Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Renewal Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0115; USFWS Training Records, Application for FWS Training Request, 22058 [05-8481]

Agencies

• Fish and Wildlife Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 81 (Thursday, April 28, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 22058]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8481]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Renewal Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0115; 
USFWS Training Records, Application for FWS Training Request

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have submitted to OMB a request 
to renew approval for information collection associated with our 
Training Application (FWS Form 3-2193). Applicants who wish to 
participate in training sponsored by the Fish and Wildlife Service 
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) must complete a training 
application, which is available in both electronic (Internet) and hard 
copy versions.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection renewal to the Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-6566 (fax) or OIRA--
DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy of your comments to 
Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 
(mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection requirements, explanatory information, or related form, 
contact Hope Grey at the addresses above or by phone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), require that interested members of the public and 
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information 
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). 
Currently, we have approval from OMB to collect information related to 
FWS Form 3-2193 under OMB control number 1018-0115. This approval 
expires on April 30, 2005. We have submitted a request to OMB to renew 
approval for this information collection, and we are requesting a 3-
year term of approval. Federal agencies 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. OMB has up to 
60 days to approve or disapprove our information collection request, 
but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure that your comments 
receive consideration, send all comments and suggestions to OMB by the 
date listed in the DATES section.
    The NCTC in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, provides natural resource 
and other professional training for Service employees, employees of 
other Federal agencies, and individuals with other affiliations. While 
most training is targeted for Service employees, NCTC offers slots to 
State agencies, university personnel, not-for-profit organizations, and 
members of the general public who request to be considered for 
training.
    NCTC designed FWS Form 3-2193 (Training Application) as a quick and 
easy method for prospective students to request training. This 
collection has been in use for 3 years and is used in the daily 
workings of the NCTC. We encourage applicants to use FWS Form 3-2193 
and to submit their requests electronically. NCTC uses data from the 
form to generate class rosters, class transcripts, and statistics, and 
as a budgeting tool for projecting training requirements. It is also 
used to track attendance, mandatory requirements, tuition, and 
invoicing for all NCTC sponsored courses both on- and off-site.
    On January 21, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 
3221) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew authority for 
this information collection. In that notice, we solicited public 
comments for 60 days, ending on March 22, 2005. We received one comment 
during this period. The comment was directed to the subject matter, 
validity, and necessity of the training and not at the need for the 
information collection. The commenter stated that training should be 
open to the public and believes that the training we provide is focused 
on guns, hunting, and violence proponents.
    All training courses offered by the NCTC, with the exception of 
some bureau-specific courses, are open to members of the general public 
who have the required background experience or knowledge to allow their 
full understanding of the subject matter. Very few of our training 
courses have an emphasis on guns and hunting. Those courses that do 
touch on these subjects are presented in the context of refuge and 
wildlife management and law enforcement.
    In September 2005, we conducted limited public outreach directed at 
various personnel who have completed FWS Form 3-2193 to request 
training at the NCTC. All respondents indicated that the information we 
collect is necessary and appropriate and that the reporting burden is 
not excessive. We have revised the currently approved form to: (1) 
Comply with Governmentwide policy regarding collection of Dun and 
Bradstreet numbers for agencies from which NCTC will need to collect 
funds, and (2) respond to the suggestions received during our outreach 
to provide more explanation for non-Federal employees.
    Title: USFWS Training Records, Application for FWS Training 
Request.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0115.
    Form Number: FWS Form 3-2193.
    Frequency: When applying for training.
    Description of Respondents: Persons who wish to participate in 
training given at or sponsored by the NCTC.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.33 hours.
    Total Annual Responses: 724.
    We invite your comments on (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 the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the collection information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents.

    Dated: April 14, 2005.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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