Federal Register: October 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 204)
DOCID: fr23oc09-69 FR Doc E9-25599
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS ID: [FWS-R7-SM-2009-N230] [70101-1261-0000-L6]
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr23oc09-69
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
DATES: You must send comments on or before November 23, 2009.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2009. We 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is pending at OMB.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 10180075; Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB Control Number: 10180075.
Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 32321, 32322, 32323, 32326, 32327, 32328, 32378, and 32379.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Federally defined rural residents in Alaska.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
FWS Form 32321 Membership 75 75 2 hours............ 150 Application.
FWS Form 32322 Applicant 75 75 30 minutes......... 36 Interview.
FWS Form 32323 Reference/ 250 250 15 minutes......... 62 Contact Interview.
32326 Hunt Application and 5,000 5,000 10 minutes......... 833 Permit.
32326 Hunt Report............ 5,000 5,000 5 minutes.......... 417
32327 Designated Hunter 450 450 10 minutes......... 75 Application and Permit.
32327 Designated Hunter 450 450 5 minutes.......... 38 Hunt Report.
32328 Fishing Application and 250 250 10 minutes......... 42 Permit.
32328 Fishing Report......... 250 250 5 minutes.......... 21
32378 Designated Fishing 450 450 10 minutes......... 75 Application and Permit.
32378 Designated Fishing 450 450 5 minutes.......... 38 Report.
32379 Customary Trade 25 25 10 minutes......... 4 Recordkeeping Application and
Permit.
32379 Customary Trade 25 25 5 minutes.......... 2 Recordkeeping Report.
Petition to Repeal.............. 1 1 2 hours............ 2
Proposed Changes................ 75 75 30 minutes......... 38
Special Actions Request......... 25 25 30 minutes......... 13
Request for Reconsideration 3 3 4 hours............ 12 (Appeal).
Traditional/Cultural/Educational 20 20 30 minutes......... 10 Permits and Reports.
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under 8 8 15 minutes......... 2 Ice Permits and Reports.
Totals...................... 12,882 12,882 ................... 1,872
Abstract: The Alaska Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and
regulations at 50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242 require that persons engaged
in taking fish, shellfish, and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for
subsistence uses apply for and obtain a permit to do so and comply with
reporting provisions of that permit. Under the current approval for
this information collection, we use three forms to collect information from qualified rural residents for subsistence harvest:
(1) FWS Form 32326 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit, and Report).
(2) FWS Form 32327 (Designated Hunter Permit Application, Permit, and Report.
(3) FWS Form 32328 (Federal Subsistence Fishing Application, Permit, and Report.
We are proposing to add two new forms:
(1) FWS Form 32378 (Designated Fishing Permit Application, Permit, and Report).
(2) FWS Form 32379 (Federal Subsistence Customary Trade Recordkeeping Form).
We use the information collected to evaluate:
The Federal Subsistence Board uses the harvest data, along with
other information, to set future season dates and bag limits for
Federal subsistence resource users. These seasons and bag limits are set to meet needs of
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subsistence hunters without adversely impacting the health of existing animal populations.
Also included in this ICR, are three forms associated with
recruitment and selection of members for regional advisory councils.
These forms are currently approved under OMB Control No. 10180120 (which will be discontinued upon approval of this ICR):
(1) FWS Form 2321 (Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership Application/Nomination).
(2) FWS Form 2322 (Regional Advisory Council Candidate Interview).
(3) FWS Form 2323 (Regional Advisory Council Reference/Key Contact Interview).
The member selection process begins with the information that we
collect on the application. Ten interagency review panels interview all
applicants and nominees, their references, and regional key contacts.
These contacts are all based on the information that the applicant
provides on the application form. The information that we collect
through the application form and subsequent interviews is the basis of
the Federal Subsistence Board's recommendations to the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture for appointment and reappointment of council members.
During the renewal process for this ICR, we reviewed our
regulations and discovered some information collection requirements not
specifically addressed in our previous request for approval. Our
regulations at 50 CFR 100 contain procedures for these requirements,
including necessary documentation. We collect nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules and regulations (50 CFR 100.14 and 36 CFR 242.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal subsistence regulations (50 CFR 100.18 and 36 CFR 242.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR 100.19 and 36 CFR 242.19).
(4) Requests for reconsideration (50 CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
(5) Requests for permits and reports, such as traditional
religious/cultural/educational permits; fishwheel permits; fyke net
permits; and under ice permits (50 CFR 100.2527 and 36 CFR 242.2527).
Comments: On May 28, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74 FR 25575) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on July 27, 2009. We did not receive any comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: October 19, 2009.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E925599 Filed 102209; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
To request additional information about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 3582482.