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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
This grants program has one project
proposal submission per year. Annual
reports are due 90 days after the
anniversary date of the grant agreement.
Number of annual
respondents
Activity
35705
Final reports are due 90 days after the
end of the project period. The project
period is up to 2 years.
Number of annual
responses
Completion time
per response
Annual burden
hours
Grant Applications ...................................................................
Reports ....................................................................................
160
60
160
60
70 hours ..........
30 hours ..........
11,200
1,800
Totals ................................................................................
220
220
.....................
13,000
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC 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 that you submit 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 approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail 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: June 11, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0127; Horseshoe
Crab Tagging Program
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: We (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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on December
31, 2008. 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: You must submit comments on
or before August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC 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 ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax,
or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Horseshoe crabs are among the
world’s oldest creatures. People have
used this evolutionary survivor for
centuries. Horseshoe crabs play an
important role in the ecology of the
coastal ecosystem, and, over time, have
provided opportunities 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 Delaware Bay. Fishermen use active
management and innovative techniques
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to conserve bait that 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 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.
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 years or older, it may
take some time before the population
measurably increases. A Horseshoe Crab
Cooperative Tagging Program was
established to monitor this species.
Cooperating Federal and State agencies,
universities, and biomedical companies
tag and release horseshoe crabs.
Agencies that tag and release the crabs
complete the Horseshoe Crab Tagging
Release Form (FWS Form 3-2311) and
provide the Service with:
(1) Organization name.
(2) Contact person name.
(3) Tag number.
(4) Sex of crab.
(5) Prosomal width.
(6) 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):
(1) Tag number.
(2) Whether or not tag was removed.
(3) Whether or not the tag was circular
or square.
(4) Condition of crab.
(5) Date captured/found.
(6) Crab fate.
(7) Finder type.
(8) Capture method.
(9) Capture location.
(10) Reporter information.
(11) 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
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that we collect is stored at the Maryland
Fishery Resources Office, Fish and
Wildlife Service, and used to evaluate
migratory patterns, survival, and
abundance of horseshoe crabs.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0127.
Title: Horseshoe Crab Tagging
Program.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms
3-2310 and 3-2311.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Tagging agencies
include Federal and State agencies,
Number of annual
respondents
Activity
universities, and biomedical companies.
Members of the general public provide
recapture information.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
When horseshoe crabs are tagged and
when horseshoe crabs are found or
captured.
Number of annual
responses
Completion time
per response
Annual burden
hours
FWS Form 3-2310 ...................................................................
FWS Form 3-2311 ...................................................................
500
10
1,500
10
10 minutes .......
73 hours* .........
250
730
Totals ................................................................................
510
1,510
.....................
980
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*Average time required per response
is dependent on the number of tags
applied by an agency in 1 year.
Agencies tag between 25 and 9,000
horseshoe crabs annually, taking
between 2 to 5 minutes per crab to tag.
Each agency determines the number of
tags it will apply.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC 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 that you submit 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 approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail 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: May 29, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8–14228 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dated: June 17, 2008.
Sara Prigan,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. E8–14270 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am]
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Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge,
Alcova, WY; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
Notice of availability: Draft
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment; request for
comment; correction.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, recently published a
notice in error requesting comments on
a draft Comprehensive Conservation
Plan (CCP) and associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) that are
not yet available for comment. We will
republish a notice and request for
comment when these documents
become available.
Toni
Griffin, Toni_Griffin@fws.gov or (303)
236–4378, or John Esperance,
John_Esperance@fws.gov or (303) 236–
4369.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On June
16, 2008, we published a Federal
Register notice (73 FR 34034) in error.
The notice announced the availability
for public review and comment of a
draft CCP and EA, which would
describe how we intend to manage
Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge for
the next 15 years. Because the draft CCP
and EA are not yet available for
comment, we announce now that we
will republish a notice and request for
comment when the draft CCP and EA
become available. We will accept
comments at that time.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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0000–P5]
Receipt of Applications for Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species and marine
mammals.
Written data, comments or
requests must be received by July 24,
2008.
DATES:
Documents and other
information submitted with these
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
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 212, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R5-FHC-2008-N00165] [51320-1334-0000 L4]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 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) 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. This IC is scheduled to expire
on December 31, 2008. 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: You must submit comments on or before August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC 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 ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see
ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Horseshoe crabs are among the world's oldest creatures. People have
used this evolutionary survivor for centuries. Horseshoe crabs play an
important role in the ecology of the coastal ecosystem, and, over time,
have provided opportunities 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 Delaware Bay. Fishermen use
active management and innovative techniques to conserve bait that 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 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.
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 years or older, it may take some
time before the population measurably increases. A Horseshoe Crab
Cooperative Tagging Program was established to monitor this species.
Cooperating Federal and State agencies, universities, and biomedical
companies tag and release horseshoe crabs. Agencies that tag and
release the crabs complete the Horseshoe Crab Tagging Release Form (FWS
Form 3-2311) and provide the Service with:
(1) Organization name.
(2) Contact person name.
(3) Tag number.
(4) Sex of crab.
(5) Prosomal width.
(6) 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):
(1) Tag number.
(2) Whether or not tag was removed.
(3) Whether or not the tag was circular or square.
(4) Condition of crab.
(5) Date captured/found.
(6) Crab fate.
(7) Finder type.
(8) Capture method.
(9) Capture location.
(10) Reporter information.
(11) 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
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that we collect is stored at the Maryland Fishery Resources Office,
Fish and Wildlife Service, and used to evaluate migratory patterns,
survival, and abundance of horseshoe crabs.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0127.
Title: Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2310 and 3-2311.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Tagging agencies include Federal and State
agencies, universities, and biomedical companies. Members of the
general public provide recapture information.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. When horseshoe crabs are
tagged and when horseshoe crabs are found or captured.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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FWS Form 3-2310................. 500 1,500 10 minutes......... 250
FWS Form 3-2311................. 10 10 73 hours*.......... 730
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Totals...................... 510 1,510 ................... 980
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*Average time required per response is dependent on the number of
tags applied by an agency in 1 year. Agencies tag between 25 and 9,000
horseshoe crabs annually, taking between 2 to 5 minutes per crab to
tag. Each agency determines the number of tags it will apply.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC 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 that you submit 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 approve this IC. Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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: May 29, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14228 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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