[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41830-41831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11646]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0075; Federal 
Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 100

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which 
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 
31, 2006. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number. However, under OMB regulations, we may 
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is 
pending at OMB.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 23, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). Please provide a copy 
of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or [email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at one of the addresses above or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0075.
    Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 
100.
    Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2326, 3-2327, and 3-2328.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Federally defined rural residents.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                        Number of    Annual  number   Average  burden hour  per    Total annual
         Form No./activity             respondents    or  responses            response            burden hours
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3-2326--Application................           5,000           5,000  10 minutes.................           833.3
3-2326--Report.....................          *5,000           5,000  5 minutes..................           416.6
3-2327--Application................             450             450  10 minutes.................            75.0
3-2327--Permit.....................            *450             450  5 minutes..................            37.5
3-2327--Report.....................            *450             450  5 minutes..................            37.5
3-2328--Application................             250             250  10 minutes.................            41.6
3-2328--Report.....................            *250             250  20 minutes.................            83.3
Appeals (nonform)..................               1               1  4 hours....................             4.0
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    Total..........................           5,701          11,851  ...........................         1,528.8
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*These respondents are not included in the total number since they are identical to the respondents for the
  applications.

    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $16,816.80.
    Abstract: The Alaska Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and 
Service regulations at 50 CFR part 100 require that persons engaged in 
taking fish and wildlife on public lands in Alaska apply for and obtain 
a permit to do so and comply with reporting provisions of that permit. 
We use three forms to collect information from qualified rural 
residents for subsistence harvest: FWS Form 3-2326 (Federal Subsistence 
Hunt Application, Permit, and Report), FWS Form 3-2327 (Designated 
Hunter Permit Application, Permit, and Report, and FWS Form 3-2328 
(Federal Subsistence Fishing Application, Permit, and Report. We use 
the information collected to evaluate subsistence harvest success; the 
effectiveness of season lengths, harvest quotas, and harvest 
restrictions; hunting patterns and practices; and hunter use. The 
Federal Subsistence Board uses the harvest data, along with other 
information, to set future seasons and bag limits for Federal 
subsistence resource users. These seasons and bag limits are set to 
meet needs of subsistence hunters without adversely impacting the 
health of existing animal populations.
    We also collect information from persons wishing to appeal Federal 
Subsistence Board decisions. Our regulations at 50 CFR 100.20 set forth 
procedures for appeals, including the documentation that must be 
submitted. The required documentation will ensure that we have all of 
the information necessary to adequately reconsider the decision.
    Comments: On March 2, 2006, we published in the Federal Register 
(71 FR 10698) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval 
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited public 
comments for 60 days, ending on May 1, 2006. We received one comment. 
The commenter did not address the necessity, clarity, or accuracy of 
the information collection, but instead provided general comments on 
the low levels of law enforcement and the humane treatment of fish and 
wildlife. We did not make any changes to our information collection 
based on this comment.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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. Comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: June 27, 2006.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
 [FR Doc. E6-11646 Filed 7-21-06; 8:45 am]
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