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Dated: March 27, 2023.
J.F. Burdian,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant
Commandant for Response Policy.
[FR Doc. 2023–06611 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 9110–04–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2023–N033; FF07CAFB00/
223/FXFR13350700001; OMB Control
Number 1018–0146]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; Depredation
and Control Orders
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 without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 1,
2023.
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice 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,
MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike,
Falls Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or
by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference ‘‘1018–0146’’ 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 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.
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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 September 23, 2022, we published
in the Federal Register (87 FR 58124) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on November 22, 2022.
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 on Regulations.gov
(Docket FWS–HQ–MB–2022–0139) 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 three comments
in response to that notice. However,
none of the comments addressed the
information collection, so no response is
required.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite 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;
(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.
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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 ICR. 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.
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)
implements four treaties concerning
migratory birds signed by the United
States with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and
Russia. These treaties require that we
preserve most U.S. species of birds, and
prohibit activities involving migratory
birds, except as authorized by
regulation. Under the MBTA, it is
unlawful to take, possess, import,
export, transport, sell, purchase,
barter—or offer for sale, purchase, or
barter—migratory birds or their parts,
nests, or eggs, except as authorized by
regulation. This information collection
is associated with our regulations that
implement the MBTA. We collect
information concerning depredation
actions taken to determine the number
of take of birds of each species each year
and whether the control actions are
likely to affect the populations of those
species.
We are not revising any information
collections with this submission.
However, on January 7, 2022, we issued
a final rule (87 FR 876) to renumber,
rename, and rearrange certain subparts
and sections in our regulations at 50
CFR parts 21 and 22. We updated the
citations for the information collections
contained in 50 CFR 21 subpart D in
this submission, to include those in
FWS Form 3–2436, Annual Report.
FWS Form 3–2436, ‘‘Depredation and
Control Orders—Annual Reporting’’
Regulations at 50 CFR 21 establish
depredation orders and impose
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. All persons or entities
acting under depredation orders must
provide an annual report. The capture
and disposition of all non-target
migratory birds, including endangered,
threatened, or candidate species, must
be reported on Form 3–2436. In addition
to the name, address, phone number,
and email address of each person or
entity operating under the order, we
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collect the following information for
each target and non-target species taken:
• Species taken,
• Number of birds taken,
• Months and years in which the
birds were taken,
• State(s) and county(ies) in which
the birds were taken,
• General purpose for which the birds
were taken (such as for protection of
agriculture, human health and safety,
property, or natural resources), and
• Disposition of non-target species
(released, sent to rehabilitation
facilities, etc.).
We use the information to:
• Identify the person or entity acting
under depredation orders;
• Assess the impact to non-target
migratory birds or other species;
• Ensure that agencies and
individuals operate in accordance with
the terms, conditions, and purpose of
the orders;
• Inform us as to whether there are
areas in which control activities are
concentrated and might be conducted
more efficiently; and
• Help gauge the effectiveness of the
following orders in mitigating orderspecific related damages:
§ 21.150—Depredation order for
blackbirds, cowbirds, crows, grackles,
and magpies;
§ 21.153—Depredation order for
horned larks, house finches, and whitecrowned sparrows in California;
§ 21.156—Depredation order for
depredating California scrub jays and
Steller’s jays in Washington and Oregon;
§ 21.159—Control order for resident
Canada geese at airports and military
airfields;
§ 21.162—Depredation order for
resident Canada geese nests and eggs;
§ 21.165—Depredation order for
resident Canada geese at agricultural
facilities;
§ 21.168—Public health control order
for resident Canada geese;
§ 21.171—Control order for purple
swamphens;
§ 21.174—Control order for Muscovy
ducks in the United States;
§ 21.177—Control order for invasive
migratory birds in Hawaii;
§ 21.180—Conservation order for light
geese; and
§ 21.183—Population control of
resident Canada geese.
Recordkeeping Requirements (50 CFR
13.48)
Persons and entities operating under
these orders must keep accurate records
to complete Form 3–2436. The records
of any taking must be legibly written or
reproducible in English and maintained
for 5 years after the persons or entities
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have ceased the activity authorized by
this order. Persons or entities who
reside or are located in the United States
and persons or entities conducting
commercial activities in the United
States who reside or are located outside
the United States must maintain records
at a location in the United States where
the records are available for inspection.
Endangered, Threatened, and
Candidate Species Take Report (50 CFR
21)
If attempts to trap any species under
a depredation order injure a bird of a
non-target species that is federally listed
as endangered or threatened, or that is
a candidate for listing, the bird must be
delivered to a rehabilitator and must be
reported by phone or email to the
nearest Service Field Office or Special
Agent. Capture and disposition of all
non-target migratory birds must also be
reported on the annual report.
Required Notifications (50 CFR 21)
• § 21.150—Report take of nontarget
federally protected migratory birds to
the nearest Service Field Office or
Special Agent.
• § 21.159—Airports and military
airfields or their agents must obtain
authorization from landowners for all
management activities conducted
outside the airport or military airfield’s
boundaries.
• § 21.159—Airports and military
airfields or their agents must notify
Service Ecological Services offices if
control activities are proposed in or
around occupied habitats.
• § 21.162—Registrants may conduct
resident Canada goose nest and egg
destruction activities at any time of
year. Homeowners’ associations and
local governments or their agents must
obtain landowner consent prior to
destroying nests and eggs on private
property within the homeowners’
association or local government’s
jurisdiction and comply with all State
and local laws and regulations.
• § 21.162—To protect certain species
from being adversely affected by
management actions, registrants must
contact the Service if control activities
are proposed in or around occupied
habitats to discuss the proposed activity
and ensure that implementation will not
adversely affect protected species or
their habitat.
• § 21.168—Information on birds
carrying metal leg bands must be
submitted to the Bird Banding
Laboratory by means of a toll-free
telephone number at 1–800–327–BAND
(or 2263) (U.S. Geological Survey OMB
Control Number 1028–0082).
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• § 21.162—Information on birds
carrying metal leg bands must be
submitted to the Bird Banding
Laboratory by means of a toll-free
telephone number at 1–800–327–BAND
(or 2263) (USGS OMB Control Number
1028–0082).
• § 21.168—Any State or Tribal
employee or designated agent
conducting such activities must
promptly furnish whatever information
is required concerning such activities to
any such wildlife officer.
• § 21.168—To protect certain species
from being adversely affected by
management actions, registrants must
contact the Service if control activities
are proposed in or around occupied
habitats, to discuss the proposed
activity and ensure that implementation
will not adversely affect protected
species or their habitat.
• § 21.171—Authorized individuals
operating under this order must
immediately report the take of any other
species protected under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), the MBTA, or the Bald and Golden
Eagle Protection Act to the nearest
Service Ecological Services office.
• § 21.174—Authorized individuals
operating under this order must
immediately report the take of any
species protected under the ESA, or any
other bird species protected under the
MBTA, to the Service Ecological
Services office for the State or location
in which the take occurred.
• § 21.174—Authorized individuals
operating under this order must obtain
appropriate landowner permission
before conducting activities authorized
by this order.
• § 21.177—Authorized personnel
must obtain authorization from
landowners prior to conducting
management activities authorized by
this order.
• § 21.177—Authorized individuals
operating under this order must
immediately report the take of any
species protected under the ESA or
MBTA within 72 hours of take to the
Pacific Region Migratory Bird Permit
office in Portland, Oregon.
• § 21.183—Authorized individuals
operating under this section must
immediately report the take of any
species protected under the ESA to the
Service.
Conservation Order for Light Geese (50
CFR 21.180)
We published a final environmental
impact statement on light goose
management in June 2007 and
reaffirmed § 21.180 in a final rule
published on November 5, 2008 (73 FR
65926). This final rule superseded the
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Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency
Conservation Act, which is no longer in
effect. These regulations impose require
States and Tribes keep annual records of
activities carried out under the authority
of the conservation order and submit an
annual report summarizing activities
conducted under the conservation order
on or before September 15 of each year.
Specifically, information must be
collected on:
• The number of persons
participating in the conservation order;
• The number of days people
participated in the conservation order;
• The number of light geese shot and
retrieved under the conservation order;
and
• The number of light geese shot but
not retrieved.
Conservation Order Participants—
Provide Information to States (50 CFR
21.180)
Persons acting under the authority of
the conservation order must permit at
all reasonable times, including during
actual operations, any Federal or State
game or deputy game agent, warden,
protector, or other game law
enforcement officer free and
unrestricted access over the premises on
which such operations have been or are
being conducted and must promptly
furnish whatever information an officer
requires concerning the operation.
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Population Control of Resident Canada
Geese (50 CFR 20.183)
We use the information required in 50
CFR part 21 to monitor the status of
resident Canada goose populations and
to assess the impacts that this
alternative regulatory strategy may have
on resident Canada goose populations.
Except for the nest and egg
depredation order, there is no specified
form for providing the information. The
nest and egg depredation order employs
a web-based computer registration
system with screens designed to collect
the appropriate information.
Annual Report—Airport Control Order
(50 CFR 21.159)
Airports and military airfields
exercising the privileges granted by this
section must:
• Submit information on birds
carrying metal leg bands to the Bird
Banding Laboratory (§ 21.159(d)(4)).
OMB has approved this information
collection under OMB Control No.
1028–0082 (Interior; U.S. Geological
Survey). We use this information to
track geographic movement and survival
of individual birds.
• Submit an annual report
summarizing activities, including the
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date and numbers and location of birds,
nests, and eggs taken, by December 31
(§ 21.159(d)(8)). We use this information
to monitor the resident Canada goose
populations in different areas of the
country.
• Immediately report to the
appropriate MB office the take of any
species protected under the ESA
(§ 21.159(d)(8)). This information
ensures that the program does not
exceed incidental take limits authorized
under section 7 of the ESA. Further, to
protect certain species from being
adversely affected by management
actions, registrants must notify Service
Ecological Services offices if control
activities are proposed in or around
occupied habitats.
Nest and Egg Depredation Order (50
CFR 21.162)
Landowners operating under this
order must:
• Register with the Service using our
web-based registration system (https://
epermits.fws.gov/eRCGR)
(§ 21.162(d)(1)). Registration includes
name of landowner, names of
designated agents, location of
management activities, and contact
information. The registration is valid for
1 year; the registrant must renew the
registration each year he or she wishes
to take nests and eggs. To renew the
registration, the registrant must review
the information and certify that it is
correct. If any information entered
during initial registration has changed,
the registrant needs to enter only the
revised information. We use this
information for enforcement purposes
and to contact registrants when there are
questions regarding their report
information. We provided OMB with
screen shots of the registration website
and a copy of the User Guide as
supplementary documents.
• Complete an annual report
summarizing the date (month),
numbers, and locations of nests and
eggs taken by October 31
(§ 21.162(d)(6)). We use this information
to monitor the effectiveness of the
program and the cumulative effect of the
take of nests and eggs on various
subpopulations of resident Canada
goose populations in different areas of
the country. We distribute reports of the
numbers of nests and eggs taken, by
State and county, annually to the States,
Flyway Councils, and Service biologists
for their use in determining allowable
take by other methods, including
hunting seasons. We now also include
this information on the registration
website.
• Immediately report to the
appropriate MB office the take of any
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species protected under the ESA
(§ 21.162(d)(8)). This information
ensures that the program does not
exceed incidental take limits authorized
under section 7 of the ESA.
Agricultural Depredation Order (50
CFR 21.165)
• Authorized agricultural producers
and their employees and agents must
submit information on birds carrying
metal leg bands to the Bird Banding
Laboratory (§ 21.165(d)(5)). This
information is used to track geographic
movement and survival of individual
birds. OMB has approved this
information collection under OMB
Control No. 1028–0082 (Interior; U.S.
Geological Survey).
• Recordkeeping Requirement
(Private Sector Only)—Authorized
agricultural producers must:
—Keep and maintain a log that indicates
the date and number of birds killed
and the date and number of nests and
eggs taken under this authorization;
—Maintain the log for a period of 3
years (and records for 3 previous
years of takings at all times
thereafter); and
—Make the log and any related records
available to Federal, State, or Tribal
wildlife enforcement officers
(§ 21.165(d)(8)).
• Reporting Requirement (States and
Tribes Only)—States and Tribes must
submit by December 31 an annual report
summarizing activities, including the
numbers of birds, nests, and eggs taken
and county where taken
(§ 21.165(d)(10)). We use this
information to monitor the resident
Canada goose populations in different
areas of the country.
• Persons operating under this order
must immediately report to the
appropriate migratory bird office the
take of any species protected under the
ESA (§ 21.165(d)(12)). This ensures that
the program does not exceed incidental
take limits authorized under section 7 of
the ESA.
Public Health Control Order (50 CFR
21.168)
States and Tribes must:
• Submit information on birds
carrying metal leg bands to the Bird
Banding Laboratory (§ 21.168(e)(4)).
This information is used to track
geographic movement and survival of
individual birds. OMB has approved
this information collection under OMB
Control No. 1028–0082.
• Promptly furnish whatever
information is required concerning such
activities to any Service special agent or
refuge officer, State or Tribal wildlife or
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deputy wildlife agent, warden,
protector, or other wildlife law
enforcement officer (§ 21.168(e)(8)).
• Submit by December 31 an annual
report summarizing activities, including
the numbers and county of birds taken
(§ 21.168(e)(9)). We use this information
to monitor the resident Canada goose
populations in different areas of the
country.
• Immediately report to the
appropriate MB office the take of any
species protected under the ESA
(§ 21.168(e)(10)). This ensures that the
program does not exceed incidental take
limits authorized under section 7 of the
ESA.
• Notify Service Ecological Services
offices if control activities are proposed
in or around occupied habitats
(§ 21.168(e)(10)(iv) and (v)).
Population Control of Resident Canada
Geese (50 CFR 21.183)
States and Tribes:
• May request approval for the
population control program. Requests
must include a discussion of the State’s
or Tribe’s efforts to address its injurious
situations or a discussion of the reasons
why the methods authorized by these
regulations are not feasible for dealing
with, or applicable to, the injurious
situations that require further action.
Requests must provide detailed
information of the injuries that
continue, why the authorized methods
have not worked, and why methods not
utilized could not resolve the injuries
(§ 21.183(d)). This information is
Respondent
necessary for us to assess whether or not
the program should be authorized.
• Must keep annual records of
activities carried out under the authority
of the program, including (1) the
number of individuals participating in
the program; (2) the number of days
each individual participated in the
program; (3) the total number of resident
Canada geese shot and retrieved during
the program; and (4) the number of
resident Canada geese shot but not
retrieved (§ 21.183(d)(7)). We use this
information, in conjunction with take
under other methods and hunting
seasons, to determine cumulative
impacts on the various goose
populations.
• Must submit by June 1 an annual
report summarizing activities conducted
under the program and an assessment of
the continuation of injuries
(§ 21.183(d)(7)(iv)). We use this
information to determine if we should
continue to authorize program activities.
• Must provide by August 1 an
annual estimate of the breeding
population and distribution of resident
Canada geese in their State (§ 21.183(h)).
We use this information to monitor the
impacts of this program, as well as other
authorized activities, on the population
and to determine if we should continue
to authorize program activities.
Endangered or Threatened Species
Take Report (50 CFR 21.165 and
21.183)
Persons operating under § 21.165
must immediately report the take of any
Annual
number of
respondents
Activity
species protected under the ESA to the
Service. States may not undertake any
actions under § 21.183 if the activities
adversely affect other migratory birds or
species designated as endangered or
threatened under the authority of the
ESA. Persons operating under § 21.183
must immediately report the take of any
species protected under the ESA to the
Service.
Title of Collection: Depredation and
Control Orders Under 50 CFR 21,
Subpart D.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0146.
Form Number: FWS Form 3–2436.
Type of Review: Renewal without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Federal wildlife damage
management personnel, farmers, and
individuals.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for take reports and annually for annual
reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $78,000 (each
participating State/Tribe will incur for
overhead costs (materials, printing,
postage, etc.) associated with mailing
surveys to conservation order
participants).
Number of
submissions
each
Total annual
responses
Avg. time
per response
(hours)
Total annual
burden
hours *
3
1
3
1
3
1
24
8
24
8
33
11
2.5
1
2.5
1
2.5
1
20
8
20
8
28
11
Annual Report—Depredation Order (Form 3–2436)
Individuals ....................................
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
8
1
8
8
1
8
11
1
11
ePermits Annual Report—Depredation Order (Form 3–2436)
Individuals ....................................
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
8
1
8
8
1
8
11
1
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Report Take—Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species (§ 21.150, § 21.159–21.177, and § 21.183)
Individuals ....................................
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Respondent
Annual
number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
submissions
each
Total annual
responses
Avg. time
per response
(hours)
Total annual
burden
hours *
106
8
4,134
312
Conservation Order for Control of Light Geese (§ 21.180)
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
39
1
39
Conservation Order Participants—Provide Information to States (§ 21.180)
Individuals ....................................
Reporting .....................................
21,538
1
21,538
.13333
2,872
25
1
25
25
1
25
1
.5
1
.5
25
13
25
13
126
674
200
.5
.5
.5
63
337
100
374
2,026
600
0.25
0.25
0.25
94
507
150
.17
.08
.17
.08
.17
.08
85
40
459
216
136
64
600
0.5
300
1
20
7
1
140
20
1
20
.75
.25
15
5
12
12
36
36
Annual Report—Airport Control Order § 21.159
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Initial Registration—Nest & Egg Depredation Order (§ 21.162)
Individuals ....................................
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Reporting .....................................
Reporting .....................................
126
674
200
1
1
1
Renew Registration—Nest & Egg Depredation Order (§ 21.162)
Individuals ....................................
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Reporting .....................................
Reporting .....................................
374
2,026
600
1
1
1
Annual Report—Nest & Egg Depredation Order (§ 21.162)
Individuals ....................................
Private Sector ..............................
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
500
1
500
2,700
1
2,700
800
1
800
Recordkeeping—Agricultural Depredation Order (§ 21.165)
Private Sector ..............................
Recordkeeping ............................
600
1
Annual Report—Agricultural Depredation Order (§ 21.165)
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
20
Annual Report—Public Health Order (§ 21.168)
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
20
Annual Report and Recordkeeping—Population Control Approval Request (§ 21.183)
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
Recordkeeping ............................
3
1
3
Population Control Approval Request—Population and Distribution Estimates (§ 21.183)
Government .................................
Reporting .....................................
3
1
3
160
480
Totals ....................................
......................................................
30,334
....................
30,334
......................
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Madonna Baucum,
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Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2023–06599 Filed 3–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
Nominations Submitted by State or
Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Key: State, County, Property Name,
Multiple Name (if applicable), Address/
Boundary, City, Vicinity, Reference
Number.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
CALIFORNIA
[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–DTS#–35503;
PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000]
NEW YORK
Erie County
Lustron House Westchester Deluxe Model
M02 #01310 (Lustron Houses in New York
MPS), 3381 North Boston Rd., Eden,
MP100008880
Kings County
English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the
Reformation, 105 Barbey St., Brooklyn,
SG100008887
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Maulhardt, Gottfried, Farm, 1251 Gottfried
Pl., Oxnard, SG100008891
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Oneida County
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1608
Genesee St., Utica, SG100008877
Beeches Historic District, The 7900 Turin
Rd., Rome, SG100008881
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
District of Columbia
OHIO
Chevy Chase Savings Bank, 5530 Connecticut
Ave. NW, Washington, SG100008870
Warren County
Franklin Historic District, Roughly Bounded
by West 1st, South. Main, and Sixth Sts.,
and the Great Miami R., Franklin,
SG100008886
Ventura County
AGENCY:
The National Park Service is
soliciting electronic comments on the
significance of properties nominated
before March 18, 2023, for listing or
related actions in the National Register
of Historic Places.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
electronically by April 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments are encouraged
to be submitted electronically to
National_Register_Submissions@
nps.gov with the subject line ‘‘Public
Comment on .’’ If you
have no access to email, you may send
them via U.S. Postal Service and all
other carriers to the National Register of
Historic Places, National Park Service,
1849 C Street NW, MS 7228,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register
of Historic Places/National Historic
Landmarks Program, 1849 C Street NW,
MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240,
sherry_frear@nps.gov, 202–913–3763.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
properties listed in this notice are being
considered for listing or related actions
in the National Register of Historic
Places. Nominations for their
consideration were received by the
National Park Service before March 18,
2023. Pursuant to Section 60.13 of 36
CFR part 60, comments are being
accepted concerning the significance of
the nominated properties under the
National Register criteria for evaluation.
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
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Miami-Dade County
Grove Park Historic District, Bounded by NW
17th Ave., FL 836, NW 14th Ct., and NW
7th St., Miami, SG100008869
Duval County
Garden Club of Jacksonville, The, 1005
Riverside Ave., Jacksonville, SG100008872
Pinellas County
Peninsular Fruit Company Building, 10000
Gandy Blvd. North, St. Petersburg,
SG100008871
ILLINOIS
Cook County
Laramie State Bank Building, 5200 West
Chicago Ave., Chicago, SG100008873
Wilmette Village Center Historic District,
1200 blk. of Washington Ct.; 1100 blks. of
Central and Wilmette Aves.; 700 block of
12th St., Wilmette, SG100008874
KANSAS
Wilson County
DeLay, Dorothy, House, 124 North 2nd St.,
Neodesha, SG100008863
KENTUCKY
Clay County
Manchester Historic District, Portions of
Main, Bridge, and Lawyer Sts., Town Sq.,
Richmond Rd./US 421/White St.,
Manchester, SG100008883
MISSISSIPPI
Adams County
Propinquity, 48 Powlett Rd., Natchez
vicinity, SG100008884
MONTANA
Sacajawea-Miles Parks Historic District,
Roughly bounded by West Butte and South
2nd Sts., River Dr., a channel of the lagoon
to the north and west, the Yellowstone R.,
and River Dr., Livingston, SG100008882
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Dauphin County
Midland Cemetery (African American
Churches and Cemeteries in Pennsylvania,
c. 1644–c. 1970 MPS), 206 Kelker St.,
Swatara Township, MP100008865
Lackawanna County
Scranton Electric Building, 507 Linden St.,
Scranton, SG100008866
Philadelphia County
S.L. Allen & Company Building, 459 West
Glenwood Ave., Philadelphia,
SG100008867
Star Carpet Mill (Textile Industry in the
Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania MPS), 1801 North Howard
St., Philadelphia, MP100008868
TENNESSEE
Knox County
Emory Place Historic District (Boundary
Increase), (Knoxville and Knox County
MPS), Portions of North Broadway, North
Central, Lamar, King, and North Gay Sts.,
Emory Pl., East 4th, East 5th. and West 5th
Aves., Knoxville, BC100008890
Williamson County
Lewisburg Avenue Historic District
(Boundary Increase/Decrease), (Williamson
County MRA), Along sections of Lewisburg
Ave., South Margin, and Adams Sts.,
Franklin, BC100008879
WISCONSIN
Washington County
Tischer, Wilhelm Blacksmith Shop, 1125
Western Ave., Jackson, SG100008864
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2023-N033; FF07CAFB00/223/FXFR13350700001; OMB Control
Number 1018-0146]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget; Depredation and Control Orders
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, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice 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, MS: PRB
(JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by
email to [email protected]. Please reference ``1018-0146'' 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.
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 September 23, 2022, we published in the Federal Register (87 FR
58124) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on November 22, 2022. 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 on Regulations.gov (Docket FWS-
HQ-MB-2022-0139) 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 three comments in response
to that notice. However, none of the comments addressed the information
collection, so no response is required.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite 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;
(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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et
seq.) implements four treaties concerning migratory birds signed by the
United States with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. These treaties
require that we preserve most U.S. species of birds, and prohibit
activities involving migratory birds, except as authorized by
regulation. Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take, possess, import,
export, transport, sell, purchase, barter--or offer for sale, purchase,
or barter--migratory birds or their parts, nests, or eggs, except as
authorized by regulation. This information collection is associated
with our regulations that implement the MBTA. We collect information
concerning depredation actions taken to determine the number of take of
birds of each species each year and whether the control actions are
likely to affect the populations of those species.
We are not revising any information collections with this
submission. However, on January 7, 2022, we issued a final rule (87 FR
876) to renumber, rename, and rearrange certain subparts and sections
in our regulations at 50 CFR parts 21 and 22. We updated the citations
for the information collections contained in 50 CFR 21 subpart D in
this submission, to include those in FWS Form 3-2436, Annual Report.
FWS Form 3-2436, ``Depredation and Control Orders--Annual Reporting''
Regulations at 50 CFR 21 establish depredation orders and impose
reporting and recordkeeping requirements. All persons or entities
acting under depredation orders must provide an annual report. The
capture and disposition of all non-target migratory birds, including
endangered, threatened, or candidate species, must be reported on Form
3-2436. In addition to the name, address, phone number, and email
address of each person or entity operating under the order, we
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collect the following information for each target and non-target
species taken:
Species taken,
Number of birds taken,
Months and years in which the birds were taken,
State(s) and county(ies) in which the birds were taken,
General purpose for which the birds were taken (such as
for protection of agriculture, human health and safety, property, or
natural resources), and
Disposition of non-target species (released, sent to
rehabilitation facilities, etc.).
We use the information to:
Identify the person or entity acting under depredation
orders;
Assess the impact to non-target migratory birds or other
species;
Ensure that agencies and individuals operate in accordance
with the terms, conditions, and purpose of the orders;
Inform us as to whether there are areas in which control
activities are concentrated and might be conducted more efficiently;
and
Help gauge the effectiveness of the following orders in
mitigating order-specific related damages:
Sec. 21.150--Depredation order for blackbirds, cowbirds, crows,
grackles, and magpies;
Sec. 21.153--Depredation order for horned larks, house finches,
and white-crowned sparrows in California;
Sec. 21.156--Depredation order for depredating California scrub
jays and Steller's jays in Washington and Oregon;
Sec. 21.159--Control order for resident Canada geese at airports
and military airfields;
Sec. 21.162--Depredation order for resident Canada geese nests and
eggs;
Sec. 21.165--Depredation order for resident Canada geese at
agricultural facilities;
Sec. 21.168--Public health control order for resident Canada
geese;
Sec. 21.171--Control order for purple swamphens;
Sec. 21.174--Control order for Muscovy ducks in the United States;
Sec. 21.177--Control order for invasive migratory birds in Hawaii;
Sec. 21.180--Conservation order for light geese; and
Sec. 21.183--Population control of resident Canada geese.
Recordkeeping Requirements (50 CFR 13.48)
Persons and entities operating under these orders must keep
accurate records to complete Form 3-2436. The records of any taking
must be legibly written or reproducible in English and maintained for 5
years after the persons or entities have ceased the activity authorized
by this order. Persons or entities who reside or are located in the
United States and persons or entities conducting commercial activities
in the United States who reside or are located outside the United
States must maintain records at a location in the United States where
the records are available for inspection.
Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species Take Report (50 CFR 21)
If attempts to trap any species under a depredation order injure a
bird of a non-target species that is federally listed as endangered or
threatened, or that is a candidate for listing, the bird must be
delivered to a rehabilitator and must be reported by phone or email to
the nearest Service Field Office or Special Agent. Capture and
disposition of all non-target migratory birds must also be reported on
the annual report.
Required Notifications (50 CFR 21)
Sec. 21.150--Report take of nontarget federally protected
migratory birds to the nearest Service Field Office or Special Agent.
Sec. 21.159--Airports and military airfields or their
agents must obtain authorization from landowners for all management
activities conducted outside the airport or military airfield's
boundaries.
Sec. 21.159--Airports and military airfields or their
agents must notify Service Ecological Services offices if control
activities are proposed in or around occupied habitats.
Sec. 21.162--Registrants may conduct resident Canada
goose nest and egg destruction activities at any time of year.
Homeowners' associations and local governments or their agents must
obtain landowner consent prior to destroying nests and eggs on private
property within the homeowners' association or local government's
jurisdiction and comply with all State and local laws and regulations.
Sec. 21.162--To protect certain species from being
adversely affected by management actions, registrants must contact the
Service if control activities are proposed in or around occupied
habitats to discuss the proposed activity and ensure that
implementation will not adversely affect protected species or their
habitat.
Sec. 21.168--Information on birds carrying metal leg
bands must be submitted to the Bird Banding Laboratory by means of a
toll-free telephone number at 1-800-327-BAND (or 2263) (U.S. Geological
Survey OMB Control Number 1028-0082).
Sec. 21.162--Information on birds carrying metal leg
bands must be submitted to the Bird Banding Laboratory by means of a
toll-free telephone number at 1-800-327-BAND (or 2263) (USGS OMB
Control Number 1028-0082).
Sec. 21.168--Any State or Tribal employee or designated
agent conducting such activities must promptly furnish whatever
information is required concerning such activities to any such wildlife
officer.
Sec. 21.168--To protect certain species from being
adversely affected by management actions, registrants must contact the
Service if control activities are proposed in or around occupied
habitats, to discuss the proposed activity and ensure that
implementation will not adversely affect protected species or their
habitat.
Sec. 21.171--Authorized individuals operating under this
order must immediately report the take of any other species protected
under the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the
MBTA, or the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to the nearest
Service Ecological Services office.
Sec. 21.174--Authorized individuals operating under this
order must immediately report the take of any species protected under
the ESA, or any other bird species protected under the MBTA, to the
Service Ecological Services office for the State or location in which
the take occurred.
Sec. 21.174--Authorized individuals operating under this
order must obtain appropriate landowner permission before conducting
activities authorized by this order.
Sec. 21.177--Authorized personnel must obtain
authorization from landowners prior to conducting management activities
authorized by this order.
Sec. 21.177--Authorized individuals operating under this
order must immediately report the take of any species protected under
the ESA or MBTA within 72 hours of take to the Pacific Region Migratory
Bird Permit office in Portland, Oregon.
Sec. 21.183--Authorized individuals operating under this
section must immediately report the take of any species protected under
the ESA to the Service.
Conservation Order for Light Geese (50 CFR 21.180)
We published a final environmental impact statement on light goose
management in June 2007 and reaffirmed Sec. 21.180 in a final rule
published on November 5, 2008 (73 FR 65926). This final rule superseded
the
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Arctic Tundra Habitat Emergency Conservation Act, which is no longer in
effect. These regulations impose require States and Tribes keep annual
records of activities carried out under the authority of the
conservation order and submit an annual report summarizing activities
conducted under the conservation order on or before September 15 of
each year. Specifically, information must be collected on:
The number of persons participating in the conservation
order;
The number of days people participated in the conservation
order;
The number of light geese shot and retrieved under the
conservation order; and
The number of light geese shot but not retrieved.
Conservation Order Participants--Provide Information to States (50 CFR
21.180)
Persons acting under the authority of the conservation order must
permit at all reasonable times, including during actual operations, any
Federal or State game or deputy game agent, warden, protector, or other
game law enforcement officer free and unrestricted access over the
premises on which such operations have been or are being conducted and
must promptly furnish whatever information an officer requires
concerning the operation.
Population Control of Resident Canada Geese (50 CFR 20.183)
We use the information required in 50 CFR part 21 to monitor the
status of resident Canada goose populations and to assess the impacts
that this alternative regulatory strategy may have on resident Canada
goose populations.
Except for the nest and egg depredation order, there is no
specified form for providing the information. The nest and egg
depredation order employs a web-based computer registration system with
screens designed to collect the appropriate information.
Annual Report--Airport Control Order (50 CFR 21.159)
Airports and military airfields exercising the privileges granted
by this section must:
Submit information on birds carrying metal leg bands to
the Bird Banding Laboratory (Sec. 21.159(d)(4)). OMB has approved this
information collection under OMB Control No. 1028-0082 (Interior; U.S.
Geological Survey). We use this information to track geographic
movement and survival of individual birds.
Submit an annual report summarizing activities, including
the date and numbers and location of birds, nests, and eggs taken, by
December 31 (Sec. 21.159(d)(8)). We use this information to monitor
the resident Canada goose populations in different areas of the
country.
Immediately report to the appropriate MB office the take
of any species protected under the ESA (Sec. 21.159(d)(8)). This
information ensures that the program does not exceed incidental take
limits authorized under section 7 of the ESA. Further, to protect
certain species from being adversely affected by management actions,
registrants must notify Service Ecological Services offices if control
activities are proposed in or around occupied habitats.
Nest and Egg Depredation Order (50 CFR 21.162)
Landowners operating under this order must:
Register with the Service using our web-based registration
system (https://epermits.fws.gov/eRCGR) (Sec. 21.162(d)(1)).
Registration includes name of landowner, names of designated agents,
location of management activities, and contact information. The
registration is valid for 1 year; the registrant must renew the
registration each year he or she wishes to take nests and eggs. To
renew the registration, the registrant must review the information and
certify that it is correct. If any information entered during initial
registration has changed, the registrant needs to enter only the
revised information. We use this information for enforcement purposes
and to contact registrants when there are questions regarding their
report information. We provided OMB with screen shots of the
registration website and a copy of the User Guide as supplementary
documents.
Complete an annual report summarizing the date (month),
numbers, and locations of nests and eggs taken by October 31 (Sec.
21.162(d)(6)). We use this information to monitor the effectiveness of
the program and the cumulative effect of the take of nests and eggs on
various subpopulations of resident Canada goose populations in
different areas of the country. We distribute reports of the numbers of
nests and eggs taken, by State and county, annually to the States,
Flyway Councils, and Service biologists for their use in determining
allowable take by other methods, including hunting seasons. We now also
include this information on the registration website.
Immediately report to the appropriate MB office the take
of any species protected under the ESA (Sec. 21.162(d)(8)). This
information ensures that the program does not exceed incidental take
limits authorized under section 7 of the ESA.
Agricultural Depredation Order (50 CFR 21.165)
Authorized agricultural producers and their employees and
agents must submit information on birds carrying metal leg bands to the
Bird Banding Laboratory (Sec. 21.165(d)(5)). This information is used
to track geographic movement and survival of individual birds. OMB has
approved this information collection under OMB Control No. 1028-0082
(Interior; U.S. Geological Survey).
Recordkeeping Requirement (Private Sector Only)--
Authorized agricultural producers must:
--Keep and maintain a log that indicates the date and number of birds
killed and the date and number of nests and eggs taken under this
authorization;
--Maintain the log for a period of 3 years (and records for 3 previous
years of takings at all times thereafter); and
--Make the log and any related records available to Federal, State, or
Tribal wildlife enforcement officers (Sec. 21.165(d)(8)).
Reporting Requirement (States and Tribes Only)--States and
Tribes must submit by December 31 an annual report summarizing
activities, including the numbers of birds, nests, and eggs taken and
county where taken (Sec. 21.165(d)(10)). We use this information to
monitor the resident Canada goose populations in different areas of the
country.
Persons operating under this order must immediately report
to the appropriate migratory bird office the take of any species
protected under the ESA (Sec. 21.165(d)(12)). This ensures that the
program does not exceed incidental take limits authorized under section
7 of the ESA.
Public Health Control Order (50 CFR 21.168)
States and Tribes must:
Submit information on birds carrying metal leg bands to
the Bird Banding Laboratory (Sec. 21.168(e)(4)). This information is
used to track geographic movement and survival of individual birds. OMB
has approved this information collection under OMB Control No. 1028-
0082.
Promptly furnish whatever information is required
concerning such activities to any Service special agent or refuge
officer, State or Tribal wildlife or
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deputy wildlife agent, warden, protector, or other wildlife law
enforcement officer (Sec. 21.168(e)(8)).
Submit by December 31 an annual report summarizing
activities, including the numbers and county of birds taken (Sec.
21.168(e)(9)). We use this information to monitor the resident Canada
goose populations in different areas of the country.
Immediately report to the appropriate MB office the take
of any species protected under the ESA (Sec. 21.168(e)(10)). This
ensures that the program does not exceed incidental take limits
authorized under section 7 of the ESA.
Notify Service Ecological Services offices if control
activities are proposed in or around occupied habitats (Sec.
21.168(e)(10)(iv) and (v)).
Population Control of Resident Canada Geese (50 CFR 21.183)
States and Tribes:
May request approval for the population control program.
Requests must include a discussion of the State's or Tribe's efforts to
address its injurious situations or a discussion of the reasons why the
methods authorized by these regulations are not feasible for dealing
with, or applicable to, the injurious situations that require further
action. Requests must provide detailed information of the injuries that
continue, why the authorized methods have not worked, and why methods
not utilized could not resolve the injuries (Sec. 21.183(d)). This
information is necessary for us to assess whether or not the program
should be authorized.
Must keep annual records of activities carried out under
the authority of the program, including (1) the number of individuals
participating in the program; (2) the number of days each individual
participated in the program; (3) the total number of resident Canada
geese shot and retrieved during the program; and (4) the number of
resident Canada geese shot but not retrieved (Sec. 21.183(d)(7)). We
use this information, in conjunction with take under other methods and
hunting seasons, to determine cumulative impacts on the various goose
populations.
Must submit by June 1 an annual report summarizing
activities conducted under the program and an assessment of the
continuation of injuries (Sec. 21.183(d)(7)(iv)). We use this
information to determine if we should continue to authorize program
activities.
Must provide by August 1 an annual estimate of the
breeding population and distribution of resident Canada geese in their
State (Sec. 21.183(h)). We use this information to monitor the impacts
of this program, as well as other authorized activities, on the
population and to determine if we should continue to authorize program
activities.
Endangered or Threatened Species Take Report (50 CFR 21.165 and 21.183)
Persons operating under Sec. 21.165 must immediately report the
take of any species protected under the ESA to the Service. States may
not undertake any actions under Sec. 21.183 if the activities
adversely affect other migratory birds or species designated as
endangered or threatened under the authority of the ESA. Persons
operating under Sec. 21.183 must immediately report the take of any
species protected under the ESA to the Service.
Title of Collection: Depredation and Control Orders Under 50 CFR
21, Subpart D.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0146.
Form Number: FWS Form 3-2436.
Type of Review: Renewal without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State and Federal wildlife damage
management personnel, farmers, and individuals.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for take reports and annually
for annual reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $78,000 (each
participating State/Tribe will incur for overhead costs (materials,
printing, postage, etc.) associated with mailing surveys to
conservation order participants).
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Total
Annual Number of Total Avg. time annual
Respondent Activity number of submissions annual per response burden
respondents each responses (hours) hours *
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Annual Report--Depredation Order (Form 3-2436)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 8 1 8 3 24
Recordkeeping.. 1 8
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 8 1 8 3 24
Recordkeeping.. 1 8
Government................... Reporting...... 11 1 11 3 33
Recordkeeping.. 1 11
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ePermits Annual Report--Depredation Order (Form 3-2436)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 8 1 8 2.5 20
Recordkeeping.. 1 8
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 8 1 8 2.5 20
Recordkeeping.. 1 8
Government................... Reporting...... 11 1 11 2.5 28
Recordkeeping.. 1 11
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Report Take--Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species (Sec. 21.150, Sec. 21.159-21.177, and Sec.
21.183)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 1 1 1 .75 1
Recordkeeping.. .25 0
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 3 1 3 .75 2
Recordkeeping.. .25 1
Government................... Reporting...... 3 1 3 .75 2
Recordkeeping.. .25 1
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Conservation Order for Control of Light Geese (Sec. 21.180)
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Government................... Reporting...... 39 1 39 106 4,134
Recordkeeping.. 8 312
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Conservation Order Participants--Provide Information to States (Sec. 21.180)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 21,538 1 21,538 .13333 2,872
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Annual Report--Airport Control Order Sec. 21.159
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Private Sector............... Reporting...... 25 1 25 1 25
Recordkeeping.. .5 13
Government................... Reporting...... 25 1 25 1 25
Recordkeeping.. .5 13
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Initial Registration--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Sec. 21.162)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 126 1 126 .5 63
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 674 1 674 .5 337
Government................... Reporting...... 200 1 200 .5 100
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Renew Registration--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Sec. 21.162)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 374 1 374 0.25 94
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 2,026 1 2,026 0.25 507
Government................... Reporting...... 600 1 600 0.25 150
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Annual Report--Nest & Egg Depredation Order (Sec. 21.162)
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Individuals.................. Reporting...... 500 1 500 .17 85
Recordkeeping.. .08 40
Private Sector............... Reporting...... 2,700 1 2,700 .17 459
Recordkeeping.. .08 216
Government................... Reporting...... 800 1 800 .17 136
Recordkeeping.. .08 64
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Recordkeeping--Agricultural Depredation Order (Sec. 21.165)
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Private Sector............... Recordkeeping.. 600 1 600 0.5 300
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Annual Report--Agricultural Depredation Order (Sec. 21.165)
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Government................... Reporting...... 20 1 20 7 140
Recordkeeping.. 1 20
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Annual Report--Public Health Order (Sec. 21.168)
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Government................... Reporting...... 20 1 20 .75 15
Recordkeeping.. .25 5
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Annual Report and Recordkeeping--Population Control Approval Request (Sec. 21.183)
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Government................... Reporting...... 3 1 3 12 36
Recordkeeping.. 12 36
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Population Control Approval Request--Population and Distribution Estimates (Sec. 21.183)
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Government................... Reporting...... 3 1 3 160 480
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Totals................... ............... 30,334 ........... 30,334 ............ 10,887
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* Rounded to match ROCIS.
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.).
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Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06599 Filed 3-29-23; 8:45 am]
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