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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2019–N114;
FXMB12310900WHO–190–FF09M26000;
OMB Control Number 1018–0023]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program and Migratory
Bird Surveys
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: JAO/1N PRB/
PERMA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by
email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018–
0023 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. You may also view the ICR
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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On February 28, 2019, we published
a Federal Register notice (84 FR 6814)
soliciting public comment on this
information collection for 60 days,
ending April 29, 2019. We received no
comments in response to that notice.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Service; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Service enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Service minimize the burden
of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
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
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.
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 Branch of
Monitoring and Information
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Division of Migratory Bird
Management, on an annual basis.
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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 postcard
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 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.
Proposed Revision
In fall of 2019, we will be
implementing a new, online platform
for the Migratory Bird Hunter Survey. In
2018, OMB approved usability testing of
the online platform under the
Department of the Interior’s ‘‘Fast
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Track’’ clearance process (OMB Control
Number 1090–0011). We are now ready
to seek full OMB approval for the
platform under the Service’s existing
collection ‘‘Migratory Bird Information
Program and Migratory Bird Surveys, 50
CFR 20.20 (OMB Control Number 1018–
0023).
The platform will be optimized for
use on multiple device types (computer,
tablet, or phone; Android or Apple OS).
Unlike the paper survey form, the
online survey platform walks a
participant through the process of
entering their harvest for a single day,
asking for one piece of information at a
time. This reduces confusion and the
likelihood that the hunter will provide
incorrect information. Also, data quality
is improved at each step with a new
system of checks and pre-populated
menus which limit the types of
responses and prevent errors (e.g.,
reporting harvest of the wrong species,
or in the wrong State). We will continue
to conduct the paper survey for 3 years,
in order to ensure that data collected
through the new method is sound, and
to provide a side-by-side comparison of
harvest estimates that can be used to
calibrate the old survey to the new one.
This is particularly important for
maintaining a continuous time series of
harvest estimates, despite changing
methodology.
Title of Collection: Migratory Bird
Information Program and Migratory Bird
Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20.
Collection type/
form number
Average
number of
responses
each
Number of
respondents
OMB Control Number: 1018–0023.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–165, 3–
165A through E, and 3–2056J through N.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: States
and migratory game bird hunters.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
for HIP registration information;
voluntary for participation in the
surveys.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
States or on occasion for migratory bird
hunters.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Number of
annual
responses *
Average
time per
response
Total annual
burden
hours *
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (State Governments)
49
16.5
809
157 hours ...
127,013
Migratory Bird Hunter Survey (Individuals)
Form
Form
Form
Form
3–2056J .........................................................................
3–2056K .........................................................................
3–2056L .........................................................................
3–2056M ........................................................................
31,900
16,900
8,500
10,200
1
1
1
1
31,900
16,900
8,500
10,200
5
4
4
3
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
...
...
...
...
2,658
1,127
567
510
Subtotals: ..........................................................................
67,500
........................
67,500
....................
4,862
Parts Collection Survey (Individuals)
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
3–165 .............................................................................
3–165A ...........................................................................
3–165B ...........................................................................
3–165C ...........................................................................
3–165D ...........................................................................
3–165E ...........................................................................
4,870
1,000
3,600
900
1,134
1,100
22
5.5
1
1
1
1.5
107,140
5,500
3,600
900
1,134
1,650
5
5
1
1
1
5
minutes ...
minutes ...
minute .....
minute .....
minute .....
minutes ...
8,928
458
60
15
19
138
Subtotals: ..........................................................................
12,604
........................
119,924
....................
9,619
Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey (Individuals)
Form 3–2056N .........................................................................
4,300
1
4,300
3.5 minutes
251
Online Migratory Bird Harvest Survey (Individuals) NEW
None (Online) ..........................................................................
25,500
1
25,500
4 minutes ...
1,700
Totals: ........................................................................
109,953
........................
218,033
....................
143,444
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* Rounded
An agency 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 authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: October 21, 2019.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2019-N114; FXMB12310900WHO-190-FF09M26000; OMB Control
Number 1018-0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Migratory Bird
Harvest Information Program and Migratory Bird Surveys
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: JAO/1N PRB/PERMA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018-0023 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
On February 28, 2019, we published a Federal Register notice (84 FR
6814) soliciting public comment on this information collection for 60
days, ending April 29, 2019. We received no comments in response to
that notice.
We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is
described below. We are especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the
proper functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize
the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the
use of information technology.
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 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.
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 Branch of Monitoring and
Information Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of
Migratory Bird Management, on an annual basis.
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 postcard 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.
Proposed Revision
In fall of 2019, we will be implementing a new, online platform for
the Migratory Bird Hunter Survey. In 2018, OMB approved usability
testing of the online platform under the Department of the Interior's
``Fast
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Track'' clearance process (OMB Control Number 1090-0011). We are now
ready to seek full OMB approval for the platform under the Service's
existing collection ``Migratory Bird Information Program and Migratory
Bird Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20 (OMB Control Number 1018-0023).
The platform will be optimized for use on multiple device types
(computer, tablet, or phone; Android or Apple OS). Unlike the paper
survey form, the online survey platform walks a participant through the
process of entering their harvest for a single day, asking for one
piece of information at a time. This reduces confusion and the
likelihood that the hunter will provide incorrect information. Also,
data quality is improved at each step with a new system of checks and
pre-populated menus which limit the types of responses and prevent
errors (e.g., reporting harvest of the wrong species, or in the wrong
State). We will continue to conduct the paper survey for 3 years, in
order to ensure that data collected through the new method is sound,
and to provide a side-by-side comparison of harvest estimates that can
be used to calibrate the old survey to the new one. This is
particularly important for maintaining a continuous time series of
harvest estimates, despite changing methodology.
Title of Collection: Migratory Bird Information Program and
Migratory Bird Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0023.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3-165, 3-165A through E, and 3-2056J through
N.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: States and migratory game bird
hunters.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory for HIP registration
information; voluntary for participation in the surveys.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for States or on occasion for
migratory bird hunters.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of number of Number of Average time Total annual
Collection type/ form number respondents responses annual per response burden hours
each responses * *
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (State Governments)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
49 16.5 809 157 hours....... 127,013
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Migratory Bird Hunter Survey (Individuals)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form 3-2056J.................. 31,900 1 31,900 5 minutes....... 2,658
Form 3-2056K.................. 16,900 1 16,900 4 minutes....... 1,127
Form 3-2056L.................. 8,500 1 8,500 4 minutes....... 567
Form 3-2056M.................. 10,200 1 10,200 3 minutes....... 510
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Subtotals:................ 67,500 .............. 67,500 ................ 4,862
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Parts Collection Survey (Individuals)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form 3-165.................... 4,870 22 107,140 5 minutes....... 8,928
Form 3-165A................... 1,000 5.5 5,500 5 minutes....... 458
Form 3-165B................... 3,600 1 3,600 1 minute........ 60
Form 3-165C................... 900 1 900 1 minute........ 15
Form 3-165D................... 1,134 1 1,134 1 minute........ 19
Form 3-165E................... 1,100 1.5 1,650 5 minutes....... 138
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Subtotals:................ 12,604 .............. 119,924 ................ 9,619
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey (Individuals)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Form 3-2056N.................. 4,300 1 4,300 3.5 minutes..... 251
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Online Migratory Bird Harvest Survey (Individuals) NEW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
None (Online)................. 25,500 1 25,500 4 minutes....... 1,700
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Totals:............... 109,953 .............. 218,033 ................ 143,444
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Rounded
An agency 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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: October 21, 2019.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-23187 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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