83 FR 17428 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports for National Wildlife Refuges

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-08188

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to renew an information collection.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 76 (Thursday, April 19, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-08188]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-R-2018-N027; FXRS12630900000-167-FF09R81000; OMB Control Number
1018-0140]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hunting and
Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports for National Wildlife
Refuges

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to renew an
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
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 1018-0140 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. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
August 31, 2017 (82 FR 41421). We received no comments in response to
that notice.
We are again 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. 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 National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended (Administration Act), and the
Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act)
govern the administration and uses of national wildlife refuges and
wetland management districts. The Administration Act consolidated all
the different refuge areas into a single Refuge System. It also
authorizes us to permit public uses, including hunting and fishing, on
lands of the Refuge System when we find that the activity is compatible
and appropriate with the purpose for which the refuge was established.
The Recreation Act allows the use of refuges for public recreation when
the use is not inconsistent or does not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge.
We administer 373 hunting programs and 310 fishing programs on 411
refuges and wetland management districts. We only collect user
information at about 20 percent of these refuges. Information that we
plan to collect will help us:
Administer and monitor hunting and fishing programs on
refuges.
Distribute hunting and fishing permits in a fair and
equitable manner to eligible participants.

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We use nine application and report forms associated with hunting
and fishing on refuges. We may not allow all opportunities on all
refuges; therefore, we developed different forms to simplify the
process and avoid confusion for applicants. The currently approved
forms are available online at http://www.fws.gov/forms/. Not all
refuges will use each form and some refuges may collect the identical
information in a non-form format (meaning there is no designated form
associated with the collection of information).
We use the following application forms when we assign areas, dates,
and/or types of hunts via a drawing because of limited resources, high
demand, or when a permit is needed to hunt. We issue application forms
for specific periods, usually seasonally or annually.
FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer Hunt Application).
FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl Lottery Application).
FWS Form 3-2356 (Big/Upland Game Hunt Application).
FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird Hunt Application).
FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/Shrimping/Crabbing Application).
Forms 3-2354 through 3-2358 collect information on:
Applicant (name, address, phone number) so that we can
notify applicants of their selection.
User preferences (dates, areas, method) so that we can
distribute users equitably.
Whether or not the applicant is applying for a special
opportunity for disabled or youth hunters.
Age of youth hunter(s) so that we can establish
eligibility.
We ask users to report on their success after their experience so
that we can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and resource impacts. We
use the following activity reports, which we distribute during
appropriate seasons, as determined by State or Federal regulations.
FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game Harvest Report).
FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing Report).
FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird Hunt Report).
FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report).
Forms 3-2359 through 3-2362 collect information on:
Names of users so we can differentiate between responses.
City and State of residence so that we can better
understand if users are local or traveling.
Dates, time, and number in party so we can identify use
trends and allocate staff and resources.
Details of success by species so that we can evaluate
quality of experience and resource impacts.
Title of Collection: Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and
Activity Reports for National Wildlife Refuges, 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43,
25.51, 26.32, 26.33, 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0140.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3-2354 through 3-2362.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 805,492 (269,011 for
applications and 536,481 for activity reports).
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 805,492.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes for hunting/
fishing applications and 10 minutes for activity reports.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 156,667 (67,253 for
applications and 89,414 for activity reports).
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion (for applications, usually
once per year at the beginning of the hunting season; for activity
reports, once at the conclusion of the hunting/fishing experience).
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: We estimate the annual
non-hour cost burden to be $65,000 for hunting application fees at
approximately 31 of the 408 refuges that are open for hunting and/or
fishing.
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 16, 2018.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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American shad are tagged by the New DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR comments on this collection of
York Department of Environmental information was published on August
Conservation (NYDEC), which retains Fish and Wildlife Service 31, 2017 (82 FR 41421). We received no
all fish tagging information. The public [FWS–HQ–R–2018–N027; comments in response to that notice.
reports tags to MDFWCO, who provides FXRS12630900000–167–FF09R81000; OMB We are again soliciting comments on
information on tag returns to NYDEC. Control Number 1018–0140] the proposed ICR that is described
Tag return data are used to monitor below. We are especially interested in
migration and abundance of shad along Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the
the Atlantic coast. Activities; Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is the collection
Data collected across these tagging Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of the
programs are similar in nature, and Approval; Hunting and Fishing Service; (2) will this information be
including: Tag number, date of capture, Application Forms and Activity processed and used in a timely manner;
waterbody of capture, capture method, Reports for National Wildlife Refuges (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
fish length, fish weight, fish fate AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, (4) how might the Service enhance the
(whether released or killed), fisher type Interior. quality, utility, and clarity of the
(i.e., commercial, recreational, etc.). In information to be collected; and (5) how
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
addition, if the tag reporter desires more might the Service minimize the burden
request for comment. of this collection on the respondents,
information on their tagged fish or
wants the modest reward that comes SUMMARY: In accordance with the including through the use of
with reporting a tag, we ask their Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, information technology.
address so that we can mail them the the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are Comments that you submit in
information. proposing to renew an information response to this notice are a matter of
Title of Collection: Horseshoe Crab collection. public record. Before including your
and Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs. address, phone number, email address,
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
or other personal identifying
OMB Control Number: 1018–0127. submit comments on or before May 21, information in your comment, you
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2310, 3– 2018. should be aware that your entire
2311, and 3–2493 through 3–2496. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on comment—including your personal
Type of Review: Revision of a this information collection request (ICR) identifying information—may be made
currently approved collection. to the Office of Management and publicly available at any time. While
Respondents/Affected Public: Budget’s Desk Officer for the you can ask us in your comment to
Respondents include Federal and State Department of the Interior by email at withhold your personal identifying
agencies, universities, and biomedical OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via information from public review, we
companies who conduct tagging and facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please cannot guarantee that we will be able to
members of the general public who provide a copy of your comments to the do so.
provide recapture information. Service Information Collection Abstract: The National Wildlife
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Refuge System Administration Act of
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), as
Respondents: 2,026.
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– amended (Administration Act), and the
Total Estimated Number of Annual 3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
Responses: 3,648. Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) (Recreation Act)
Estimated Completion Time per Number 1018–0140 in the subject line of govern the administration and uses of
Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 95 your comments. national wildlife refuges and wetland
hours, depending on activity. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To management districts. The
Total Estimated Number of Annual request additional information about Administration Act consolidated all the
Burden Hours: 2,241. this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, different refuge areas into a single
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Service Information Collection Refuge System. It also authorizes us to
Frequency of Collection: Respondents Clearance Officer, by email at Info_ permit public uses, including hunting
will provide information on occasion, Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) and fishing, on lands of the Refuge
upon tagging or upon encounter with a 358–2503. You may also view the ICR System when we find that the activity
tagged crab or fish. at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ is compatible and appropriate with the
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour PRAMain. purpose for which the refuge was
Burden Cost: None. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In established. The Recreation Act allows
An agency may not conduct or accordance with the Paperwork the use of refuges for public recreation
sponsor and a person is not required to Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the when the use is not inconsistent or does
respond to a collection of information general public and other Federal not interfere with the primary
unless it displays a currently valid OMB agencies with an opportunity to purpose(s) of the refuge.
control number. comment on new, proposed, revised, We administer 373 hunting programs
and continuing collections of and 310 fishing programs on 411 refuges
The authority for this action is the
information. This helps us assess the and wetland management districts. We
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
impact of our information collection only collect user information at about 20
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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requirements and minimize the public’s percent of these refuges. Information
Dated: April 16, 2018. reporting burden. It also helps the that we plan to collect will help us:
Madonna Baucum, public understand our information • Administer and monitor hunting
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. collection requirements and provide the and fishing programs on refuges.
Fish and Wildlife Service. requested data in the desired format. • Distribute hunting and fishing
[FR Doc. 2018–08186 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am] A Federal Register notice with a 60- permits in a fair and equitable manner
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We use nine application and report • Details of success by species so that DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
forms associated with hunting and we can evaluate quality of experience
fishing on refuges. We may not allow all and resource impacts. Fish and Wildlife Service
opportunities on all refuges; therefore, Title of Collection: Hunting and [FWS–HQ–MB–2018–N052;
we developed different forms to FXMB123109WEBB0–167–FF09M25100;
Fishing Application Forms and Activity
simplify the process and avoid OMB Control Number 1018–0019]
Reports for National Wildlife Refuges,
confusion for applicants. The currently
approved forms are available online at 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, Agency Information Collection
http://www.fws.gov/forms/. Not all 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72. Activities; Submission to the Office of
refuges will use each form and some OMB Control Number: 1018–0140. Management and Budget for Review
refuges may collect the identical Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2354 and Approval; North American
information in a non-form format through 3–2362. Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
(meaning there is no designated form
associated with the collection of Type of Review: Extension of a AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
information). currently approved collection. Interior.
We use the following application Respondents/Affected Public: ACTION: Notice of information collection;
forms when we assign areas, dates, and/ Individuals and households. request for comment.
or types of hunts via a drawing because
Total Estimated Number of Annual SUMMARY: In accordance with the
of limited resources, high demand, or
when a permit is needed to hunt. We Respondents: 805,492 (269,011 for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
issue application forms for specific applications and 536,481 for activity the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are
periods, usually seasonally or annually. reports). proposing to renew an information
• FWS Form 3–2354 (Quota Deer Total Estimated Number of Annual collection.
Hunt Application). Responses: 805,492. DATES: Interested persons are invited to
• FWS Form 3–2355 (Waterfowl submit comments on or before May 21,
Estimated Completion Time per
Lottery Application). 2018.
• FWS Form 3–2356 (Big/Upland Response: 15 minutes for hunting/
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
Game Hunt Application). fishing applications and 10 minutes for
this information collection request (ICR)
• FWS Form 3–2357 (Migratory Bird activity reports.
to the Office of Management and
Hunt Application). Total Estimated Number of Annual Budget’s Desk Officer for the
• FWS Form 3–2358 (Fishing/ Burden Hours: 156,667 (67,253 for Department of the Interior by email at
Shrimping/Crabbing Application). applications and 89,414 for activity OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
Forms 3–2354 through 3–2358 collect reports). facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
information on:
• Applicant (name, address, phone Respondent’s Obligation: Required to provide a copy of your comments to the
number) so that we can notify obtain or retain a benefit. Service Information Collection
applicants of their selection. Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Frequency of Collection: On occasion Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
• User preferences (dates, areas, (for applications, usually once per year
method) so that we can distribute users Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
at the beginning of the hunting season; 3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
equitably. for activity reports, once at the
• Whether or not the applicant is fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
conclusion of the hunting/fishing Number 1018–0019 in the subject line of
applying for a special opportunity for
experience). your comments.
disabled or youth hunters.
• Age of youth hunter(s) so that we Total Estimated Annual Nonhour FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
can establish eligibility. Burden Cost: We estimate the annual request additional information about
We ask users to report on their non-hour cost burden to be $65,000 for this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
success after their experience so that we hunting application fees at Service Information Collection
can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and approximately 31 of the 408 refuges that Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
resource impacts. We use the following are open for hunting and/or fishing. Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703)
activity reports, which we distribute 358–2503. You may also view the ICR
An agency may not conduct or
during appropriate seasons, as at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
determined by State or Federal sponsor and a person is not required to
PRAMain.
regulations. respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
• FWS Form 3–2359 (Big Game
control number. accordance with the Paperwork
Harvest Report).
• FWS Form 3–2360 (Fishing Report). Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
The authority for this action is the general public and other Federal
• FWS Form 3–2361 (Migratory Bird Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Hunt Report). agencies with an opportunity to
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). comment on new, proposed, revised,
• FWS Form 3–2362 (Upland/Small
Game/Furbearer Report). Dated: April 16, 2018. and continuing collections of
Forms 3–2359 through 3–2362 collect Madonna Baucum, information. This helps us assess the
information on: Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
impact of our information collection
• Names of users so we can requirements and minimize the public’s
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Fish and Wildlife Service.
differentiate between responses. reporting burden. It also helps the
[FR Doc. 2018–08188 Filed 4–18–18; 8:45 am]
• City and State of residence so that public understand our information
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we can better understand if users are collection requirements and provide the
local or traveling. requested data in the desired format.
• Dates, time, and number in party so A Federal Register notice with a 60-
we can identify use trends and allocate day public comment period soliciting
staff and resources. comments on this collection of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 21, 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. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		83 FR 17428

83 FR 17428 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports for National Wildlife Refuges

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 76 (April 19, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service