[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 45454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22080]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Emergency Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

    The proposal for the collection of information listed below has 
been submitted to OMB for emergency 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 
Information Collection Clearance Officer at the address listed below or 
the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1018-
0075), Washington, D.C. 20503, telephone 202/395-3561.
    Title: Federal Subsistence Hunt Application and Permit and 
Designated Hunter Permit Application and Permit.
    OMB Approval Number: 1018-0075.
    Form Number: 7-FS 1 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application) and 7-FS 
2 (Federal Subsistence Application for the Designated Hunter).
    Abstract: The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA) and Fish and Wildlife Service regulations, found in 50 CFR 
100, require that persons engaged in taking fish and wildlife must 
comply with reporting provisions of the Federal Subsistence Board.
    The harvest activity must be reported. In many cases, a special 
permit is required for the rural resident to be able to participate in 
special hunts. The harvest information is needed in order to evaluate 
subsistence harvest success; the effectiveness of season lengths, 
harvest quotas, and harvest restrictions; hunting patterns and 
practices; and hunter use. Once harvest success information is 
evaluated, the Federal Subsistence Board utilizes this information, 
along with other information, to set future seasons and harvest limits 
for Federal subsistence resource users. These seasons and harvest 
limits are set in order to meet the needs of subsistence hunters 
without adversely impacting the health of existing wildlife 
populations. The Federal Subsistence Hunt Application and Permit also 
provides a mechanism to allow Federal subsistence users the opportunity 
to participate in special hunts that are not available to the general 
public but are mandated by Title VIII of ANILCA. Both reports provide 
for the collection of the necessary information; however, the 
Designated Hunter Report is unique in that it allows the reporting of 
the harvest of multiple animals by a single hunter who is acting for 
others. The Designated Hunter Application and Permit also serves as a 
special permit allowing qualified subsistence users to harvest fish or 
wildlife for others.
    The collection of information is needed prior the expiration of 
time periods established under 5 CFR 1320, and is essential to the 
missions of the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Federal Subsistence 
Board. Without this information public harm would occur as a result of 
the Service's inability to set subsistence seasons and harvest limits 
to meet users' needs without adversely impacting the health and the 
animal population. The Service has initiated steps to begin the 
standard OMB clearance process.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Completion Time: .25 hours or 15 minutes each.
    Annual Responses: 4,500 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application and 
Permit); 7,000 (Designated Hunter Permit Application and Report).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,875 hours.
    Service Clearance Officer: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (MS 224 
ARLSQ); 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone, 703/358-
1943.

    Dated: August 22, 1996.
Phyllis H. Cook,
Information, Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-22080 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
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