Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 124 (Thursday, June 27, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53634-53635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14157]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX24NN00TH3L700, OMB Control Number 1028-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget; Central Flyway Online Goose Harvest
Assessment
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to 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 by mail to USGS, Information Collections
Clearance Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192
or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1028-NEW in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Jay VonBank by
email at [email protected], or by telephone at (701) 368-0177.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and
other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information collection requirements and
minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public
understand our information collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
October 25, 2023 (88 FR 73354). We received one comment which did not
address the information collection requirements. No response to that
comment is required.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. 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 the agency might 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 personally identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: In an effort to address current known biases in goose
harvest data collection, our research project aims to test the efficacy
of a new online data submission platform; streamline multiple
concurrent surveys into one centralized survey; and reduce the cost and
time of compiling and analyzing survey data for Federal and state
agencies who use these data to inform management decisions. We are
proposing the development and testing of an online, mobile-friendly,
self-submission data platform for hunters to enumerate and speciate
their own goose harvest. The goals are to develop and evaluate the
platform; compare resulting data streams with current paper and parts
collection surveys to evaluate accuracy and bias; and understand hunter
satisfaction with the system.
Title of Collection: Central Flyway Online Goose Harvest
Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 1028-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 3,552.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 14,208 (4 per
respondent).
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Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 474 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Once annually.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Robert A. Gleason,
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Center Director,
Midcontinent Region, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2024-14157 Filed 6-26-24; 8:45 am]
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