[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10576-10577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5583]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


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

SUMMARY: The proposal for the collection of information listed below 
has been submitted to OMB for extension approval under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on the requirement should be sent 
directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Office of 
Management and Budget; Attention: Interior Desk Officer; Washington, DC 
20503; and a copy of the comments should be sent to the Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 224-
ARLSQ; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on (1) 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) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and, 
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents.
    Title: Federal Subsistence Hunt Application and Permit and 
Designated Hunter Permit Application and Permit.
    OMB Approval Number: 1018-0075.
    Service Form Number(s): 7-FS 1 (Federal Subsistence Hunt 
Application and 7-FS 2 (Federal Subsistence Application for the 
Designated Hunter).
    Description and Use: The Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (ANILCA) and Fish and Wildlife Service regulations 
found in 50 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) 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

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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.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Completion Time: .25 hours (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.

    Dated: February 28, 1997.
Phyllis H. Cook,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-5583 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am]
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