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requirements. With this single FY 2014–
FY 2015 NOFA and corresponding FY
2014 HUD General Section, HUD may
conduct a competition for housing
counseling training grant funding for
both FY 2014 and FY 2015. HUD would
use the applications received under this
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HUD reserves the right to issue a
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Dated: April 17, 2014.
Anne M. Morillon,
Director, Grants Management and Oversight
Division, Office of Strategic Planning and
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2014–N072;
FXMB12310900WH0–134–91200–
FF09M26000]
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
SUMMARY:
Number of
respondents
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Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program ........
Migratory Bird Hunter Survey
Form 3—2056J .....................................................
Form 3—2056K ....................................................
Form 3—2056L .....................................................
Form 3—2056M ....................................................
Parts Collection Survey
Form 3—165 .........................................................
Form 3—165A ......................................................
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Number of
responses
49
686
37,100
23,100
11,700
12,300
37,100
23,100
11,700
12,300
6,500
6,000
117,000
6,000
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cost. This information collection is
scheduled to expire on April 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before May 23, 2014.
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) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
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 ‘‘1018–0023’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
the Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018–0023.
Title: Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program and Migratory Bird
Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20.
Service Form Number: 3–165, 3–165A
through E, 3–2056J through N.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States
and migratory game bird hunters.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
for Harvest Information Program
registration information; voluntary for
participation in the surveys.
Frequency of Collection: Annually or
on occasion.
Completion time per response
185 hours .............................................................
5
4
4
3
126,910
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
..............................................................
3,092
1,540
780
615
5 minutes ..............................................................
1 minute ................................................................
9,750
100
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minutes
minutes
minutes
Total annual
burden
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Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses
Completion time per response
22697
Total annual
burden
hours
3,000
400
2,600
2,600
4,500
400
2,600
3,900
5
1
1
5
minutes ..............................................................
minute ................................................................
minute ................................................................
minutes ..............................................................
375
7
43
325
8,300
8,300
3.5 minutes ...........................................................
484
Total ...............................................................
wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Form 3—165B ......................................................
Form 3—165C ......................................................
Form 3—165D ......................................................
Form 3—165E ......................................................
Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey
Form 3—2056N ....................................................
113,649
227,586
...............................................................................
144,021
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (16 U.S.C. 703–711) 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 (1) the wise management of
migratory bird populations frequenting
the United States, and (2) setting
hunting regulations that allow
appropriate harvests that are within the
guidelines that will allow for those
populations’ well-being. These
responsibilities dictate that we gather
accurate data on various characteristics
of migratory bird harvest. Based on
information from harvest surveys, we
can adjust hunting regulations as
needed to optimize harvests at levels
that provide a maximum of hunting
recreation while keeping populations at
desired levels.
Under 50 CFR 20.20, migratory bird
hunters must register for the Migratory
Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP)
in each State in which they hunt each
year. State natural resource agencies
must send names and addresses of all
migratory bird hunters to us annually.
The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is
based on the Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program. We randomly
select migratory bird hunters and ask
them to report their harvest. The
resulting estimates of harvest per hunter
are combined with the complete list of
migratory bird hunters to provide
estimates of the total harvest for the
species surveyed.
The Parts Collection Survey estimates
the species, sex, and age composition of
the harvest, and the geographic and
temporal distribution of the harvest.
Randomly selected successful hunters
who responded to the Migratory Bird
Hunter Survey the previous year are
asked to complete and return a form if
they are willing to participate in the
Parts Collection Survey. We provide
postage-paid envelopes to respondents
before the hunting season and ask them
to send in a wing or the tail feathers
from each duck or goose that they
harvest, or a wing from each mourning
dove, woodcock, band-tailed pigeon,
snipe, rail, or gallinule that they harvest.
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We use the wings and tail feathers to
identify the species, sex, and age of the
harvested sample. We also ask
respondents to report on the envelope
the date and location of harvest for each
bird. We combine the results of this
survey with the harvest estimates
obtained from the Migratory Bird
Hunter Survey to provide speciesspecific national harvest estimates.
The combined results of these surveys
enable us to evaluate the effects of
season length, season dates, and bag
limits on the harvest of each species,
and thus help us determine appropriate
hunting regulations.
The Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey is
an annual questionnaire survey of
people who obtained a sandhill crane
hunting permit. At the end of the
hunting season, we randomly select a
sample of permit holders and ask them
to report the date, location, and number
of birds harvested for each of their
sandhill crane hunts. Their responses
provide estimates of the temporal and
geographic distribution of the harvest as
well as the average harvest per hunter,
which, combined with the total number
of permits issued, enables us to estimate
the total harvest of sandhill cranes.
Based on information from this survey,
we adjust hunting regulations as
needed.
Comment Received and Our Response
Comments: On November 8, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 67183) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on January 7, 2014. We
received one comment. The commenter
objected to the surveys, but did not
address the information collection
requirements. We did not make any
changes to our requirements.
Request for Public Comments
We again 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;
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• 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. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Refuge, Collier County, Florida
Fish and Wildlife Service,
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ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan
revision and environmental assessment;
request for comments.
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We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), intend to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan (CCP)
revision and associated National
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documents for Florida Panther National
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2014-N072; FXMB12310900WH0-134-91200-FF09M26000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Migratory Bird Harvest Information
Program and Migratory Bird Surveys
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to
expire on April 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 23, 2014.
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) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments 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 ``1018-0023'' in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
OMB Control Number: 1018-0023.
Title: Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program and Migratory
Bird Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20.
Service Form Number: 3-165, 3-165A through E, 3-2056J through N.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States and migratory game bird hunters.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory for Harvest Information Program
registration information; voluntary for participation in the surveys.
Frequency of Collection: Annually or on occasion.
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Total
Number of Number of annual
Activity respondents responses Completion time per response burden
hours
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Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program 49 686 185 hours.................... 126,910
Migratory Bird Hunter Survey
Form 3--2056J............................. 37,100 37,100 5 minutes.................... 3,092
Form 3--2056K............................. 23,100 23,100 4 minutes.................... 1,540
Form 3--2056L............................. 11,700 11,700 4 minutes.................... 780
Form 3--2056M............................. 12,300 12,300 3 minutes.................... 615
Parts Collection Survey
Form 3--165............................... 6,500 117,000 5 minutes.................... 9,750
Form 3--165A.............................. 6,000 6,000 1 minute..................... 100
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Form 3--165B.............................. 3,000 4,500 5 minutes.................... 375
Form 3--165C.............................. 400 400 1 minute..................... 7
Form 3--165D.............................. 2,600 2,600 1 minute..................... 43
Form 3--165E.............................. 2,600 3,900 5 minutes.................... 325
Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey
Form 3--2056N............................. 8,300 8,300 3.5 minutes.................. 484
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Total................................. 113,649 227,586 ............................. 144,021
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Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-711) 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 (1) the wise
management of migratory bird populations frequenting the United States,
and (2) setting hunting regulations that allow appropriate harvests
that are within the guidelines that will allow for those populations'
well-being. These responsibilities dictate that we gather accurate data
on various characteristics of migratory bird harvest. Based on
information from harvest surveys, we can adjust hunting regulations as
needed to optimize harvests at levels that provide a maximum of hunting
recreation while keeping populations at desired levels.
Under 50 CFR 20.20, migratory bird hunters must register for the
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) in each State in which
they hunt each year. State natural resource agencies must send names
and addresses of all migratory bird hunters to us annually.
The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is based on the Migratory Bird
Harvest Information Program. We randomly select migratory bird hunters
and ask them to report their harvest. The resulting estimates of
harvest per hunter are combined with the complete list of migratory
bird hunters to provide estimates of the total harvest for the species
surveyed.
The Parts Collection Survey estimates the species, sex, and age
composition of the harvest, and the geographic and temporal
distribution of the harvest. Randomly selected successful hunters who
responded to the Migratory Bird Hunter Survey the previous year are
asked to complete and return a form if they are willing to participate
in the Parts Collection Survey. We provide postage-paid envelopes to
respondents before the hunting season and ask them to send in a wing or
the tail feathers from each duck or goose that they harvest, or a wing
from each mourning dove, woodcock, band-tailed pigeon, snipe, rail, or
gallinule that they harvest. We use the wings and tail feathers to
identify the species, sex, and age of the harvested sample. We also ask
respondents to report on the envelope the date and location of harvest
for each bird. We combine the results of this survey with the harvest
estimates obtained from the Migratory Bird Hunter Survey to provide
species-specific national harvest estimates.
The combined results of these surveys enable us to evaluate the
effects of season length, season dates, and bag limits on the harvest
of each species, and thus help us determine appropriate hunting
regulations.
The Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey is an annual questionnaire survey
of people who obtained a sandhill crane hunting permit. At the end of
the hunting season, we randomly select a sample of permit holders and
ask them to report the date, location, and number of birds harvested
for each of their sandhill crane hunts. Their responses provide
estimates of the temporal and geographic distribution of the harvest as
well as the average harvest per hunter, which, combined with the total
number of permits issued, enables us to estimate the total harvest of
sandhill cranes. Based on information from this survey, we adjust
hunting regulations as needed.
Comment Received and Our Response
Comments: On November 8, 2013, we published in the Federal Register
(78 FR 67183) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on January 7, 2014. We received one comment. The
commenter objected to the surveys, but did not address the information
collection requirements. We did not make any changes to our
requirements.
Request for Public Comments
We again 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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-09259 Filed 4-22-14; 8:45 am]
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