[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 174 (Thursday, September 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54907-54908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-22461]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-WSFR-2010-N195] [91400-5420-Survey-7B and 91400-9782-Survey-7B]


Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0088; National 
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)

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. We summarize 
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. 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.

DATES: You must send comments on or before October 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (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) or [email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or 
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 1018-0088.
    Title: National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 
Recreation (FHWAR).
    Service Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Household screen interviews and the first 
detailed sportsperson and wildlife-watcher interviews will be conducted 
April-June 2011. The second detailed interviews will be conducted 
September-October 2011. The third and last detailed interviews will be 
conducted January-March 2012.
    Number of Respondents: 59,010 (47, 208 + 11,802). The estimated 
number of respondents reached from a sample of households will be 
47,208. About 50 percent, or 23,604, of those respondents will receive 
a detailed interview. An additional 50 percent of those households 
where one person is sampled (11,802) will have a second person screened 
in for interviews.

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                                       Number of           Number of
            Activity                   household          participant     Completion time per     Total burden
                                       responses           responses            response             hours
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Screen..........................              47,208  ..................  7 minutes..........              5,508
Screen - Reinterview............                 789  ..................  5 minutes..........                 66
Hunting and Fishing - 1st         ..................               7,709  14 minutes.........              1,799
 Interview.
Hunting and Fishing - 2d          ..................              15,418  10 minutes.........              2,570
 Interview.
Hunting and Fishing - 3d          ..................              23,127  15 minutes.........              5,782
 Interview.
Hunting and Fishing -             ..................                 200  5 minutes..........                 17
 Reinterview.
Wildlife Watching - 1st           ..................               3,854  11 minutes.........                707
 Interview.
Wildlife Watching - 2d Interview  ..................               7,709  11 minutes.........              1,413
Wildlife Watching - 3d Interview  ..................              11,563  11 minutes.........              2,120
Wildlife Watching - Reinterview.  ..................                 100  5 minutes..........                  8
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    Totals......................              47,997              69,680  ...................             19,990
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    Abstract: The information collected for the National Survey of 
Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) assists 
Federal and State agencies in administering the Sport Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration grant programs. The 2011 FHWAR will provide up-to-date 
information on the uses and demands for wildlife-related

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recreation resources, trends in uses of those resources, and a basis 
for developing and evaluating programs and projects to meet existing 
and future needs.
    We collect the information in conjunction with carrying out our 
responsibilities under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act 
(16 U.S.C. 777-777M), commonly referred to as the Dingell-Johnson Act, 
and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669-669i), 
commonly referred to as the Pitman-Robertson Act. Under these acts, as 
amended, we provide approximately $800 million in grants annually to 
States for projects that support sport fish and wildlife management and 
restoration, including:
     Improvement of fish and wildlife habitats,
     Fishing and boating access,
     Fish stocking, and
     Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic education and hunter education, 
maintenance of completed projects, and research into problems affecting 
fish and wildlife resources. These projects help to ensure that the 
American people have adequate opportunities for fish and wildlife 
recreation.
    We conduct the survey about every 5 years. The 2011 FHWAR will be 
the 12th conducted since 1955. We sponsor the survey at the States' 
request, which is made through the Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies. The Census Bureau collects the information using computer-
assisted telephone or in-person interviews. The Census Bureau will 
select a sample of sportspersons and wildlife watchers from a household 
screen and conduct three detailed interviews during the survey year. 
The survey collects information on the number of days of participation, 
species of animals sought, and expenditures for trips and equipment. 
Information on the characteristics of participants includes age, 
income, sex, education, race, and residency.
    Comments: On February 8, 2010, we published in the Federal Register 
(75 FR 6216) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this ICR. 
In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on April 9, 
2010. We did not receive any comments.
    We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal 
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: September 2, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-22461 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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