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Individuals..................................................... 500 0.25 125 Private Sector.................................................. 2,700 0.25 675 [[Page 14881]] Government...................................................... 800 0.25 200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.51--Agricultural Depredation Order (Recordkeeping) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Sector.................................................. 600 0.5 300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.51--Agricultural Depredation Order (Annual Report) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government...................................................... 20 8 160 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.52--Public Health Control Order ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government...................................................... 20 1 20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, & 21.52--Report Take of Endangered Species ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Private Sector.................................................. 2 0.25 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.61--Population Control Approval Request (Annual Report and Recordkeeping) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report--Gov't............................................ 3 12 36 Recordkeeping--Gov't............................................ 12 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.61--Population Control Approval Request (Population and Distribution Estimates) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Government...................................................... 3 160 480 ----------------------------------------------- Totals...................................................... 8,698 .............. 3,360 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Rounded An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Dated: April 3, 2018. Madonna Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2018-07046 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333--15--P
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wildlife refuges when we find the Total Estimated Number of Annual general public and other Federal
activity to be compatible with the Burden Hours: 66. agencies with an opportunity to
purposes for which the refuge was Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. comment on new, proposed, revised,
established. With the objective of Frequency of Collection: One time, and continuing collections of
making available a variety of quality following use of commercial guide information. This helps us assess the
visitor services for wildlife-dependent services. impact of our information collection
recreation on National Wildlife Refuge Total Estimated Annual Nonhour requirements and minimize the public’s
System lands, we issue permits for Burden Cost: None. reporting burden. It also helps the
commercial guide services, including An agency may not conduct or public understand our information
big game hunting, sport fishing, wildlife sponsor and a person is not required to collection requirements and provide the
viewing, river trips, and other guided respond to a collection of information requested data in the desired format.
activities. We use FWS Form 3–2349 as unless it displays a currently valid OMB We are soliciting comments on the
a method to: control number. proposed ICR that is described below.
• Monitor the quality of services The authority for this action is the We are especially interested in public
provided by commercial guides. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 comment addressing the following
• Gauge client satisfaction with the U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
services. Dated: April 3, 2018. the proper functions of the Service; (2)
• Assess the impacts of the activity Madonna Baucum,
will this information be processed and
on refuge resources. used in a timely manner; (3) is the
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
The client is the best source of estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
Fish and Wildlife Service.
information on the quality of might the Service enhance the quality,
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commercial guiding services. We utility, and clarity of the information to
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collect:
• Client name. Service minimize the burden of this
• Guide name(s). collection on the respondents, including
• Type of guided activity. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR through the use of information
• Dates and location of guided Fish and Wildlife Service technology.
activity. Comments that you submit in
• Information on the services [FWS–HQ–MB–2018–N026; FF09M21200– response to this notice are a matter of
received, such as the client’s 178–FXMB12320900000; OMB Control public record. We will include or
expectations, safety, environmental Number 1018–0133] summarize each comment in our request
impacts, and client’s overall to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
Agency Information Collection
satisfaction. including your address, phone number,
Activities; Control and Management of email address, or other personal
We encourage respondents to provide
Resident Canada Geese identifying information in your
any additional comments that they wish
regarding the guide service or refuge AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, comment, you should be aware that
experience, and ask whether or not they Interior. your entire comment—including your
wish to be contacted for additional ACTION: Notice of Information personal identifying information—may
information. Collection; request for comment. be made publicly available at any time.
The above information, in While you can ask us in your comment
combination with State-required guide SUMMARY: In accordance with the to withhold your personal identifying
activity reports and contacts with guides Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, information from public review, we
and clients in the field, provides a the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service cannot guarantee that we will be able to
comprehensive method for monitoring (Service), are proposing to renew an do so.
permitted commercial guide activities. information collection. Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
A regular program of client evaluation DATES: Interested persons are invited to Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) prohibits the
helps refuge managers detect potential submit comments on or before June 5, take, possession, import, export,
problems with guide services so that we 2018. transport, sale, purchase, or bartering of
can take corrective actions promptly. In migratory birds or their parts, except as
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
addition, we use this information during permitted under the terms of a valid
information collection request (ICR) by permit or as permitted by regulations. In
the competitive selection process for big mail to the Service Information
game and sport fishing guide permits to 2006, we issued regulations establishing
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish two depredation orders and three
evaluate an applicant’s ability to and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
provide a quality guiding service. control orders that allow State and tribal
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– wildlife agencies, private landowners,
Title of Collection: Alaska Guide 3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
Service Evaluation. and airports to conduct resident Canada
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control goose population management,
OMB Control Number: 1018–0141. Number 1018–0133 in the subject line of
Form Number: FWS Form 3–2349. including the take of birds, nest and
your comments. eggs. We monitor the data collected for
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To activities under these orders and may
Respondents/Affected Public: Clients request additional information about rescind an order if monitoring indicates
of permitted commercial guide service this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, that activities are inconsistent with
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providers. Service Information Collection conservation of Canada geese.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Clearance Officer, by email at Info_ Control order for airports. Our
Respondents: 264. Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) regulations at 50 CFR 21.49 allow
Total Estimated Number of Annual 358–2503. managers at commercial, public, and
Responses: 264. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In private airports and military airfields
Estimated Completion Time per accordance with the Paperwork and their employees or agents to
Response: 15 minutes. Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the implement management of resident
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Completion
Annual time per Total annual
Regulation/activity number of response burden hours *
responses (hours)
Government ................................................................................................................................. 800 0.25 200
21.51—Agricultural Depredation Order (Recordkeeping)
Private Sector .............................................................................................................................. 600 0.5 300
21.51—Agricultural Depredation Order (Annual Report)
Government ................................................................................................................................. 20 8 160
21.52—Public Health Control Order
Government ................................................................................................................................. 20 1 20
21.49, 21.50, 21.51, & 21.52—Report Take of Endangered Species
Private Sector .............................................................................................................................. 2 0.25 1
21.61—Population Control Approval Request (Annual Report and Recordkeeping)
Annual Report—Gov’t .................................................................................................................. 3 12 36
Recordkeeping—Gov’t ................................................................................................................. 12 36
21.61—Population Control Approval Request (Population and Distribution Estimates)
Government ................................................................................................................................. 3 160 480
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 8,698 ........................ 3,360
* Rounded
An agency may not conduct or issued 13 commercial leases on the for BOEM–2018–0018. Follow the
sponsor and a person is not required to Atlantic from North Carolina to instructions to submit public comments
respond to a collection of information Massachusetts. BOEM is now in response to this document.
unless it displays a currently valid OMB conducting a high-level assessment of 2. Written Comments: In written form,
control number. all waters offshore the United States delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed
The authority for this action is the Atlantic Coast for potential additional in an envelope labeled, ‘‘Comments on
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 lease locations. BOEM proposes to rely Request for Feedback’’ to: Office of
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). on various factors described below to Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of
Dated: April 3, 2018. help it assess which geographic areas Ocean Energy Management, 45600
along the Atlantic are the most likely to Woodland Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling,
Madonna Baucum,
have highest potential for successful Virginia 20166.
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
offshore wind development in the next
Fish and Wildlife Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
three to five years. BOEM is seeking
[FR Doc. 2018–07046 Filed 4–5–18; 8:45 am] Jeffrey Browning, BOEM Office of
input on all aspects of its proposed path
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forward, but particularly on the merits Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
of these factors and any other factors Woodland Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling,
BOEM should consider. This Atlantic Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1577 or
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Jeffrey.Browning@boem.gov; Wright
assessment is intended to inform future
area identification processes, not Frank, BOEM Office of Renewable
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
replace them. Accordingly, after Energy Programs, 45600 Woodland
[Docket No. BOEM–2018–0018] reviewing the comments it receives Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling, Virginia
pursuant to this notice, BOEM plans to 20166, (703) 787–1325 or
Request for Feedback on BOEM’s coordinate with its intergovernmental Wright.Frank@boem.gov.
Proposed Path Forward for Future renewable energy task forces, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Offshore Renewable Energy Leasing conduct further stakeholder outreach as
on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Authority: This notice is published
a part of its continuing area
pursuant to subsection 8(p) of the Outer
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy identification efforts.
Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)
Management, Interior. DATES: Stakeholders should submit
(43 U.S.C. 1337(p)), added by section
ACTION: Request for feedback. comments electronically or postmarked 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
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no later than May 21, 2018. and the implementing regulations at 30
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy ADDRESSES: Comments should be CFR 585.116.
Management (BOEM) invites the public submitted in one of the two following
to contribute to the development of a ways: Overview: In this notice, BOEM has
path forward for future renewable 1. Electronically: http:// initially identified the following factors
leasing offshore the United States www.regulations.gov. In the entry to be considered in the analysis
Atlantic Coast. Thus far, BOEM has entitled, ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ search contemplated in this notice:
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| Action | Notice of Information Collection; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before June 5, 2018. | |
| Contact | To request additional information about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (703) 358-2503. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 14879 |
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