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Register notice. The comment was not
germane to the paperwork burdens of
this information collection.
Public Availability of Comments:
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.
BSSE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon (703)
787–1607.
Dated: October 24, 2013.
Robert W. Middleton,
Deputy Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–RF–2013–N254:
FXRS12630900000–145–FF09R81000]
Proposed Information Collection;
National Wildlife Refuge Special Use
Permit Applications and Reports
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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2014. 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 January 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0102’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
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To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Abstract
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, consolidated all refuge units into
a single National Wildlife Refuge
System (System). It also authorized us to
offer visitor and public programs,
including those facilitated by
commercial visitor and management
support services, on lands of the System
when we find that the activities are
appropriate and compatible with the
purpose for which the refuge was
established and the System’s mission.
The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) (Recreation Act)
allows the use of refuges for public
recreation when it is not inconsistent or
does not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge. The Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (ANILCA)
provides specific authorization and
guidance for the administration and
management of national wildlife refuges
within the State of Alaska. Its provisions
provide for the issuance of permits
under certain circumstances.
We issue special use permits for a
specific period as determined by the
type and location of the management
activity or visitor service provided.
These permits authorize activities such
as:
• Agricultural activities (haying and
grazing, 50 CFR 29.1, 29.2, and 29.3).
• Beneficial management tools that
we use to provide the best habitat
possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11,
31.14, 31.16, and 36.41).
• Special events, group visits and
other one-time events (50 CFR 25.41,
26.36, 25.61, and 36.41).
• Recreational visitor service
operations (50 CFR 25.41, 25.61, and
36.41).
• Guiding for fishing, hunting,
wildlife education, and interpretation
(50 CFR 25.41, and 36.41).
• Commercial filming (50 CFR 27.71)
and other commercial activities (50 CFR
29.1 and 36.41).
• Building and using cabins to
support subsistence or commercial
activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and
36.41).
• Research, inventory and
monitoring, and other noncommercial
activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 36.41).
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We use three forms to collect
applicant information:
• FWS Form 3–1383–G (General
Special Use Application and Permit).
• FWS Form 3–1383–C (Commercial
Activities Special Use Application and
Permit).
• FWS Form 3–1383–R (Research and
Monitoring Special Use Application and
Permit).
The forms serve as both the
application and permit. You may view
the currently approved forms at https://
www.fws.gov/forms/. The information
we collect helps ensure that:
• Applicants are aware of the types of
information that may be needed for
permit issuance.
• Requested activities are appropriate
and compatible with the purpose(s) for
which the refuge was established and
the System’s mission.
• Applicant is eligible or is the most
qualified applicant to receive the special
use permit.
We may collect the necessary
information in a nonform format
(through discussions in person or over
the phone, over the Internet, by email,
or by letter). In some instances,
respondents will be able to provide
information verbally. Often, a simple
email or letter describing the activity
will suffice. For activities (e.g.,
commercial visitor services, research,
etc.) that might have a large impact on
refuge resources, we may require
applicants to provide more detail on
operations, techniques, and locations.
Because of the span of activities covered
by special use permits and the different
management needs and resources at
each refuge, respondents may not be
required to answer all questions.
Depending on the requested activity,
refuge managers have the discretion to
ask for less information than appears on
the forms. However, refuge managers
cannot ask for more or different
information.
We issue permits for a specific period
as determined by the type and location
of the use or service provided. We use
these permits to ensure that the
applicant is aware of: (1) The
requirements of the permit, and (2) his/
her legal rights. Refuge-specific special
conditions may be required for the
permit. We identify conditions as an
addendum to the permit. Most of the
special conditions pertain to how a
permitted activity may be conducted
and do not require the collection of
information. However, some special
conditions, such as activity reports,
before and after site photographs, or
data sharing, would qualify as an
information collection, and we have
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included the associated burden in the
table below.
Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31,
32, and 36.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Service Form Numbers: 3–1383–G, 3–
1383–C, and 3–1383–R.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and households; businesses
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0102.
Title: National Wildlife Refuge
Special Use Permit Applications and
Number of
respondents
Activity
and other for-profit organizations;
nonprofit organizations; farms; and
State, local, or tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Completion
time per
response
Number of
responses
Total annual
burden hours
Form 3–1383–G ..............................................................................................
Form 3–1383–C ...............................................................................................
Form 1383–R ...................................................................................................
Activity Reports ................................................................................................
13,500
1,200
300
600
13,500
1,200
300
600
1/2 hour .........
4 hours ...........
4 hours ...........
1/2 hour .........
6,750
4,800
1,200
300
Totals ........................................................................................................
15,600
15,600
........................
13,050
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: $120,000 for fees associated with
applications for commercial use
activities.
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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: November 7, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fish and Wildlife Service
I. Abstract
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Proposed Information Collection;
Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit
Applications and Reports—Migratory
Birds and Eagles
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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on February
28, 2014. 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 January 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0022’’ 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).
SUMMARY:
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Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit
Offices use information that we collect
on permit applications to determine the
eligibility of applicants for permits
requested in accordance with the
criteria in various Federal wildlife
conservation laws and international
treaties, including:
(1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(2) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(3) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
Service regulations implementing these
statutes and treaties are in chapter I,
subchapter B of title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). These
regulations stipulate general and
specific requirements that, when met,
allow us to issue permits to authorize
activities that are otherwise prohibited.
All Service permit applications are in
the 3–200 series of forms, each tailored
to a specific activity based on the
requirements for specific types of
permits. We collect standard identifier
information for all permits. The
information that we collect on
applications and reports is the
minimum necessary for us to determine
if the applicant meets/continues to meet
issuance requirements for the particular
activity.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0022.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife
License/Permit Applications and
Reports, Migratory Birds and Eagles, 50
CFR 10, 13, 21, and 22.
Service Form Numbers: 3–200–6
through 3–200–9, 3–200–10a through 3–
200–10f, 3–200–12 through 3–200–16,
3–200–18, 3–200–67, 3–200–68, 3–200–
71, 3–200–72, 3–200–77, 3–200–78, 3–
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-RF-2013-N254: FXRS12630900000-145-FF09R81000]
Proposed Information Collection; National Wildlife Refuge Special
Use Permit Applications and Reports
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. This IC is scheduled to expire
on June 30, 2014. 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 January 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 2042-
PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0102'' 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 National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) (Administration Act), as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, consolidated all refuge
units into a single National Wildlife Refuge System (System). It also
authorized us to offer visitor and public programs, including those
facilitated by commercial visitor and management support services, on
lands of the System when we find that the activities are appropriate
and compatible with the purpose for which the refuge was established
and the System's mission. The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C.
460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act) allows the use of refuges for public
recreation when it is not inconsistent or does not interfere with the
primary purpose(s) of the refuge. The Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (ANILCA) provides specific
authorization and guidance for the administration and management of
national wildlife refuges within the State of Alaska. Its provisions
provide for the issuance of permits under certain circumstances.
We issue special use permits for a specific period as determined by
the type and location of the management activity or visitor service
provided. These permits authorize activities such as:
Agricultural activities (haying and grazing, 50 CFR 29.1,
29.2, and 29.3).
Beneficial management tools that we use to provide the
best habitat possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11, 31.14, 31.16, and
36.41).
Special events, group visits and other one-time events (50
CFR 25.41, 26.36, 25.61, and 36.41).
Recreational visitor service operations (50 CFR 25.41,
25.61, and 36.41).
Guiding for fishing, hunting, wildlife education, and
interpretation (50 CFR 25.41, and 36.41).
Commercial filming (50 CFR 27.71) and other commercial
activities (50 CFR 29.1 and 36.41).
Building and using cabins to support subsistence or
commercial activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and 36.41).
Research, inventory and monitoring, and other
noncommercial activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 36.41).
We use three forms to collect applicant information:
FWS Form 3-1383-G (General Special Use Application and
Permit).
FWS Form 3-1383-C (Commercial Activities Special Use
Application and Permit).
FWS Form 3-1383-R (Research and Monitoring Special Use
Application and Permit).
The forms serve as both the application and permit. You may view
the currently approved forms at https://www.fws.gov/forms/. The
information we collect helps ensure that:
Applicants are aware of the types of information that may
be needed for permit issuance.
Requested activities are appropriate and compatible with
the purpose(s) for which the refuge was established and the System's
mission.
Applicant is eligible or is the most qualified applicant
to receive the special use permit.
We may collect the necessary information in a nonform format
(through discussions in person or over the phone, over the Internet, by
email, or by letter). In some instances, respondents will be able to
provide information verbally. Often, a simple email or letter
describing the activity will suffice. For activities (e.g., commercial
visitor services, research, etc.) that might have a large impact on
refuge resources, we may require applicants to provide more detail on
operations, techniques, and locations. Because of the span of
activities covered by special use permits and the different management
needs and resources at each refuge, respondents may not be required to
answer all questions. Depending on the requested activity, refuge
managers have the discretion to ask for less information than appears
on the forms. However, refuge managers cannot ask for more or different
information.
We issue permits for a specific period as determined by the type
and location of the use or service provided. We use these permits to
ensure that the applicant is aware of: (1) The requirements of the
permit, and (2) his/her legal rights. Refuge-specific special
conditions may be required for the permit. We identify conditions as an
addendum to the permit. Most of the special conditions pertain to how a
permitted activity may be conducted and do not require the collection
of information. However, some special conditions, such as activity
reports, before and after site photographs, or data sharing, would
qualify as an information collection, and we have
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included the associated burden in the table below.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0102.
Title: National Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permit Applications and
Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, and 36.
Type of Request: Extension of a previously approved collection.
Service Form Numbers: 3-1383-G, 3-1383-C, and 3-1383-R.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses
and other for-profit organizations; nonprofit organizations; farms; and
State, local, or tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Number of Number of Completion time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
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Form 3-1383-G....................... 13,500 13,500 1/2 hour.................. 6,750
Form 3-1383-C....................... 1,200 1,200 4 hours................... 4,800
Form 1383-R......................... 300 300 4 hours................... 1,200
Activity Reports.................... 600 600 1/2 hour.................. 300
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Totals.......................... 15,600 15,600 .......................... 13,050
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $120,000 for fees associated
with applications for commercial use activities.
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: November 7, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-27149 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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