[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38287-38288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16723]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-NWRS-2019-N167; FF07RYKD00 FXRS12610700000 189; OMB Control 
Number 1018-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; 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, are proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. 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 by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number ``1018-YDNWR Salmon Survey'' in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the

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general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to 
comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of 
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.
    On October 12, 2018, we published a Federal Register notice with a 
60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this proposed new 
collection of information (83 FR 51695). In that notice, we solicited 
comments for 60 days, ending on December 11, 2018. We received one 
comment in response to that notice but it did not address the 
information collection requirements. We made no changes to the 
collection in response to that comment.
    We are again soliciting comments on the information collection 
request (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. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be 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 Service 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 at Yukon Delta National 
Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR). A program is already in place and is operated 
by tribal partners [the Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council and 
the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fisheries Commission (KRITFC)], but 
the Service 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 Service, 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 Service 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: 1,014.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,014.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 85 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: July 31, 2019.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-16723 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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