[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8703-8705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02569]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2023-0107; FF09M21200-234-FXMB1231099BPP0; OMB 
Control Number 1018-New]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Western Snowy Plover 
Survey and Reporting

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 in use without

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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 8, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request 
(ICR) by one of the following methods (please reference 1018-Snowy 
Plovers in the subject line of your comments):
     Internet (preferred): https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2023-
0107.
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. mail: Service Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB 
(JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

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. 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.
    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 the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether 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 Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), was established to provide a means to conserve 
the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend, to 
provide a program for the conservation of these endangered and 
threatened species, and to take the appropriate steps that are 
necessary to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point 
where measures provided for under the ESA are no longer necessary.
    The western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus; hereafter 
referred to as plover) is a federally threatened species protected 
under the ESA. Corvid-caused predation is detrimental to plover 
survival and changes by site and by year. A corvid is any member of the 
Corvidae family of stout-billed passerine birds, such as crows, jays, 
magpies, and raven.
    The Western Snowy Plover Recovery Unit 2 Outreach Subcommittee is 
committed to plover outreach and education. The subcommittee is 
comprised of partners including the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California State Parks, National 
Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Friends of the Dunes, Tolowa 
Dunes Stewards, Humboldt County Parks, and California State Polytechnic 
University-Humboldt. The Kure/Stuyvesant Trustee Council (KSTC) is 
composed of representatives from the Service, the California Department 
of Fish and Wildlife, and the California State Lands Commission and is 
the entity providing funding through the Kure/Stuyvesant Restoration 
Fund for Friends of the Dunes to complete the action described below.
    Crumb Clean Message Effectiveness Social Survey--The social survey 
for the redesigned Crumb Clean Campaign will be used to assess the 
effectiveness of the campaign's message (the campaign's goal is 
education on keeping wild animals from getting access to human food in 
California State Parks). Information collected will strictly be 
regarding the messaging of the Crumb Clean Campaign, and what can be 
done to improve the overall message quality and effectiveness. The 
survey will be administered three times during summer. Data collected 
will be used to inform any necessary adjustment to a required 
presentation on the Crumb Clean Campaign.
    Crumb Clean Report--A report on the results of the survey must be 
submitted to the Service. This report must be compliant with section 
508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d).
    These reports will include Crumb Clean Questionnaire results, 
locations of distribution, and hours spent.
     Related Information Collection Activities Already Approved 
by the Office of Management and Budget
     Banding activities under the U.S. Geological Survey's 
``Bird Banding and Recovery Reports'' (OMB Control No. 1028-0082);
     ESA permitting activities under the Service's ``Federal 
Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Native Endangered 
and Threatened Species; 50 CFR 10, 13, and 17'' (OMB Control No. 1018-
0094); and
     Service Manual chapter 516 FW 1--Monitoring Financial and 
Performance Reporting for Financial Assistance (OMB Control No. 1018-
0100).
    The public may request a copy of the proposed survey instruments or 
any other document in this information collection by sending a request 
to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer (see 
ADDRESSES).
    Title of Collection: Western Snowy Plover Outreach and Monitoring.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-New.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New collection in use without OMB approval.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households; private 
sector; and State, local, and Tribal governments.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit for 
monitoring and annual reports, and voluntary for surveys.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Non hour Burden Cost: None.

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                                                                                      Average
                                  Average number  Average number  Average number    completion       Estimated
           Requirement               of annual     of responses      of annual       time per      annual burden
                                    respondents        each          responses       response         hours *
                                                                                     (hours) *
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                          Crumb Clean Message Effectiveness Social Survey (Individuals)
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Individuals.....................              50               1              50            0.25              13
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                                         Annual Report (Private Sector)
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Reporting.......................               2               1               2              10              20
Recordkeeping...................  ..............  ..............  ..............               1               2
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    Totals......................              50  ..............              50  ..............              13
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* Rounded.

    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.
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