[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61151-61152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24587]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Togiak National Wildlife Refuge; Information Collection To Be 
Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice, information collection.

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    The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 
1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork reduction Act of 1995 
(Public Law 104-13), require that interested members of the public and 
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and record keeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). We will 
submit a request to OMB to approve the collection of information for 
preserving the unwritten knowledge (oral history) of the long-term 
residents of the southwest Alaska region in the vicinity of the Togiak 
National Wildlife Refuge. We are requesting a 3-year term of approval 
of this new information collection activity. Pursuant to our request 
for OMB approval of this new information collection, we invite comments 
on (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of our functions, including whether the information 
will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of 
burden, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used, 
and (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    The proposed information collection form follows. A copy of the 
complete draft study proposal is available upon request at no cost. 
Direct requests to Patricia McClenahan, Office of Subsistence 
Management, 907/786-3888, extension 3875.

QUESTIONNAIRE/CHECKLIST--SPECIES LIST

Togiak NWR TEK Study Species Check List.

Species Group or Species
Fish
Salmon
    King
    Sockeye
    Chum
    Coho
    Pink
Char
    Dolly Varden
    Arctic Char
    Lake Trout
Resident Freshwater
    Arctic Grayling
    Rainbow Trout
    Northern Pike
    Blackfish
    Burbot
    Whitefish
    Round
    Humpback
    Sculpin
    Stickleback
Marine
    Herring
    Flat--fishes
    Cod
    Smelt
    Capelin
Marine Mammals
    Walrus
    Seals
    Harbor/Spotted
    Ringed
    Ribbon
    Bearded
    Sea Lions
Whales
    Belukha
    Gray
Land Mammals
    Brown Bear
    Black Bear
    Porcupine
    Tundra Hare
    Snowshoe Hare
Furbearers
    Beavers
    Muskrats
    Land Otters
    Wolverine
    Weasels
    Minks
    Marten
    Lynx
    Wolves
    Coyote
    Red Fox
    Parka Squirrels
Ungulates
    Moose
    Caribou
    Reindeer
    Misc:
    Sheep
    Goats
    Sheep
Birds
Resident
    Ptarmigan
    Grouse
Waterfowl
Geese
    White fronted
    Canada
    Brant
    Emperor
    Snow
Seabirds
Raptors
Others
    Cormorants
    Magpies
    Ravens
Vegetation
    Berries
    Salmon
    Huckle
    Blue
    Black
    Grasses
    Firewood
Vegetation types and changes
    spruce
    cotton woods
    alder
    willow
Togiak NWR TEK Interview Questionnaire (checklist)
    For each species a respondent has knowledge of that they are 
willing to share this will serve as a guideline a checklist for initial 
and follow up interviews.
    1 a. Describe your annual seasonal activities. (From the life 
stages interview complete a general description of their seasonal 
subsistence activities--what species they rely on most and when they 
target them).
    b. How has this changed over time?
    2 a. Where does [species] occur ? (mapping exercise)
    b. Special concentrations? (staging, nesting, feeding, haul out, 
spawning?)
    c. Have you observed changes over time?
    d. Are there indicators/predictors that involve this species? 
(Either this species as an indicator or other things that provide 
predictions about this species)
    3 a. Where and when does harvest occur? (mapping/access/timing)
    b. Has this changed over time?
    4 a. What methods are used for harvest and processing this species?
    b. Has this changed over time?
    5 a. Have you observed any changes in this animals behavior or 
abundance over time?
    b. Have you observed any changes in response to human harvest 
methods changes?

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    c. Do you have solutions/recommendations for changes to management 
strategies or regulations to improve or address increases/decreases 
observed in this species?
    6 a. With whom do you share your subsistence resources?
    b. How has this changed over time?
    7 a. How did you pass along your subsistence knowledge & skills to 
your children/grandchildren or others in the community?
    8 a. When did you first recall that non-residents came to this area 
to access these resources?
    9 a. What environmental, physical or climatological changes have 
you observed?
    10 a. What species occur now that didn't before?
    b. What species used to occur (be plentiful), but are no longer?

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 26, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Regional Anthropologist, Bristol Bay Region; Coastal Regions 
Division; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Subsistence 
Management; 3601 C Street, Suite 1030; Anchorage, AK 99503. Service 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 224-ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia McClenahan, Office of 
Subsistence Management, 907/786-3888 x. 3875, or Anissa Craghead, 
Service Information Collection Clearance Officer 703/358-2287.
    Title: Oral History and Traditional Knowledge Gathering within 
Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.

Aaron Archibeque,
Refuge Manager, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.
[FR Doc. 02-24587 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
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