[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54037-54038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14161]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-NRSS-BITH-NPS0037523; 7145; PPMVSIE1Z.I00000; FPDEFAULT; OMB 
Control Number 1024-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Big Thicket National 
Preserve Hunting and Trapping Harvest Cards

AGENCY: National Park 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 
National Park Service (NPS), are proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 27, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) can be sent to the NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer 
(ADIR-ICCO), 13461 Sunrise Valley Drive, (MS 244) Herndon, VA 20171 
(mail); or [email protected] (email). Please reference Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number ``1024-NEW (BITH Hunting 
Report)'' in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Megan Urban, Chief of Interpretation and 
Education, at [email protected] (email) or 409-554-9016 (telephone). 
Please reference OMB Control Number ``1024-NEW (BITH Hunting Report)'' 
in the subject line of your comments. 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 of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 
provide the 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.
    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 for the proper 
functions of the NPS; (2) will this information be processed and used 
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 
might the NPS enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the NPS 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

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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: Big Thicket National Preserve (BITH) enabling legislation 
states that ``The Secretary shall permit hunting, fishing, and trapping 
on lands and waters under their jurisdiction within the preserve 
following the applicable laws of the United States and the State of 
Texas.'' Special Use Regulations for hunting and trapping in the 
Preserve was published in the Federal Register (48 FR 30296) on June 
30, 1983, effective October 3, 1983. These regulations, found at 36 CFR 
7.85, provide for proper use, management, government, public safety, 
and visitor enjoyment of hunting and trapping on Preserve lands. One of 
the goals in the draft Hunting and Trapping plan for Big Thicket is to 
``Provide the Preserve with a mechanism for tracking population trends 
using harvest records and to establish trigger points when additional 
survey methods should be used to document major shifts of game species 
populations.'' This information will be collected using harvest cards.
    Title of Collection: Big Thicket National Preserve Hunting and 
Trapping Harvest Cards.
    OMB Control Number: 1024-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 18,456.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 mins.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,538 hrs.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Collection: One-time.
    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.).

Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-14161 Filed 6-27-24; 8:45 am]
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