[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 198 (Friday, October 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51695-51696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22221]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-FAC-2018-N102; FF07RYKD00 FXRS12610700000 189; OMB Control 
Number 1018-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; In-Season Subsistence 
Salmon Fishery Catch and Effort Survey

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are proposing a new 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
December 11, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request 
(ICR) by mail 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 by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1018-New in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of

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information. This helps us assess the impact of our information 
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It 
also helps the public understand our information collection 
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    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 ICR. 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 us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: The administration and uses of national wildlife refuges 
and wetland management districts are governed by the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) 
(Administration Act), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Improvement Act of 1997; the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 
460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act); and, the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (ANILCA). ANILCA provides 
specific authorization and guidance for the administration and 
management of national wildlife refuges within the State of Alaska.
    The Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) is requesting 
authorization to contribute to the design and implementation of 
subsistence fisher surveys for the purposes of informing in-season 
fisheries management decision-making in the Kuskokwim River subsistence 
salmon fishery. A program is already in place and is operated by tribal 
partners (the Orutsaramiut Traditional Native Council and the Kuskokwim 
River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission [KRITFC]), but the YDNWR would 
like to be more involved in planning and administering the surveys.
    The information collected by the survey includes the times 
individuals left and returned from boat launches, several 
characteristics of their fishing gear, broad classification of where 
the fishing activity occurred, for how long they actively fished, and 
how many of each of three salmon species they harvested. When coupled 
with aerial boat counts performed by the YDNWR, these data can be used 
to obtain quantitative estimates of total fishing activity and salmon 
harvest occurring from short-duration subsistence harvest 
opportunities. The estimates are then used to inform the management 
strategy used jointly by the YDNWR and the KRITFC.
    Title of Collection: In-Season Subsistence Salmon Fishery Catch and 
Effort Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-New.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Subsistence fishers within the Yukon 
Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 110.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 400.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 14 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency 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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: October 9, 2018.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-22221 Filed 10-11-18; 8:45 am]
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