[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13849-13850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04509]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R7-NWRS-2023-N011; FF07RYKD00-223-FXRS12610700000; OMB Control 
Number 1018-0173]


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 (Service), are proposing to renew an 
information collection without change.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 5, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB 
(JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference ``1018-0173'' 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 review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the 
Interior collections under review by OMB. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5 
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under 
the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    On June 22, 2022, we published in the Federal Register (87 FR 
37355) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this 
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 
days, ending on August 22, 2022. In an effort to increase public 
awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes 
associated with information collection requests, the Service also 
published the Federal Register notice on Regulations.gov (Docket No. 
FWS-R7-NWRS-2022-0078) to provide the public with an additional method 
to submit comments (in addition to the typical [email protected] email 
and U.S. mail submission methods). We received one comment in response 
to that notice which did not address the information collection 
requirements. No response to that comment is required.
    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

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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 the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the 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 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 (Administration Act; 16 U.S.C. 
668dd-668ee), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System 
Improvement Act of 1997; the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (Recreation 
Act; 16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4); and the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act (ANILCA; 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). ANILCA provides 
specific authorization and guidance for the administration and 
management of national wildlife refuges within the State of Alaska.
    Renewal of OMB's approval authorizes the Yukon Delta National 
Wildlife Refuge (YDNWR) to participate in the design and implementation 
of subsistence fisher surveys operated by the Orutsararmiut Traditional 
Native Council and the Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fisheries 
Commission (KRITFC). Participation in the surveys informs in-season 
fisheries management decision-making in the Kuskokwim River subsistence 
salmon fishery.
    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: 1018-0173.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Renewal without change of an existing information 
collection.
    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.).

Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-04509 Filed 3-3-23; 8:45 am]
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