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information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Title: Petroleum Refineries in Foreign
Trade Subzones
OMB Number: 1651–0063.
Form Number: None.
Abstract: The Petroleum Refineries in
Foreign Trade Subzones is a rule that
amended the regulations by adding
special procedures and requirements
governing the operations of crude
petroleum and refineries approved as
foreign trade zones.
Current Actions: This submission is to
extend the expiration date with a
change to the burden hours.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
81.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1000
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 81,000.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost on
the Public: N/A.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: June 15, 2006.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Information
Services Branch.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Renewal To Be
Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act; OMB
Control Number 1018–0124; Migratory
Bird Subsistence Harvest Household
Survey
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask OMB to renew
approval for the information collection
associated with our migratory bird
subsistence harvest household survey.
The current OMB control number for
this information collection is 1018–
0124, which expires on October 31,
2006. We will request that OMB renew
approval of this information collection
for a 3-year term. 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
information collection.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before August 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection to Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS
222–ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Arlington, VA 22203 (mail);
hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703)
358–2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this information collection request,
contact Hope Grey at one of the
addresses above or by telephone 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)). 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.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703–712) and the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d)
designate the Department of the Interior
as the key agency responsible for
managing migratory bird populations
that frequent the United States and for
setting harvest regulations that allow for
the conservation of those populations.
These responsibilities include gathering
accurate geographical and temporal data
on various characteristics of migratory
bird harvest. We use those data to
promulgate harvest regulations.
Annually, we adjust harvest regulations
as needed to provide a maximum of
subsistence harvest opportunity while
keeping migratory bird populations at
desired levels.
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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Protocol Amendment (1995)
(Amendment) provides for the
customary and traditional use of
migratory birds and their eggs for
subsistence use by indigenous
inhabitants of Alaska. The Amendment,
however, states that its intent is not to
cause significant increases in the take of
species of migratory birds relative to
their continental population sizes. A
May 20, 1996, submittal letter from the
Department of State to the White House
accompanied the Amendment and
specified the need for harvest
monitoring. The letter stated that the
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game, and
Native organizations cooperatively
would collect harvest estimates within
the subsistence eligible areas. Harvest
survey data help ensure that customary
and traditional use of migratory birds
and their eggs for subsistence use by
indigenous inhabitants of Alaska does
not significantly increase the take of
species of migratory birds relative to
their continental population sizes.
From 1989 to 2004, we monitored
subsistence harvest in Alaska through
the use of annual household surveys in
the most heavily used subsistence
harvest areas; e.g., Yukon-Kuskokwim
Delta. In 2004, we began monitoring
subsistence harvest in subsistence
eligible areas Statewide. We presently
rotate survey areas due to budget
constraints. This monitoring enables us
to track significant changes or trends in
levels of harvest and user participation.
We gather information on the annual
subsistence harvest of 54 species of
birds (including geese, ducks, swans,
cranes, loons, seabirds, shorebirds, and
upland game birds) through surveys of
households in the subsistence eligible
areas of Alaska. Annually, local village
resident surveyors produce lists of all
households in each village and provide
survey forms to randomly selected
households. We combine the estimates
of harvest per household with the
complete list of households in the
subsistence eligible areas to obtain
estimates of the total annual harvest. We
use four forms to collect the harvest
information. We will aggregate all
information collected and use it only for
statistical purposes. We do not arrange
or retrieve forms by a personal
identifier.
Title: List of Occupied Households—
Village Harvest Survey Household
Enrollment Form.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0124.
Form Number: 7-FW–100.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year.
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Description of Respondents: Local
village surveyors.
This form contains information on the
village name and number, surveyor’s
name, year of survey, total houses,
house number and household name,
and harvest activity level. The local
village surveyor maintains this form.
Title: Households Separated by
Hunting Category—Village Harvest
Survey Household Selection by Activity
Level.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0124.
Form Number: 7-FW–101.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year.
Description of Respondents: Local
village surveyors.
This form provides information on the
village name and number, surveyor’s
name, year, total houses, and activity
level. The local surveyor takes each
household listed on form 7–FW–100
and categorizes it on this form according
to activity level. The local village
surveyor provides this form to the
Service.
Title: Household Permission Slip.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0124.
Form Number: 7-FW–102.
Frequency of Collection: Once per
year.
Description of Respondents:
Households within the subsistence
eligible areas of Alaska (Alaska
Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, the
Aleutian Islands, or in areas north and
west of the Alaska Range (50 CFR 92.5)).
The local village surveyor (1) asks
each household if that household will
participate in the subsistence harvest
survey and notes a ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ on a
permission slip; (2) provides a survey
form (described below) to each
household with a ‘‘yes’’ permission slip;
and (3) provides the completed
permission slip to the Service.
Title: Subsistence Household Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0124.
Number of respondents
Form
7–FW–100
7–FW–101
7–FW–102
7–FW–103,
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a, b ...............................................................................................
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on: (1) Whether
or not the collection of information is
necessary, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this 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. Comments submitted in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include and/or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to renew approval for this
information collection.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment for the
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
in Dare and Hyde Counties, NC;
Extension of Comment Period
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The availability of the Draft
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Assessment (Draft CCP/
EA) was announced in the Federal
Register on May 30, 2006 (71 FR 30687)
for a 30-day public review and comment
period ending June 29, 2006. The
purpose of this notice is to extend the
public review and comment period an
additional 15 days.
DATES: Comments on the Draft CCP/EA
received by July 14, 2006, will be
considered in the preparation of the
Final CCP.
ADDRESSES: All comments should be
addressed to Bonnie Strawser, CCP,
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Annual number of responses
182
182
14,000
11,500
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Form Numbers: 7–FW–103, 7–FW–
103a (Interior Alaska), and 7–FW–103b
(Southern Coastal Alaska).
Frequency of Collection: Three times
per year.
Description of Respondents:
Households within the subsistence
eligible areas of Alaska (Alaska
Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, the
Aleutian Islands, or in areas north and
west of the Alaska Range (50 CFR 92.5)).
There are three survey forms. The
form that a household receives depends
on the household’s location. Each
survey form consists of three pages, one
page each for spring, summer, and fall
(fall/winter for the Southern Coastal
Alaska form). Each page contains bird
illustrations, with spaces beside each
illustration to mark down numbers of
birds and eggs taken. The household
number is on each page of the survey
form, along with a village number. The
local village surveyor provides
completed survey forms to the Fish and
Wildlife Service.
23,000
182
14,000
34,500
Avg. time/response
(in minutes)
1
30
5
5
Total annual
burden hours
383
91
1,167
2,875
Alligator River National Wildlife
Refuge, P.O. Box 1969, Manteo, North
Carolina 27954, or direct e-mail to;
bonnie_strawser@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie Strawser at telephone: 252/473–
1131, extension 230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alligator
River National Wildlife Refuge, in
northeast North Carolina, consists of
152,260 acres in fee simple ownership.
On the refuge, 38,533 acres are pond
pine shrub pocosin; 30,400 acres are
pond pine cane pocosin; 25,204 acres
are brackish march; 12,236 acres are
non-alluvial hardwood forest; 11,380
acres are mixed pine hardwood forest,
and 8,468 acres are Atlantic white cedar
swamp. These habitats support a variety
of wildlife species, including red
wolves, red-cockaded woodpeckers,
waterfowl, shorebirds, wading birds,
march birds, and netropical migratory
songbirds.
The Draft CCP/EA was prepared
pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge
System Administration Act of 1966, as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, and the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969. The CCP/EA
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Renewal To Be Sent to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act; OMB Control Number 1018-0124; Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest
Household Survey
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask OMB to renew approval
for the information collection associated with our migratory bird
subsistence harvest household survey. The current OMB control number
for this information collection is 1018-0124, which expires on October
31, 2006. We will request that OMB renew approval of this information
collection for a 3-year term. 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 information
collection.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection to Hope
Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request, contact Hope Grey at one of
the addresses above or by telephone 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)). 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.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712) and the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) designate the Department of the
Interior as the key agency responsible for managing migratory bird
populations that frequent the United States and for setting harvest
regulations that allow for the conservation of those populations. These
responsibilities include gathering accurate geographical and temporal
data on various characteristics of migratory bird harvest. We use those
data to promulgate harvest regulations. Annually, we adjust harvest
regulations as needed to provide a maximum of subsistence harvest
opportunity while keeping migratory bird populations at desired levels.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act Protocol Amendment (1995) (Amendment)
provides for the customary and traditional use of migratory birds and
their eggs for subsistence use by indigenous inhabitants of Alaska. The
Amendment, however, states that its intent is not to cause significant
increases in the take of species of migratory birds relative to their
continental population sizes. A May 20, 1996, submittal letter from the
Department of State to the White House accompanied the Amendment and
specified the need for harvest monitoring. The letter stated that the
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and
Native organizations cooperatively would collect harvest estimates
within the subsistence eligible areas. Harvest survey data help ensure
that customary and traditional use of migratory birds and their eggs
for subsistence use by indigenous inhabitants of Alaska does not
significantly increase the take of species of migratory birds relative
to their continental population sizes.
From 1989 to 2004, we monitored subsistence harvest in Alaska
through the use of annual household surveys in the most heavily used
subsistence harvest areas; e.g., Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. In 2004, we
began monitoring subsistence harvest in subsistence eligible areas
Statewide. We presently rotate survey areas due to budget constraints.
This monitoring enables us to track significant changes or trends in
levels of harvest and user participation.
We gather information on the annual subsistence harvest of 54
species of birds (including geese, ducks, swans, cranes, loons,
seabirds, shorebirds, and upland game birds) through surveys of
households in the subsistence eligible areas of Alaska. Annually, local
village resident surveyors produce lists of all households in each
village and provide survey forms to randomly selected households. We
combine the estimates of harvest per household with the complete list
of households in the subsistence eligible areas to obtain estimates of
the total annual harvest. We use four forms to collect the harvest
information. We will aggregate all information collected and use it
only for statistical purposes. We do not arrange or retrieve forms by a
personal identifier.
Title: List of Occupied Households--Village Harvest Survey
Household Enrollment Form.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0124.
Form Number: 7-FW-100.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
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Description of Respondents: Local village surveyors.
This form contains information on the village name and number,
surveyor's name, year of survey, total houses, house number and
household name, and harvest activity level. The local village surveyor
maintains this form.
Title: Households Separated by Hunting Category--Village Harvest
Survey Household Selection by Activity Level.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0124.
Form Number: 7-FW-101.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
Description of Respondents: Local village surveyors.
This form provides information on the village name and number,
surveyor's name, year, total houses, and activity level. The local
surveyor takes each household listed on form 7-FW-100 and categorizes
it on this form according to activity level. The local village surveyor
provides this form to the Service.
Title: Household Permission Slip.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0124.
Form Number: 7-FW-102.
Frequency of Collection: Once per year.
Description of Respondents: Households within the subsistence
eligible areas of Alaska (Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, the
Aleutian Islands, or in areas north and west of the Alaska Range (50
CFR 92.5)).
The local village surveyor (1) asks each household if that
household will participate in the subsistence harvest survey and notes
a ``yes'' or ``no'' on a permission slip; (2) provides a survey form
(described below) to each household with a ``yes'' permission slip; and
(3) provides the completed permission slip to the Service.
Title: Subsistence Household Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0124.
Form Numbers: 7-FW-103, 7-FW-103a (Interior Alaska), and 7-FW-103b
(Southern Coastal Alaska).
Frequency of Collection: Three times per year.
Description of Respondents: Households within the subsistence
eligible areas of Alaska (Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, the
Aleutian Islands, or in areas north and west of the Alaska Range (50
CFR 92.5)).
There are three survey forms. The form that a household receives
depends on the household's location. Each survey form consists of three
pages, one page each for spring, summer, and fall (fall/winter for the
Southern Coastal Alaska form). Each page contains bird illustrations,
with spaces beside each illustration to mark down numbers of birds and
eggs taken. The household number is on each page of the survey form,
along with a village number. The local village surveyor provides
completed survey forms to the Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Avg. time/
Form Number of Annual number response (in Total annual
respondents of responses minutes) burden hours
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7-FW-100........................................ 182 23,000 1 383
7-FW-101........................................ 182 182 30 91
7-FW-102........................................ 14,000 14,000 5 1,167
7-FW-103, a, b.................................. 11,500 34,500 5 2,875
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We invite comments concerning this information collection on: (1)
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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. Comments submitted in
response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include
and/or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to renew approval
for this information collection.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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