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I. Abstract
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Proposed Information Collection;
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
(FHWAR)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. We
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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC 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 hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0088’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
SUMMARY:
The information collected for the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
(FHWAR) assists the Fish and Wildlife
Service in administering the Wildlife
and Sport Fish Restoration grant
programs. The 2016 FHWAR will
provide up-to-date information on the
uses and demands for wildlife-related
recreation resources, trends in uses of
those resources, and a basis for
developing and evaluating programs
and projects to meet existing and future
needs.
We collect the information in
conjunction with carrying out our
responsibilities under the Federal Aid
in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777–777m), commonly referred to as the
Dingell-Johnson Act, and the Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669–669i), commonly referred to
as the Pittman-Robertson Act. Under
these acts, as amended, we provide
approximately $1 billion in grants
annually to States for projects that
support sport fish and wildlife
management and restoration, including:
• Improvement of fish and wildlife
habitats,
• Fishing and boating access,
• Fish stocking, and
• Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic
education and hunter education,
maintenance of completed projects, and
research into problems affecting fish
and wildlife resources. These projects
help to ensure that the American people
have adequate opportunities for fish and
wildlife recreation.
We conduct the survey about every 5
years. The 2016 FHWAR will be the
13th conducted since 1955. We sponsor
the survey at the States’ request, which
is made through the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies. We contract with
the Census Bureau, which collects the
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Activity
Number of household
responses
Number of participant
respondents
Pre-screener ....................................................
Screener ..........................................................
Wave 1 Sportsperson interviews .....................
Wave 2 Sportsperson interviews .....................
Wave 3 Sportsperson interviews .....................
Wave 1 Wildlife Watching interviews ..............
Wave 2 Wildlife Watching interviews ..............
6,970
7,040
....................................
....................................
....................................
....................................
....................................
information using computer-assisted
telephone or in-person interviews. The
Census Bureau will select a sample of
sportspersons and wildlife watchers
from a household screen and conduct
three detailed interviews during the
survey year. The survey collects
information on the number of days of
participation, species of animals sought,
and expenditures for trips and
equipment. Information on the
characteristics of participants includes
age, income, sex, education, race, and
State of residence.
Federal and State agencies use
information from the survey to make
policy decisions related to fish and
wildlife restoration and management.
Participation patterns and trend
information help identify present and
future needs and demands. Land
managing agencies use the data on
expenditures and participation to assess
the value of wildlife-related recreational
uses of natural resources. Wildliferelated recreation expenditure
information is used to estimate the
economic impact on the economy and to
support the dedication of tax revenues
for fish and wildlife restoration
programs.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0088.
Title: National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation (FHWAR).
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
collection.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Pre-screener
internet/paper questionnaire data
collection will be conducted in January
2016. Household screen interviews and
the first detailed sportsperson and
wildlife-watcher interviews will be
conducted April–June 2016. The second
detailed interviews will be conducted
September–October 2016. The third and
last detailed interviews will be
conducted January–March 2017.
Completion time per
response
(minutes)
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1,505
2,580
4,444
1,252
2,146
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Completion time per
response
(minutes)
Activity
Number of household
responses
Number of participant
respondents
Wave 3 Wildlife Watching interviews ..............
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3,697
20
1,232
Totals ........................................................
14,010
15,624
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6,770
III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
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 IC. 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.
Dated: February 11, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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Receipt of Applications for
Endangered Species Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. With some
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exceptions, the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) prohibits activities with listed
species unless a Federal permit is issued
that allows such activities. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on the applications at the
address given below by March 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with the
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents to
the following office within 30 days of
the date of publication of this notice:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875
Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta,
GA 30345 (Attn: David Dell, Permit
Coordinator).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Marlowe, 10(a)(1)(A) Permit
Coordinator, telephone 205–726–2667;
facsimile 205–726–2479.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public is invited to comment on the
following applications for permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered and threatened species
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and
our regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This
notice is provided under section 10(c) of
the Act.
If you wish to comment, you may
submit comments by any one of the
following methods. You may mail
comments to the Fish and Wildlife
Service’s Regional Office (see
ADDRESSES section) or send them via
electronic mail (email) to permitsR4ES@
fws.gov. Please include your name and
return address in your email message. If
you do not receive a confirmation from
the Fish and Wildlife Service that we
have received your email message,
contact us directly at the telephone
number listed above (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally, you may
hand-deliver comments to the Fish and
Wildlife Service office listed above (see
ADDRESSES).
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
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that your entire comment—including
your personal identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comments to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Permit Applications
Permit Application Number: TE
237537–1
Applicant: Peter Raven, Missouri
Botanical Gardens, St. Louis, Missouri
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their current permit to
add authorization to remove and reduce
to possession (through seed and leaf
material collection) 17 species of
endangered and threatened plant
species from lands under Federal
jurisdiction in Alabama, Tennessee,
Kentucky, West Virginia, Illinois,
Missouri, Virginia, and Mississippi for
ex situ conservation, research,
propagation, and educational display.
Permit Application Number: TE
146761–3
Applicant: Pedro Ramos, Big Cypress
National Preserve, National Park
Service, Ochopee, Florida
The applicant requests renewal of
their current permit to take (capture,
harass, chemically immobilize, hold
temporarily, transport, radio collar, take
tissue and blood samples, provide
medical treatment for injury or illness
including appropriate vaccinations,
subsequently release, and euthanize) the
Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) for
the purpose of maintaining a healthy
panther population, to assess the habitat
potential to support panthers, to
monitor the effects of the genetic
restoration project, and to evaluate the
accuracy of the global positioning
system radio-collars and aerial telemetry
throughout the species’ range.
Permit Application Number: TE
092945–3
Applicant: James Lindsay, Florida
Power and Light Company, Juno Beach,
Florida
The applicant requests renewal and
amendment of their permit to authorize
the capture of non-breeding American
crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) less than
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FW-HQ-WSFR-2015-N036; FVWF97820900000-XXX-FF09W13000 and
FVWF54200900000-XXX-FFO9W13000]
Proposed Information Collection; National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. We 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC 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
hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0088'' in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The information collected for the National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) assists the Fish and
Wildlife Service in administering the Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration grant programs. The 2016 FHWAR will provide up-to-date
information on the uses and demands for wildlife-related recreation
resources, trends in uses of those resources, and a basis for
developing and evaluating programs and projects to meet existing and
future needs.
We collect the information in conjunction with carrying out our
responsibilities under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777-777m), commonly referred to as the Dingell-Johnson Act,
and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669-669i),
commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act. Under these acts, as
amended, we provide approximately $1 billion in grants annually to
States for projects that support sport fish and wildlife management and
restoration, including:
Improvement of fish and wildlife habitats,
Fishing and boating access,
Fish stocking, and
Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic education and hunter education,
maintenance of completed projects, and research into problems affecting
fish and wildlife resources. These projects help to ensure that the
American people have adequate opportunities for fish and wildlife
recreation.
We conduct the survey about every 5 years. The 2016 FHWAR will be
the 13th conducted since 1955. We sponsor the survey at the States'
request, which is made through the Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies. We contract with the Census Bureau, which collects the
information using computer-assisted telephone or in-person interviews.
The Census Bureau will select a sample of sportspersons and wildlife
watchers from a household screen and conduct three detailed interviews
during the survey year. The survey collects information on the number
of days of participation, species of animals sought, and expenditures
for trips and equipment. Information on the characteristics of
participants includes age, income, sex, education, race, and State of
residence.
Federal and State agencies use information from the survey to make
policy decisions related to fish and wildlife restoration and
management. Participation patterns and trend information help identify
present and future needs and demands. Land managing agencies use the
data on expenditures and participation to assess the value of wildlife-
related recreational uses of natural resources. Wildlife-related
recreation expenditure information is used to estimate the economic
impact on the economy and to support the dedication of tax revenues for
fish and wildlife restoration programs.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0088.
Title: National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation (FHWAR).
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved
collection.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Pre-screener internet/paper questionnaire
data collection will be conducted in January 2016. Household screen
interviews and the first detailed sportsperson and wildlife-watcher
interviews will be conducted April-June 2016. The second detailed
interviews will be conducted September-October 2016. The third and last
detailed interviews will be conducted January-March 2017.
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Number of
Activity Number of household participant Completion time per Annual burden hours
responses respondents response (minutes)
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Pre-screener.................................................... 6,970 .................... 5 581
Screener........................................................ 7,040 .................... 7 821
Wave 1 Sportsperson interviews.................................. .................... 1,505 11 276
Wave 2 Sportsperson interviews.................................. .................... 2,580 15 645
Wave 3 Sportsperson interviews.................................. .................... 4,444 35 2,592
Wave 1 Wildlife Watching interviews............................. .................... 1,252 11 230
Wave 2 Wildlife Watching interviews............................. .................... 2,146 11 393
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Wave 3 Wildlife Watching interviews............................. .................... 3,697 20 1,232
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Totals...................................................... 14,010 15,624 .................... 6,770
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III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
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 IC. 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.
Dated: February 11, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-03237 Filed 2-17-15; 8:45 am]
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