Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0127; Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program, 66841-66842 [05-21945]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices Base Plan to provide further detail regarding the framework for protecting the Nation’s infrastructure and setting the direction for implementing a coordinated, national effort. At this time, DHS is seeking comments from the public on the draft NIPP Base Plan. Anyone interested in reviewing the draft NIPP Base Plan can obtain a copy by forwarding a request to DHS following the steps described under ADDRESSES above. All such requests must be received within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Following receipt of your request for review, DHS will forward a copy of the draft NIPP Base Plan along with instructions on how to submit comments. Bob Stephan, Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection. [FR Doc. 05–21984 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–10–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018–0127; Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent a request to OMB for approval of our information collection associated with the horseshoe crab tagging program. The OMB control number for this collection is 1018–0127, which expires on November 30, 2005. We have requested that OMB approve this information collection for a 3-year term. DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 5, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information collection 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 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); Hope_Grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 358–2269 (fax). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information collection, related forms, or explanatory VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:27 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 material, contact Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, at the addresses above or by telephone at (703) 358–2482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2005, OMB approved our emergency request for information collection associated with the horseshoe crab tagging program. The supporting statement for our emergency request is available online at https://www.fws.gov/ pdm/0127SupCurrent.pdf. 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 the opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). 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. On August 3, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 44677) a notice of our intent to request information collection authority from OMB. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on October 3, 2005. We received comments from one individual. The commenter did not address the necessity, clarity, or accuracy of the information collection, but did oppose the use of horseshoe crabs by biomedical companies and proposed a ban on the use of horseshoe crabs for any purpose. We have not made any changes to our information collection as a result of the comment. Horseshoe crabs are among the world’s oldest creatures. People have used this evolutionary survivor for centuries. It plays an important role in the ecology of the coastal ecosystem, while over time also providing the opportunity for commercial, recreational, medical, scientific, and educational uses. In 1998, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), a management organization with representatives from each State on the Atlantic Coast, developed a horseshoe crab management plan. The ASMFC plan and its subsequent addenda established mandatory State-by-State harvest quotas, and created the 1,500 square mile Carl N. Shuster, Jr. Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary off the mouth of the Delaware Bay. Active management and innovative techniques used by fishermen to conserve bait have successfully reduced commercial horseshoe crab landings in recent years. Conch and eel fishermen have been using bait bags in their traps, so they PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 66841 can only use a portion of one crab per trap, compared to using a whole crab in each trap. The bait bags have reduced the demand for bait by 50 to 75 percent in recent years. Although restrictive measures have been taken in recent years, populations are not showing immediate increases. Because horseshoe crabs do not breed until they reach 9 or more years of age, it may take some time before the population measurably increases. Recently a Horseshoe Crab Cooperative Tagging Program was established to monitor this species. Horseshoe crabs are tagged and released by cooperating Federal and State agencies, universities, and biomedical companies. Agencies that tag and release horseshoe crabs complete the Horseshoe Crab Tagging Release Form (FWS Form 3–2311) and provide the following data to the Service: organization name, contact person name, tag number, sex of crab, prosomal width, capture site, latitude, longitude, waterbody, State, and date. Through public participants who recover tagged crabs, we collect the following information using FWS Form 3–2310 (Horseshoe Crab Recapture Report): tag number, whether or not tag was removed, whether or not the tag was circular or square, condition of crab, date captured/found, crab fate, finder type, capture method, capture location, reporter information, and comments. If the public participant who reports the tagged crab requests information, we send data pertaining to the tagging program, and tag and release information on the horseshoe crab he/ she found or captured. The information collected is stored at the Maryland Fishery Resources Office, Fish and Wildlife Service, and used to evaluate migratory patterns, survival, and abundance of horseshoe crabs. Title: Horseshoe Crab Tag Tagging Program. OMB Control Number: 1018–0127. Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2310 and 3–2311. Frequency: When horseshoe crabs are tagged and when horseshoe crabs are found or captured. Description of Respondents: Tagging agencies include Federal and State agencies, universities, and biomedical companies. Members of the general public provide recapture information. Total Annual Responses: Approximately 1,510. Total Annual Burden Hours: 980 hours. We again invite comments concerning this submission on: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 66842 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 212 / Thursday, November 3, 2005 / Notices whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of collection of 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: October 18, 2005. Hope G. Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 05–21945 Filed 11–2–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 5-Year Review AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Extension of comment period. Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Extension of Comment Period for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle, Smith’s Blue Butterfly, Delhi Sands Flower-Loving Fly, Morro Shoulderband Snail, Giant Garter Snake, San Francisco Garter Snake, Island Night Lizard, California Least Tern, Least Bell’s Vireo, Chinese Camp Brodiaea, Mariposa Pussypaws, San Clemente Island Indian Paintbrush, Spring-Loving Centaury, Springville Clarkia, San Clemente Island Larkspur, Santa Barbara Island Dudleya, Ash Meadows Gumplant, San Clemente Island Woodland Star, San Clemente Island Lotus, San Clemente Island Bush Mallow, Amargosa Niterwort, Eureka Valley Evening Primrose, Yreka Phlox, Hartweg’s Golden Sunburst, San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst, Santa Cruz Island Rock-Cress, Keck’s Checker-mallow, Eureka Dune Grass, Kneeland Prairie Pennycress, Hidden Lake Bluecurls, and Red Hills Vervain 5-Year Reviews. reviews of 31 listed species in Table 1 below, under section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The first request for information closed September 6, 2005. The purpose of a 5year review is to ensure that the classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants is accurate and based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review. We are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the original listing of each of these 31 species. Based on the results of these 5-year reviews, we will make the requisite findings under section 4(c)(2)(B) of the Act. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, announce an extension of the comment period for the 5-year TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING 31 SPECIES Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Valley elderberry longhorn beetle ............ Desmocerus californicus dimorphus ........ Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ Smith’s blue butterfly ............................... Euphilotes enoptes smithi ........................ Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Delhi Sands flower-loving fly ................... Rhaphiomidas terminatus abdominalis .... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ............... Morro shoulderband snail ........................ Helminthoglypta walkeriana ..................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Giant garter snake ................................... Thamnophis gigas ................................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ San Francisco garter snake .................... Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia ................ Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Island night lizard ..................................... Xantusia riversiana .................................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ California least tern .................................. Sterna antillarum browni .......................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ... Least Bell’s vireo ..................................... Vireo bellii pusillus ................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) Mexico ... Chinese Camp brodiaea .......................... Brodiaea pallida ....................................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ Mariposa pussypaws ............................... Calyptridium pulchellum ........................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ San Clemente Island Indian paintbrush .. Castilleja grisea ....................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Spring-loving centaury ............................. Centaurium namophilum .......................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ Springville clarkia ..................................... Clarkia springvillensis .............................. Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA) ................ San Clemente Island larkspur ................. Delphinium variegatum var. kinkiense ..... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Santa Barbara Island dudleya ................. Dudleya traskiae ...................................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Ash meadows gumplant .......................... Grindelia fraxino-pratensis ....................... Threatened ... U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ San Clemente Island woodland star ....... Lithophragma maximum .......................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ San Clemente Island lotus ...................... Lotus dendroideus var. traskiae .............. Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ San Clemente Island bush mallow .......... Malacothamnus clementinus ................... Endangered U.S.A. (CA) ................ Amargosa niterwort .................................. Nitrophila mohavensis ............................. Endangered U.S.A. (CA, NV) ........ VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:27 Nov 02, 2005 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 Final listing rule 45 FR 52803 (8–AUG–80). 41 FR 22041 (1–JUN–76). 58 FR 49881 (23–SEP–93). 59 FR 64613 (15–DEC–94). 58 FR 54053 (20–OCT–93). 32 FR 4001 (11–MAR–67). 42 FR 40682 (11–AUG–77). 35 FR 8491 (2–JUN–70). 1 FR 16474 (2–MAY–86). 63 FR 49022 (14–SEP–98). 63 FR 49022 (14–SEP–98). 42 FR 40682 (11–AUG–77). 50 FR 20777 (20–MAY–85). 63 FR 49022 (14–SEP–98). 42 FR 40682 (11–AUG–77). 43 FR 17910 (26–APR–78). 50 FR 20777 (20–MAY–85). 62 FR 42692 (8–AUG–97). 42 FR 40682 (11–AUG–77). 42 FR 40682 (11–AUG–77). 50 FR 20777 (20–MAY–85).

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 212 (Thursday, November 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21945]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0127; 
Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent a request to OMB for 
approval of our information collection associated with the horseshoe 
crab tagging program. The OMB control number for this collection is 
1018-0127, which expires on November 30, 2005. We have requested that 
OMB approve this information collection for a 3-year term.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection 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 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); Hope--Grey@fws.gov 
(e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection, related forms, or explanatory material, contact Hope Grey, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, at the addresses above or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 10, 2005, OMB approved our emergency 
request for information collection associated with the horseshoe crab 
tagging program. The supporting statement for our emergency request is 
available online at https://www.fws.gov/pdm/0127SupCurrent.pdf. 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 the opportunity to 
comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 
CFR 1320.8(d)). 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.
    On August 3, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 
44677) a notice of our intent to request information collection 
authority from OMB. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, 
ending on October 3, 2005. We received comments from one individual. 
The commenter did not address the necessity, clarity, or accuracy of 
the information collection, but did oppose the use of horseshoe crabs 
by biomedical companies and proposed a ban on the use of horseshoe 
crabs for any purpose. We have not made any changes to our information 
collection as a result of the comment.
    Horseshoe crabs are among the world's oldest creatures. People have 
used this evolutionary survivor for centuries. It plays an important 
role in the ecology of the coastal ecosystem, while over time also 
providing the opportunity for commercial, recreational, medical, 
scientific, and educational uses.
    In 1998, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), a 
management organization with representatives from each State on the 
Atlantic Coast, developed a horseshoe crab management plan. The ASMFC 
plan and its subsequent addenda established mandatory State-by-State 
harvest quotas, and created the 1,500 square mile Carl N. Shuster, Jr. 
Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary off the mouth of the Delaware Bay. Active 
management and innovative techniques used by fishermen to conserve bait 
have successfully reduced commercial horseshoe crab landings in recent 
years. Conch and eel fishermen have been using bait bags in their 
traps, so they can only use a portion of one crab per trap, compared to 
using a whole crab in each trap. The bait bags have reduced the demand 
for bait by 50 to 75 percent in recent years.
    Although restrictive measures have been taken in recent years, 
populations are not showing immediate increases. Because horseshoe 
crabs do not breed until they reach 9 or more years of age, it may take 
some time before the population measurably increases. Recently a 
Horseshoe Crab Cooperative Tagging Program was established to monitor 
this species. Horseshoe crabs are tagged and released by cooperating 
Federal and State agencies, universities, and biomedical companies. 
Agencies that tag and release horseshoe crabs complete the Horseshoe 
Crab Tagging Release Form (FWS Form 3-2311) and provide the following 
data to the Service: organization name, contact person name, tag 
number, sex of crab, prosomal width, capture site, latitude, longitude, 
waterbody, State, and date.
    Through public participants who recover tagged crabs, we collect 
the following information using FWS Form 3-2310 (Horseshoe Crab 
Recapture Report): tag number, whether or not tag was removed, whether 
or not the tag was circular or square, condition of crab, date 
captured/found, crab fate, finder type, capture method, capture 
location, reporter information, and comments. If the public participant 
who reports the tagged crab requests information, we send data 
pertaining to the tagging program, and tag and release information on 
the horseshoe crab he/she found or captured. The information collected 
is stored at the Maryland Fishery Resources Office, Fish and Wildlife 
Service, and used to evaluate migratory patterns, survival, and 
abundance of horseshoe crabs.
    Title: Horseshoe Crab Tag Tagging Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0127.
    Form Number: FWS Forms 3-2310 and 3-2311.
    Frequency: When horseshoe crabs are tagged and when horseshoe crabs 
are found or captured.
    Description of Respondents: Tagging agencies include Federal and 
State agencies, universities, and biomedical companies. Members of the 
general public provide recapture information.
    Total Annual Responses: Approximately 1,510.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 980 hours.
    We again invite comments concerning this submission on: (1) Whether 
or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including

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whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of our estimate of the burden of collection of 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: October 18, 2005.
Hope G. Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 05-21945 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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