[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9216-9217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03819]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-SM-2016-N033; FXRS12610700000-156-FF07J00000; FBMS#4500089778]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; 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) 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. This information collection 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. 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 March 25, 2016.

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] 
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service 
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 ICR, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Information Collection Request

    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: Individuals; private sector; and State, 
local, and tribal governments. Most respondents are individuals who are 
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.
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------
    Totals............................          29,290          29,290  ........................           6,766
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\1\ Rounded.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    Abstract: The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act 
(ANILCA) and regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 
CFR part 100

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and 36 CFR part 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).
    (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 all 
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 part 100 and 
36 CFR part 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).

Comments Received and Our Responses

    Comments: On October 15, 2015, we published in the Federal Register 
(80 FR 62091) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval 
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments 
for 60 days, ending on December 14, 2015. We did not receive any 
comments in response to that notice.

Request for Public 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, 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. 
While you can ask OMB and us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: February 19, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-03819 Filed 2-23-16; 8:45 am]
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