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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 collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and WildlifeAssociated Recreation (FHWAR)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), are proposing to
revise a currently approved information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR)
before the close of the comment period
listed under DATES to https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike,
MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA
22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_
Coll@fws.gov. Please reference OMB
Control No. 1018–0088 in the subject
line of your comments.
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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. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information
collections require approval under the
PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor
and you are not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
On April 26, 2022, we published a
Federal Register notice (87 FR 24584)
with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information. In an effort to increase
public awareness of, and participation
in, our public commenting processes
associated with information collection
requests, the Service also published the
Federal Register notice at https://
www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS–
HQ–WSFR–2022–0035) to provide the
public with an additional method to
submit comments (in addition to the
typical Info_Coll@fws.gov email and
U.S. mail submission methods). We
received the following comments in
response to that notice:
Comment 1: Email comment from
Jean Public received April 26, 2022: The
commenter did not address the
information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 1: No
response required.
Comment 2: Letter (submitted via
email) from Holly Huchko, Endangered
Species Act Program Specialist/Sport
Fish Restoration Coordinator for the
State of Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, received May 17, 2022:
The data provided in the National
FHWAR Survey is used by the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife when
working with their partners and public.
It has also been the source of the
freshwater/saltwater split calculation for
their fishing management funding.
Collecting information through mail and
digital format properly reaches their
angling and hunting constituents.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Agency Response to Comment 2: The
methodology for the 2022 FHWAR
survey is responsive to the needs
identified in this comment. Oregon and
other coastal States will continue to
receive data on the number of
freshwater/saltwater anglers within
their respective States, free of cost. The
2022 FHWAR survey responses will also
be fielded in mail, telephone, and web
modes.
Comment 3: Comment submitted on
June 23, 2022, via Regulations.gov
(FWS–HQ–WSFR–2022–0035–0002)
from Friends of Animals:
Wildlife watchers should be a source
of funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, in addition to hunters and
anglers and boaters. Quantifying
wildlife watching participation and
expenditures will enable the
appropriate management of nonconsumptive wildlife-related recreation
and funding. Birdwatching questions
should be asked during all three waves
of data collection.
Agency Response to Comment 3:
Birding has always been a subset of all
wildlife watching in this Survey; we
include people who bird in our total
wildlife watching estimates. After the
2022 questionnaire was finalized for the
screening and Wave 1 interview, we
decided birding warranted its own
participation estimate. With this
submission, we are putting the birding
participation questions back in. We
won’t have clearance until Wave 3 at the
earliest. The Survey is not part of/
involved in the funding source for the
Service.
Comment 4: Comment submitted on
June 26, 2022, via Regulations.gov
(FWS–HQ–WSFR–2022–0035–0003)
from Anonymous:
The commenter did not address the
information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 4: No
response required.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the
public and other Federal agencies 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.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
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(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, 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) How might the agency 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, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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 information collected
for the National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation (FHWAR) assists the Fish
and Wildlife Service in administering
the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
grant programs. The 2022 FHWAR
survey will provide up-to-date
information on the uses and demands
for wildlife-related recreation resources
and a basis for developing and
evaluating programs and projects to
meet existing and future needs.
We collect the information in
conjunction with carrying out our
responsibilities under the DingellJohnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 777–777m) and the PittmanRobertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669–669i). Under these acts, as
amended, we provide approximately $1
billion in grants annually to States for
projects that support sport fish and
wildlife management and restoration,
including:
• Improvement of fish and wildlife
habitats,
• Fishing and boating access,
• Fish stocking, and
• Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic
education and hunter education,
maintenance of completed projects, and
research into problems affecting fish
and wildlife resources. These projects
help to ensure that the American people
have adequate opportunities for fish and
wildlife recreation. We conduct the
survey about every 5 years. The 2022
FHWAR survey will be the 14th
conducted since 1955. We sponsor the
survey at the States’ request, which is
made through the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies. We contract with
the National Opinion Research Center
(NORC) at the University of Chicago,
which collects the information using
internet, telephone, or mail-in paperand-pencil instrument (PAPI).
Respondents are invited to take the
survey with a mailed letter. NORC will
select a sample of sportspersons and
wildlife watchers from a household
screen and conduct three detailed
interviews during the survey year. The
survey collects information on the
number of days of participation, species
of animals sought, and expenditures for
trips and equipment. Information on the
characteristics of participants includes
age, income, sex, education, race, and
State of residence. The Wave 3
Freshwater/Saltwater Ratio
Questionnaire is designed to get
freshwater and saltwater fishing data for
coastal states. The Service’s Wildlife
and Sportfish Restoration Program is
required to divide fishing management
funds according to the ratio of
freshwater and saltwater anglers in each
coastal state.
Federal and State agencies use
information from the survey to make
policy decisions related to fish and
wildlife restoration and management.
Participation patterns and trend
information help identify present and
future needs and demands. Land
management agencies use the data on
expenditures and participation to assess
the value of wildlife-related recreational
uses of natural resources. Wildliferelated recreation expenditure
information is used to estimate the
impact on the economy and to support
the dedication of tax revenues for fish
and wildlife restoration programs.
2022 Screener Survey:
Screener: web ................................................................................................
Screener: phone .............................................................................................
Screener: PAPI ...............................................................................................
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The 2022 FHWAR does not currently
include the questions on birdwatching
participation and days of participation
that had been asked in previous rounds
of the FHWAR. However, due to high
interest in the birdwatching data, we are
submitting an amendment to add these
questions to the survey. These questions
will be included in Wave 3 and will ask
about participation in birdwatching and
days of participation for the 12-month
reference period of 2022. The sample
will not be affected and will be the same
across modes.
Below are the questions we will add
to the Wave 3 wildlife watching
questionnaire:
• Last year (from January 1 to
December 31, 2022), did you closely
observe or try to identify birds around
your home, meaning the area within a
1-mile radius of your home?
• Last year (from January 1 to
December 31, 2022), on how many days
did you closely observe or try to identify
birds around your home?
• Last year (from January 1 to
December 31, 2022), on your wildlife
watching trips or outings within the
United States, did you closely observe
birds?
• Last year (from January 1 to
December 31, 2022), on how many days
did you closely observe birds on your
wildlife watching trips or outings
within the United States?
Title of Collection: National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting, and WildlifeAssociated Recreation (FHWAR).
OMB Control Number: 1018–0088.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals/households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Screener data
collection was conducted from January
through March 2022. The first detailed
sportsperson and wildlife-watcher
interviews was conducted in May 2022.
The second detailed interviews will be
conducted in September 2022. The third
and final detailed interviews will be
conducted in January 2023.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Estimated number
of household
responses
Activity
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Median completion
time per response
(minutes)
27,639
1,000
31,361
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burden hours *
4,146
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5,227
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Estimated number
of household
responses
Activity
2022 Wave 1 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web ............................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: phone .........................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ...........................................................................
2022 Wave 2 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web ............................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: phone .........................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ...........................................................................
2022 Wave 3 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web ............................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: phone .........................................................................
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ...........................................................................
Wave 3 Fishing-Only Questionnaire ..............................................................
Grand Total .............................................................................................
Median completion
time per response
(minutes)
Estimated
burden hours *
43,068
833
6,972
13
22
14
9,331
305
1,627
32,173
833
3,645
13
22
14
6,971
305
851
46,773
950
11,811
13,500
13
22
14
3
10,134
348
2,756
675
220,558
..................................
42,926
* 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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife;
Receipt of Habitat Conservation Plan
and Applications for Incidental Take
Permits for Bat Species in MI, MN, and
WI; Availability of Draft Environmental
Assessment
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments and information.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received three
separate applications for incidental take
permits (ITPs) under the Endangered
Species Act from the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Minnesota DNR, and Wisconsin DNR. If
approved, the permits would authorize
incidental take of the Indiana bat,
northern long-eared bat, little brown bat,
and tricolored bat. The applicants also
have jointly submitted the Lake States
Forest Management Bat Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP). We make
available for public comment the
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applicants’ HCP and announce the
availability of a draft environmental
assessment, which has been prepared in
response to the permit applications in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. We
invite the public and local, State, Tribal,
and Federal agencies to comment on
these documents.
DATES: We will accept comments
received or postmarked on or before
September 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Document availability: Electronic
copies of the documents this notice
announces, along with public comments
received, will be available online in
Docket No. FWS–R3–ES–2022–0091 at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Comment submission: In your
comment, please specify whether your
comment addresses the proposed HCP,
draft EA, any combination of the
aforementioned documents, or other
supporting documents. You may submit
written comments by one of the
following methods:
• Online: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. FWS–
R3–ES–2022–0091.
• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R3–
ES–2022–0091; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB/
3W; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
For more information, see Availability
of Public Comments in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Hicks, Field Supervisor, Michigan
Ecological Services Field Office, by
email at scott_hicks@fws.gov, or by
telephone at 517–351–2555; or Andrew
Horton, Regional HCP Coordinator, by
email at andrew_horton@fws.gov, or by
telephone at 612–713–5337.
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Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have received three separate
applications from the Michigan
Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
Minnesota DNR, and Wisconsin DNR for
incidental take permits (ITPs) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The applicants also have jointly
submitted the Lake States Forest
Management Bat Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) in support of each of their
ITP applications. We make available for
public comment the applicants’ HCP
and announce the availability of a draft
environmental assessment, which has
been prepared in response to the permit
applications, in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. We request
public comment on the application and
associated documents.
All three State DNRs have requested
50-year ITPs. The Michigan DNR is
applying for an ITP for take of Indiana
bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared
bat (Myotis septentrionalis), tricolored
bat (Perimyotis subflavus), and little
brown bat (Myotis lucifugus), while the
Minnesota DNR and Wisconsin DNR are
each applying for ITPs that include take
coverage for the northern long-eared bat,
tricolored bat, and little brown bat. For
each State, implementation of the
habitat conservation plan (HCP) would
be specific for their respective
incidental take for the Indiana bat,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[FWS-HQ-WSFR-2022-N046; FVWF97820900000-XXX-FF09W13000 and
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to
revise a currently approved information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
September 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request
(ICR) before the close of the comment period listed under DATES to
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB
(JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control No. 1018-0088 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. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under
the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
On April 26, 2022, we published a Federal Register notice (87 FR
24584) with a 60-day public comment period soliciting comments on this
collection of information. In an effort to increase public awareness
of, and participation in, our public commenting processes associated
with information collection requests, the Service also published the
Federal Register notice at https://www.regulations.gov (Docket No. FWS-
HQ-WSFR-2022-0035) to provide the public with an additional method to
submit comments (in addition to the typical [email protected] email and
U.S. mail submission methods). We received the following comments in
response to that notice:
Comment 1: Email comment from Jean Public received April 26, 2022:
The commenter did not address the information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 1: No response required.
Comment 2: Letter (submitted via email) from Holly Huchko,
Endangered Species Act Program Specialist/Sport Fish Restoration
Coordinator for the State of Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,
received May 17, 2022:
The data provided in the National FHWAR Survey is used by the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife when working with their partners
and public. It has also been the source of the freshwater/saltwater
split calculation for their fishing management funding. Collecting
information through mail and digital format properly reaches their
angling and hunting constituents.
Agency Response to Comment 2: The methodology for the 2022 FHWAR
survey is responsive to the needs identified in this comment. Oregon
and other coastal States will continue to receive data on the number of
freshwater/saltwater anglers within their respective States, free of
cost. The 2022 FHWAR survey responses will also be fielded in mail,
telephone, and web modes.
Comment 3: Comment submitted on June 23, 2022, via Regulations.gov
(FWS-HQ-WSFR-2022-0035-0002) from Friends of Animals:
Wildlife watchers should be a source of funding for the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, in addition to hunters and anglers and boaters.
Quantifying wildlife watching participation and expenditures will
enable the appropriate management of non-consumptive wildlife-related
recreation and funding. Birdwatching questions should be asked during
all three waves of data collection.
Agency Response to Comment 3: Birding has always been a subset of
all wildlife watching in this Survey; we include people who bird in our
total wildlife watching estimates. After the 2022 questionnaire was
finalized for the screening and Wave 1 interview, we decided birding
warranted its own participation estimate. With this submission, we are
putting the birding participation questions back in. We won't have
clearance until Wave 3 at the earliest. The Survey is not part of/
involved in the funding source for the Service.
Comment 4: Comment submitted on June 26, 2022, via Regulations.gov
(FWS-HQ-WSFR-2022-0035-0003) from Anonymous:
The commenter did not address the information collection
requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 4: No response required.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies 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.
We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
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(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, 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) How might the agency 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, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
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 information collected for the National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR) assists the
Fish and Wildlife Service in administering the Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration grant programs. The 2022 FHWAR survey will provide up-to-
date information on the uses and demands for wildlife-related
recreation resources and a basis for developing and evaluating programs
and projects to meet existing and future needs.
We collect the information in conjunction with carrying out our
responsibilities under the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 777-777m) and the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act
(16 U.S.C. 669-669i). Under these acts, as amended, we provide
approximately $1 billion in grants annually to States for projects that
support sport fish and wildlife management and restoration, including:
Improvement of fish and wildlife habitats,
Fishing and boating access,
Fish stocking, and
Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic education and hunter education,
maintenance of completed projects, and research into problems affecting
fish and wildlife resources. These projects help to ensure that the
American people have adequate opportunities for fish and wildlife
recreation. We conduct the survey about every 5 years. The 2022 FHWAR
survey will be the 14th conducted since 1955. We sponsor the survey at
the States' request, which is made through the Association of Fish and
Wildlife Agencies. We contract with the National Opinion Research
Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, which collects the
information using internet, telephone, or mail-in paper-and-pencil
instrument (PAPI).
Respondents are invited to take the survey with a mailed letter.
NORC will select a sample of sportspersons and wildlife watchers from a
household screen and conduct three detailed interviews during the
survey year. The survey collects information on the number of days of
participation, species of animals sought, and expenditures for trips
and equipment. Information on the characteristics of participants
includes age, income, sex, education, race, and State of residence. The
Wave 3 Freshwater/Saltwater Ratio Questionnaire is designed to get
freshwater and saltwater fishing data for coastal states. The Service's
Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Program is required to divide
fishing management funds according to the ratio of freshwater and
saltwater anglers in each coastal state.
Federal and State agencies use information from the survey to make
policy decisions related to fish and wildlife restoration and
management. Participation patterns and trend information help identify
present and future needs and demands. Land management agencies use the
data on expenditures and participation to assess the value of wildlife-
related recreational uses of natural resources. Wildlife-related
recreation expenditure information is used to estimate the impact on
the economy and to support the dedication of tax revenues for fish and
wildlife restoration programs.
Proposed Revisions
The 2022 FHWAR does not currently include the questions on
birdwatching participation and days of participation that had been
asked in previous rounds of the FHWAR. However, due to high interest in
the birdwatching data, we are submitting an amendment to add these
questions to the survey. These questions will be included in Wave 3 and
will ask about participation in birdwatching and days of participation
for the 12-month reference period of 2022. The sample will not be
affected and will be the same across modes.
Below are the questions we will add to the Wave 3 wildlife watching
questionnaire:
Last year (from January 1 to December 31, 2022), did you
closely observe or try to identify birds around your home, meaning the
area within a 1-mile radius of your home?
Last year (from January 1 to December 31, 2022), on how
many days did you closely observe or try to identify birds around your
home?
Last year (from January 1 to December 31, 2022), on your
wildlife watching trips or outings within the United States, did you
closely observe birds?
Last year (from January 1 to December 31, 2022), on how
many days did you closely observe birds on your wildlife watching trips
or outings within the United States?
Title of Collection: National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation (FHWAR).
OMB Control Number: 1018-0088.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Screener data collection was conducted
from January through March 2022. The first detailed sportsperson and
wildlife-watcher interviews was conducted in May 2022. The second
detailed interviews will be conducted in September 2022. The third and
final detailed interviews will be conducted in January 2023.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Estimated number Median completion
Activity of household time per response Estimated burden
responses (minutes) hours *
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2022 Screener Survey:
Screener: web.................................... 27,639 9 4,146
Screener: phone.................................. 1,000 15 250
Screener: PAPI................................... 31,361 10 5,227
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2022 Wave 1 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web......................... 43,068 13 9,331
Wave Questionnaires: phone....................... 833 22 305
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI........................ 6,972 14 1,627
2022 Wave 2 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web......................... 32,173 13 6,971
Wave Questionnaires: phone....................... 833 22 305
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI........................ 3,645 14 851
2022 Wave 3 Survey:
Wave Questionnaires: web......................... 46,773 13 10,134
Wave Questionnaires: phone....................... 950 22 348
Wave Questionnaires: PAPI........................ 11,811 14 2,756
Wave 3 Fishing-Only Questionnaire................ 13,500 3 675
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Grand Total.................................. 220,558 ................... 42,926
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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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-18497 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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