[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18809-18810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06777]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX21NB00TKY9000; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Hunter Harvest and 
Satisfaction Surveys on Green Bay and Lake Michigan

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
we, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing approval of an 
existing collection in use without an OMB Control Number.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 31, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Dionne Duncan-Hughes, U.S. Geological Survey, 
Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, 
Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Luke Fara by email at [email protected] or by 
telephone at (608) 781-6233. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork

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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under the 
PRA. We may not conduct, or sponsor, nor are you required to respond to 
a collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
    We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:

    (1) Whether or not this collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not this information will have practical utility.
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection 
of information on those who are to respond, including through the 
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other 
technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response.

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 personally identifiable information 
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: This collection seeks to gather information on harvest 
and satisfaction from waterfowl hunters on the open waters of Green Bay 
and Lake Michigan. From 2021 through 2025, the Wisconsin waterfowl 
hunting season will have a North, South, and a new area called the Open 
Water Zone. The Open Water Zone will be specific to the offshore, open 
waters of Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Specific regulations for this 
new zone, which starts 500 feet offshore and extends to the Wisconsin-
Michigan state boundary, can be modified during the five-year period 
and input from hunters will provide critical information to improve 
hunter satisfaction. The existing survey used to gather information on 
the season frameworks preferred by hunters under the 2016-2020 season 
structure cannot be applied to the Open Water Zone; thus, USGS plans to 
conduct both in-person and online surveys targeted toward open water 
hunters to gather their input on season frameworks. Surveys will also 
be used to inform managers on what, where, and how many species of 
waterfowl are harvested in this open water environment. Wisconsin 
waterfowl mangers will use information collected from this survey to 
assist in developing season frameworks within this new zone and provide 
information on harvest composition.
    Title of Collection: Hunter Harvest and Satisfaction Surveys on 
Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: An existing collection without an OMB number.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Waterfowl hunters that hunt the open 
waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 200.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 600.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 10 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Occur each time they hunt the open waters 
of Green Bay and/or Lake Michigan.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct, or sponsor, nor is a person 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.).

Luke Fara,
Biologist.
[FR Doc. 2022-06777 Filed 3-30-22; 8:45 am]
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