Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Regional Data-Sharing for Trailered Boats, 23606-23607 [2024-07155]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23606-23607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[242D0102DM, DS6CS00000, DLSN00000.000000, DX6CS25; OMB Control No. 
1090-0013]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Watercraft 
Inspection and Decontamination Regional Data-Sharing for Trailered 
Boats

AGENCY: Department of the 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 Department of the Interior (Interior) are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
June 3, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) by mail to Mr. Jeffrey Parrillo, Departmental Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; 
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 
1090-0013 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Heidi McMaster, Natural Resources Specialist, 
by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (208) 860-9649. 
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 of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 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.
    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: Interior is authorized by the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42, 16 
U.S.C. 3371-3378 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
(U.S.C. 661 et seq., as amended by John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, 
Management, and Recreation Act, Title 25 U.S.C. 3701, et seq. sec. 
7001(b)(2), Pub. L. 116-9) and the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq., to collect this 
information. Interior is requesting approval to collect information 
from boaters entering or exiting water areas managed by various bureaus 
under Interior. The data will help document the presence and evaluate 
any risks associated with the unintentional introduction of quagga/
zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species in waters managed by 
the various bureaus under Interior. Collection of this information is 
required for all watercrafts entering and exiting waters managed by the 
various bureaus under Interior that have an active watercraft 
inspection and decontamination program.
    The Regional Watercraft Inspection Decontamination Data Sharing 
System (Regional Database) was developed by the State of Colorado and 
is currently being utilized by numerous entities within the Western 
Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (WRP). The National Park 
Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, 
and Bureau of Land Management are part of the WRP and the regional 
network of state and federal agencies working to prevent the spread of 
quagga/zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the 
western U.S. The success of this multi-agency effort relies in part 
upon timely availability of accurate information related to trailered 
boats at watercraft inspection/decontamination (WID) stations. The 
Regional Database makes

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this information available to staff at WID stations, allowing them to 
assess risk associated with quagga/zebra mussels and other AIS on 
trailered boats. States have asked Federal partner agencies to use the 
Regional Database at their sites with WID programs.
    Using the Regional Database requires that WID personnel ask boaters 
four questions and enter the responses via an app on a smartphone or 
tablet. Two of the four questions vary depending on whether a boater is 
entering or exiting the waterbody; the other two questions are the same 
for entering or exiting boaters:
    Upon Entering:
    1. Has the boat been out of the state in the last 30 days?
    2. Where will the boat be launched next?
    Upon Entering or Exiting:
    1. What compartments or containers on the boat, including ballast 
tanks, hold water?
    2. Does the boater have any live aquatic bait?

Proposed Revision

    We would like to revise the information collection to include 
watercraft owner or boat hauler/transporter zip code. We are also 
changing the response time from 4 minutes to 3 minutes.
    Title of Collection: Watercraft Inspection Decontamination Regional 
Data-Sharing for Trailered Boats.
    OMB Control Number: 1090-0013.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of already approved information 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/household; private sector; 
State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 416,376.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 416,376.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,816 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion. (Upon entry, exit, or both).
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    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.).

Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07155 Filed 4-3-24; 8:45 am]
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