[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30097-30098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13846]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposal for the collection of information listed below has 
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed information collection requirement 
and related forms and explanatory material may be obtained by 
contacting the Service's clearance officer at the phone number listed 
below. Comments and suggestions on the requirement should be made 
directly to the Service Clearance Officer and the Office of Management 
and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1018-XXXX), Washington, D.C. 
20503, telephone 202-395-7340.

Title: 1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-
Associated Recreation
OMB Approved Number: New collection
Abstract: The Bureau of the Census is conducting the 1996 National 
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation for the 
Fish and Wildlife Service. The Service has sponsored national surveys 
of fishing and hunting at 5-year intervals since 1965 at the request of 
the States through the International Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies. The 1996 national survey will be a comprehensive data base of 
fish and wildlife-related recreation activities and expenditures that 
are needed for identifying and developing management priorities at both 
national and state levels. This survey is the only comprehensive 
national data base of uses and users of fish and wildlife resources. It 
will provide national and state level statistics that are not available 
from other sources. The survey data are needed to help the Service 
effectively administer the fish and wildlife restoration grant 
programs, and to help the states develop project proposals and 
conservation programs. It provides essential information on present 
recreation demands and a basis for projecting future demands. Data are 
needed to identify trends in fish and wildlife-related recreation. This 
[[Page 30098]] information is used in formulating policies and 
developing programs.
Service Form Number(s): FH-2, FH-3 and FH-4
Frequency: Once every 5 years
Description of Respondents: Individuals and households
Estimated Completion Time: The reporting burden is estimated to average 
15 minutes per response for hunters and/or fishers and 11 minutes for 
the nonconsumptive users
Annual Responses: 172,010
Annual Burden Hours: 36,037
Service Clearance Officer: Phyllis H. Cook, 703-358-1943
Mail Stop--224 Arlington Square, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Washington, D.C. 20240

    Dated: May 18, 1995.
Daniel M. Ashe,
Deputy Director--External Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-13846 Filed 6-6-95; 8:45 am]
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