Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 14083 [2019-06946]

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• DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 14083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06946]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 4, 2019.
    The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are requested regarding (1) whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Comments regarding this information collection received by May 9, 
2019 will be considered. Written comments should be addressed to: Desk 
Officer for Agriculture, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20502. Commenters are encouraged to 
submit their comments to OMB via email to: [email protected] 
or fax (202) 395-5806 and to Departmental Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, 
Mail Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250-7602. Copies of the submission(s) 
may be obtained by calling (202) 720-8958.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

    Title: National Management Information System (Wildlife Service).
    OMB Control Number: 0579-0335.
    Summary of Collection: The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
under 7 U.S.C. 8351-8354 to take actions considered necessary for the 
control of nuisance mammals and birds, and mammal and bird species that 
are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases. These populations, if left 
unmanaged, may cause tremendous economic damage to crops, livestock 
herds, and private property within the United States. The Wildlife 
Services (WS) program of the United States Department of Agriculture 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is responsible for assisting 
the public with managing damage caused by wildlife. WS provides advice 
or enters into agreements for its services. Through its technical 
assistance approach, WS offers advice through telephone or onsite 
consultations, training sessions, demonstration projects, and other 
means. Mitigation activities are then performed by the requester. 
Through its direct control approach, goods, services, and expertise are 
provided with appropriated and cooperative funds.
    Need and Use of the Information: WS collects only information 
needed to determine appropriate courses of action for providing 
effective wildlife damage management services. Information is used by 
the agency to identify and differentiate between cooperators (i.e., 
property owners, land managers, or resource owners) who request 
assistance, and to identify land areas on which management activities 
would be conducted. Information is also collected to identify the 
relationship between resources or property, WS' protection of such 
resources or property, the damage caused by wildlife, and the 
management methods or activities required to mitigate the damage. 
Records are maintained of cooperative service agreements and Work 
Initiation Documents documenting permissions to access cooperator 
property, wildlife damage occurrences on cooperator property and 
allowable methods to address wildlife damage, and occurrences which may 
have affected non-target species or humans during, or related to, WS 
project actions. Finally, information is used to help WS evaluate, 
modify, and improve its programs.
    Description of Respondents: State and local jurisdictions, Tribes, 
public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and 
individuals.
    Number of Respondents: 98,926.
    Frequency of Responses: Reporting: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,618.

Ruth Brown,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06946 Filed 4-8-19; 8:45 am]
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