83 FR 62834 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Approval of an Information Collection; National Management Information System

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

Page Range		62834-62835
FR Document		2018-26434

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a reinstatement of approval of an information collection associated with the national management information system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

[Docket No. APHIS-2018-0079]


Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Approval of an Information 
Collection; National Management Information System

ACTION: Reinstatement of approval of an information collection; comment 
request.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's 
intention to request a reinstatement of approval of an information 
collection associated with the national management information system 
for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.

DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before 
February 4, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0079.
     Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to 
Docket No. APHIS-2018-0079, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD, 
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
    Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may 
be viewed at http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-
0079 or in our reading room, which is located in room 1141 of the USDA 
South Building, 14th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC. 
Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is there to help you, 
please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the national 
management information system for cooperative wildlife damage 
management programs, contact Mr. Robert Myers, Wildlife Biologist, 
Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; 
(301) 651-8845. For more detailed information on the information 
collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection 
Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Management Information 
System.
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0335.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of approval of an information 
collection.
    Abstract: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized under Section 
426 of the Act of March 2, 1931, as amended (7 U.S.C. 8351-8354; 46 
Stat. 1468), to conduct a program of wildlife services with respect to 
injurious animal species. Large populations of aggressive wildlife 
species, if left unmanaged, may cause tremendous amounts of damage to 
crops, livestock herds, and private property within the United States. 
Without mitigation, the damage could result in severe economic losses 
for agricultural businesses and private property owners. The Act 
authorizes the Secretary to take any action he considers necessary for 
the control of nuisance mammals and birds and those mammal and bird 
species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases.
    The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (WS), is responsible for 
assisting the public with mitigating wildlife damage. WS provides 
advice or enters into agreements with State and local jurisdictions, 
Tribes, public and private agencies, organizations, institutions,

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and individuals to provide its services. Through its technical 
assistance approach, WS offers advice through telephone or onsite 
consultations, training sessions, demonstration projects, and other 
means. Mitigation activities are then performed by the requester. WS 
also provides a cooperative direct control approach where goods, 
services, and expertise are provided on a cost reimbursable basis. WS 
collects only information needed to determine appropriate courses of 
action for providing effective services. Information is used by the 
agency to:
     Identify cooperators appropriately;
     Identify lands on which WS personnel will work;
     Differentiate between cooperators (i.e., property owners, 
land managers, or resource owners) who request assistance to manage 
damage caused by wildlife;
     Identify the land areas on which wildlife damage 
management activities would be conducted;
     Identify the relationship between resources or property, 
WS' protection of such resources or property, and the damage caused by 
wildlife;
     Determine the methods or damage management activities to 
deal with the damage;
     Establish a record that a cooperative agreement has been 
entered into with a cooperator;
     Document that permission has been obtained from landowners 
to go on the cooperator's property;
     Record wildlife damage occurrences on cooperator's 
property and steps to address them;
     Record occurrences which may have affected non-target 
species or humans during, or related to, WS project actions; and
     Determine satisfaction with service to help WS evaluate, 
modify, and improve its programs.
    Information collection activities include work initiation 
documents, assistance requests, protected resource queries, project 
reports, order forms and sales records, equipment issuances, migratory 
bird damage reports, permits, reports of injury or death to non-target 
animals, accident reports, pilot proficiency reviews, and invoice 
transmittals.
    We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
our use of these information collection activities for 3 years.
    The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public 
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection. 
These comments will help us:
    (1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, 
electronic, mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.
    Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.05 hours per response.
    Respondents: State, local, and Tribal governments; businesses, not-
for-profits, and other public sector organizations; and individuals who 
request services from WS or engage in wildlife damage management 
projects with WS.
    Estimated annual number of respondents: 98,906.
    Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.123.
    Estimated annual number of responses: 111,120.
    Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 5,503 hours. (Due to 
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of 
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per 
response.)
    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the 
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of 
public record.

    Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of November 2018.
Kevin Shea,
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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continue compliance with the Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours • Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
appropriation restrictions for their on Respondents: 242,360. Send your comment to Docket No.
duration, the Office of the Chief Comments from interested parties are APHIS–2018–0079, Regulatory Analysis
Financial Officer is issuing this renewal invited to help us to: (1) Evaluate and Development, PPD, APHIS, Station
approval notice for another formal three whether the collection of information is 3A–03.8, 4700 River Road Unit 118,
year clearance of the information necessary for the proper performance of Riverdale, MD 20737–1238.
collection request. Should the the functions of the agencies and staff Supporting documents and any
appropriation restrictions become offices, including whether the comments we receive on this docket
ineffective or not be continued during information will have practical utility; may be viewed at http://
the three year clearance period, this (2) evaluate the accuracy of our estimate www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;
information request will be cancelled of the burden of the collection of D=APHIS-2018-0079 or in our reading
when it is no longer required. information, including the validity of room, which is located in room 1141 of
Form AD–3030 (required during the the methodology and assumptions used; the USDA South Building, 14th Street
application process) will effectuate (3) enhance the quality, utility, and and Independence Avenue SW,
compliance with the appropriation clarity of the information to be Washington, DC. Normal reading room
restrictions by requiring all corporate collected; and (4) minimize the burden hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
applicants to represent at the time of of the collection of information on those through Friday, except holidays. To be
application for a nonprocurement who are to respond, including the use sure someone is there to help you,
program whether they have any felony of appropriate automated, electronic, please call (202) 799–7039 before
convictions or tax delinquencies that mechanical, technological, and other coming.
would prevent USDA from doing forms of information technology FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
business with them. Form AD–3031 collection methods. information on the national
(applicable at the time of the award) All responses to this notice, including management information system for
requires an affirmative representation names and addresses when provided, cooperative wildlife damage
that corporate awardees for will be summarized and included in the management programs, contact Mr.
nonprocurement transactions do not request for OMB approval. All Robert Myers, Wildlife Biologist,
have any felony convictions or tax comments will become a matter of Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River
delinquencies. If the application and public record. Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737;
award process occurs in a single step, Signed: (301) 651–8845. For more detailed
the agency or staff office may require Tyson P. Whitney, information on the information
concurrent submission of both forms. Director, Transparency and Accountability collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy,
Corporations (for profit and non-profit Reporting Division. APHIS’ Information Collection
entities) include, but are not limited to, [FR Doc. 2018–26496 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am] Coordinator, at (301) 851–2483.
any entity that has filed articles of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
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incorporation in one of the 50 States, National Management Information
the District of Columbia, or the various System.
territories of the United States. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB Control Number: 0579–0335.
Collection of this information is Type of Request: Reinstatement of
necessary to ensure that USDA agencies Animal and Plant Health Inspection approval of an information collection.
and staff offices comply with the Service Abstract: The Secretary of Agriculture
appropriation restrictions prohibiting is authorized under Section 426 of the
[Docket No. APHIS–2018–0079]
the Government from doing business Act of March 2, 1931, as amended (7
with corporations with felony Notice of Request for Reinstatement of U.S.C. 8351–8354; 46 Stat. 1468), to
convictions and/or tax delinquencies. Approval of an Information Collection; conduct a program of wildlife services
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting National Management Information with respect to injurious animal species.
burden for this information collection is System Large populations of aggressive wildlife
estimated to average 0.25 hours per species, if left unmanaged, may cause
response. ACTION: Reinstatement of approval of an tremendous amounts of damage to
Frequency of Collection: Other: information collection; comment crops, livestock herds, and private
Corporations—AD–3030—each time request. property within the United States.
they apply to participate in a multitude Without mitigation, the damage could
of USDA nonprocurement programs; SUMMARY: In accordance with the result in severe economic losses for
Awardees—AD–3031—each time they Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this agricultural businesses and private
receive an award from USDA notice announces the Animal and Plant property owners. The Act authorizes the
nonprocurement programs. Health Inspection Service’s intention to Secretary to take any action he
Type of Respondents. Corporate request a reinstatement of approval of considers necessary for the control of
applicants and awardees for USDA an information collection associated nuisance mammals and birds and those
nonprocurement programs, including with the national management mammal and bird species that are
grants, cooperative agreements, loans, information system for cooperative reservoirs for zoonotic diseases.
loan guarantees, some memoranda of wildlife damage management programs. The United States Department of
understanding/agreement, and DATES: We will consider all comments Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
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nonprocurement contracts. that we receive on or before February 4, Inspection Service, Wildlife Services
Estimated Number of Annual 2019. (WS), is responsible for assisting the
Respondents: 352,523. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments public with mitigating wildlife damage.
Estimated Number of Responses per by either of the following methods: WS provides advice or enters into
Respondent: 2.75. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to agreements with State and local
Estimated Total Annual Burden on http://www.regulations.gov/ jurisdictions, Tribes, public and private
Respondents: 969,438. #!docketDetail;D=APHIS-2018-0079. agencies, organizations, institutions,

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and individuals to provide its services. performance of the functions of the this information collection of the
Through its technical assistance Agency, including whether the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP),
approach, WS offers advice through information will have practical utility; for which the Agency intends to request
telephone or onsite consultations, (2) Evaluate the accuracy of our approval from the Office of Management
training sessions, demonstration estimate of the burden of the collection and Budget (OMB).
projects, and other means. Mitigation of information, including the validity of DATES: Comments on this notice must be
activities are then performed by the the methodology and assumptions used; received by February 4, 2019.
requester. WS also provides a (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
cooperative direct control approach clarity of the information to be Thomas P. Dickson, Rural Development
where goods, services, and expertise are collected; and Innovation Center, 1400 Independence
provided on a cost reimbursable basis. (4) Minimize the burden of the Avenue SW, STOP 1522, Room 5164,
WS collects only information needed to collection of information on those who South Building, Washington, DC 20250–
determine appropriate courses of action are to respond, through use, as 1522. Telephone: (202) 690–4492.
for providing effective services. appropriate, of automated, electronic, Email: Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
Information is used by the agency to: mechanical, and other collection
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
• Identify cooperators appropriately; technologies; e.g., permitting electronic
• Identify lands on which WS of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
submission of responses.
personnel will work; Estimate of burden: The public regulation (5 CFR 1320) implementing
• Differentiate between cooperators burden for this collection of information provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
(i.e., property owners, land managers, or is estimated to average 0.05 hours per Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13) requires
resource owners) who request assistance response. that interested members of the public
to manage damage caused by wildlife; Respondents: State, local, and Tribal and affected agencies have an
• Identify the land areas on which governments; businesses, not-for-profits, opportunity to comment on information
wildlife damage management activities and other public sector organizations; collection and recordkeeping activities
would be conducted; and individuals who request services [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
• Identify the relationship between from WS or engage in wildlife damage identifies information collections that
resources or property, WS’ protection of management projects with WS. RUS is submitting to OMB for revision.
such resources or property, and the Estimated annual number of Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
damage caused by wildlife; respondents: 98,906. this collection of information is
• Determine the methods or damage Estimated annual number of necessary for the proper performance of
management activities to deal with the responses per respondent: 1.123. the functions of the agency, including
damage; Estimated annual number of whether the information will have
• Establish a record that a cooperative responses: 111,120. practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agreement has been entered into with a Estimated total annual burden on agency’s estimate of the burden of the
cooperator; respondents: 5,503 hours. (Due to proposed collection of information
• Document that permission has been averaging, the total annual burden hours including the validity of the
obtained from landowners to go on the may not equal the product of the annual methodology and assumptions used; (c)
cooperator’s property; number of responses multiplied by the ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
• Record wildlife damage occurrences reporting burden per response.) clarity of the information to be
on cooperator’s property and steps to All responses to this notice will be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
address them; summarized and included in the request burden of the collection of information
• Record occurrences which may for OMB approval. All comments will on respondents, including through the
have affected non-target species or also become a matter of public record. use of appropriate automated,
humans during, or related to, WS electronic, mechanical or other
project actions; and Done in Washington, DC, this 29th day of technological collection techniques or
• Determine satisfaction with service November 2018.
other forms of information technology.
to help WS evaluate, modify, and Kevin Shea, Comments may be sent by any of the
improve its programs. Administrator, Animal and Plant Health following methods:
Information collection activities Inspection Service. • Mail: Thomas P. Dickson, Rural
include work initiation documents, [FR Doc. 2018–26434 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am] Development Innovation Center, 1400
assistance requests, protected resource BILLING CODE 3410–34–P Independence Avenue SW, STOP 1522,
queries, project reports, order forms and Room 5164, South Building,
sales records, equipment issuances, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
migratory bird damage reports, permits, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Telephone: (202) 690–4492. Email:
reports of injury or death to non-target Thomas.Dickson@wdc.usda.gov.
animals, accident reports, pilot Rural Business-Cooperative Service • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
proficiency reviews, and invoice Information Collection Activity; https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
transmittals. Comment Request instructions for submitting comments.
We are asking the Office of Title: Intermediary Relending
Management and Budget (OMB) to AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Program.
approve our use of these information Service, USDA. OMB Control Number: 0570–0021.
Type of Request: Revision of a
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collection activities for 3 years. ACTION: Notice and request for
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments. currently approved information
comments from the public (as well as collection.
affected agencies) concerning our SUMMARY: In accordance with the Abstract: The regulations contain
information collection. These comments Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the various requirements for information
will help us: United States Department of Agriculture from the intermediaries, and some
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of (USDA) Rural Business-Cooperative requirements may cause the
information is necessary for the proper Service’s (RBS) invites comments on intermediary to seek information from

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Reinstatement of approval of an information collection; comment request.
Dates		We will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 4, 2019.
Contact		For information on the national management information system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs, contact Mr. Robert Myers, Wildlife Biologist, Wildlife Services, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 651-8845. For more detailed information on the information collection, contact Ms. Kimberly Hardy, APHIS' Information Collection Coordinator, at (301) 851-2483.
FR Citation		83 FR 62834

83 FR 62834 - Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Approval of an Information Collection; National Management Information System

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service