[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 57 (Friday, March 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5878]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 21, 2005.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
regarding (a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), [email protected] or 
fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Comments regarding these 
information collections are best assured of having their full effect if 
received within 30 days of this notification. Copies of the 
submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Forest Service

    Title: West Copper River Delta Sport Fish Use Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0596-NEW.
    Summary of Collection: The current level of use and the present 
habitat conditions are unknown for specific stream systems on the West 
Copper River Delta (WCRD). The Alaska Department of Fish and Game 
currently collects use and harvest data for the area. However, this 
data is not stream or Forest Service (FS) land specific, but rather it 
is grouped across a large area of streams accessible via the Cordova 
Road System. This data does not allow sport fish use to be categorized 
at a small spatial scale. Sport fish use data needs to be collected at 
a smaller scale so that manager can respond to sport fish issues at the 
individual stream level. The Cordova Ranger District proposed to 
collect sport fish use data on streams flowing through National Forest 
lands in the Cordova area. The Cordova Ranger District proposes to 
collect the information in three ways: person-to-person interviews at 
the airport and at ferry terminals, mail-in questionnaires distributed 
to local residents, and aerial counts of anglers.
    Need and Use of the Information: The collected information will be 
used to monitor and manage sport fish use on the WCRD. The information 
will allow National Forest land managers to quantify the amount of 
sport fish use and describe the pattern of that use across the 
landscape. The information may also help to locate access issues, 
improve access, identify potential areas of habitat degradation and 
rehabilitate habitat, build or improve recreation facilities/parking, 
focus habitat monitoring in concentrated areas, and focus public 
education efforts to the appropriate user group: Local vs. non-local.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Annually.
    Total Burden Hours: 958.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5878 Filed 3-24-05; 8:45 am]
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