[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 199 (Thursday, October 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62091-62093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-26240]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FW-R7-SM-2015-N191; FXRS12610700000-156-FF07J00000; FBMS#4500085506]


Proposed Information Collection; Federal Subsistence Regulations 
and Associated Forms

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on February 29, 2016. 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: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by December 14, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please include ``1018-0075'' in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 100 and 
36 CFR 242 require that persons engaged in taking fish, shellfish, and 
wildlife on public lands in Alaska for subsistence uses must apply for 
and obtain a permit to do so and comply with reporting provisions of 
that permit. We use the following forms to collect information from 
qualified rural residents for subsistence harvest:
    (1) FWS Form 3-2326 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit, 
and Report).

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    (2) FWS Form 3-2327 (Designated Hunter Permit Application, Permit, 
and Report).
    (3) FWS Form 3-2328 (Federal Subsistence Fishing Application, 
Permit, and Report).
    (4) FWS Form 3-2378 (Designated Fishing Permit Application, Permit, 
and Report).
    (5) FWS Form 3-2379 (Federal Subsistence Customary Trade 
Recordkeeping Form).
    We use the information collected to evaluate:
     Eligibility of applicant.
     Subsistence harvest success.
     Effectiveness of season lengths, harvest quotas, and 
harvest restrictions.
     Hunting patterns and practices.
     Hunter use.
    The Federal Subsistence Board uses the harvest data, along with 
other information, to set future season dates and harvest limits for 
Federal subsistence resource users. These seasons and harvest limits 
are set to meet the needs of subsistence users without adversely 
impacting the health of existing animal populations.
    Also included in this ICR are three forms associated with 
recruitment and selection of members for regional advisory councils.
    (1) FWS Form 3-2321 (Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council 
Membership Application/Nomination).
    (2) FWS Form 3-2322 (Regional Advisory Council Candidate 
Interview).
    (3) FWS Form 3-2323 (Regional Advisory Council Reference/Key 
Contact Interview).
    The member selection process begins with the information that we 
collect on the application. Ten interagency review panels interview 
applicants and nominees, their references, and regional key contacts. 
These contacts are all based on the information that the applicant 
provides on the application form. The information that we collect 
through the application form and subsequent interviews is the basis of 
the Federal Subsistence Board's recommendations to the Secretaries of 
the Interior and Agriculture for appointment and reappointment of 
council members.
    In addition to the above forms, regulations at 50 CFR 100 and 36 
CFR 242 contain requirements for the collection of information. We 
collect nonform information on:
    (1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules and regulations (50 CFR 
100.14 and 36 CFR 242.14).
    (2) Proposed changes to Federal subsistence regulations (50 CFR 
100.18 and 36 CFR 242.18).
    (3) Special action requests (50 CFR 100.19 and 36 CFR 242.19).
    (4) Requests for reconsideration (50 CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
    (5) Requests for permits and reports, such as traditional 
religious/cultural/educational permits, fishwheel permits, fyke net 
permits, and under-ice permits (50 CFR 100.25-27 and 36 CFR 242.25-27).

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0075.
    Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 
100 and 36 CFR 242.
    Service Form Number: FWS Forms 3-2321, 3-2322, 3-2323, 3-2326, 3-
2327, 3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Federally defined rural residents in 
Alaska.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                                                                                   Total annual
             Form/activity                 Number of       Number of       Completion time per     burden hours
                                          respondents      responses            response                \1\
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3-2321--Membership Application........              76              76  2 hours.................             152
3-2322--Applicant Interview...........              76              76  30 minutes..............              38
3-2323--Reference/Contact Interview...             189             189  15 minutes..............              47
3-2326--Hunt Application and Permit...          11,141          11,141  10 minutes..............           1,857
3-2326--Hunt Report...................          11,141          11,141  5 minutes...............             928
3-2327--Designated Hunter Application              701             701  10 minutes..............             117
 and Permit.
3-2327--Designated Hunter--Hunt Report             701             701  5 minutes...............              58
3-2328--Fishing Application and Permit           2,136           2,136  10 minutes..............             356
3-2328--Fishing Report................           2,136           2,136  5 minutes...............             178
3-2378--Designated Fishing Application              58              58  10 minutes..............              10
 and Permit.
3-2378--Designated Fishing Report.....              58              58  5 minutes...............               5
3-2379--Customary Trade Recordkeeping               18              18  10 minutes..............               3
 Application and Permit.
3-2379--Customary Trade Recordkeeping--             18              18  5 minutes...............               2
 Report.
Petition to Repeal....................               1               1  2 hours.................               2
Proposed Changes......................              70              70  30 minutes..............              35
Special Actions Request...............              17              17  30 minutes..............               9
Request for Reconsideration (Appeal)..             741             741  4 hours.................           2,964
Traditional/Cultural/Educational                     5               5  30 minutes..............               3
 Permits and Reports.
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under-Ice                   7               7  15 minutes..............               2
 Permits and Reports.
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    Totals............................          29,290          29,290  ........................           6,766
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\1\ Rounded.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email 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.

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While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: October 9, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-26240 Filed 10-14-15; 8:45 am]
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