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No. 1018-0015, which expires February
28, 2008.
(2) Parts Collection Survey, also
approved under OMB Control No. 10180015.
(3) Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey,
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 1018-0023, which expires
November 30, 2007.
The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is
based on the Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program, under which each
State annually provides a list of all
migratory bird hunters in the State. We
randomly select migratory bird hunters;
send them either a waterfowl
questionnaire, a dove and band-tailed
pigeon questionnaire, a woodcock
questionnaire, or a snipe, rail, gallinule
and coot questionnaire; and ask them to
report their harvest of those species. The
resulting estimates of harvest per hunter
are combined with the complete list of
migratory bird hunters to provide
estimates of the total harvest of those
species.
The Parts Collection Survey estimates
the species, sex, and age composition of
the harvest, and the geographic and
temporal distribution of the harvest.
Randomly selected successful hunters
who responded to the Migratory Bird
Hunter Survey the previous year are
asked to complete and return a postcard
if they are willing to participate in the
Parts Collection Survey. We provide
postage-paid envelopes to respondents
before the hunting season and ask them
to send in a wing or the tail feathers

from each duck, goose, or coot they
harvest, or a wing from each woodcock,
band-tailed pigeon, snipe, rail, or
gallinule they harvest. We use the wings
and tail feathers to identify the species,
sex, and age of the harvested sample.
We also ask respondents to report on the
envelope the date and location of
harvest for each bird. Results of this
survey are combined with the harvest
estimates obtained from the Migratory
Bird Hunter Survey to provide speciesspecific national harvest estimates.
The combined results of these surveys
enable us to evaluate the effects of
season length, season dates, and bag
limits on the harvest of each species,
and thus help us determine appropriate
hunting regulations.
We are proposing to include the
Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey (current
OMB Control Number 1018-0023) with
the others in this approval request, all
under OMB Control Number 1018-0015.
The Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey is an
annual questionnaire survey of people
who obtained a sandhill crane hunting
permit. At the end of the hunting
season, we randomly select a sample of
permit holders and ask them to report
the date, location, and number of birds
harvested for each of their sandhill
crane hunts. Their responses provide
estimates of the temporal and
geographic distribution of the harvest as
well as the average harvest per hunter,
which, combined with the total number
of permits issued, enables us to estimate
the total harvest of sandhill cranes.
Number of annual
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Based on information from this survey,
we adjust hunting regulations as needed
to optimize harvest at levels that
provide a maximum of hunting
recreation while keeping the population
at the desired level.
We are also seeking approval to add
a mourning dove wing collection to the
Parts Collection Survey on an
experimental basis. We will use the
wings to identify the age of each sample,
thereby providing estimates of annual
mourning dove productivity at the
management unit level. Those estimates
of annual productivity are needed to
improve the mourning dove population
models that we have developed for each
management unit. We will compare the
results and costs of our experimental
mail survey with results and costs of
mourning dove wing collection methods
that are currently employed by some,
but not all, States that have dove
hunting seasons. If mourning dove
productivity estimates are similar for
the two methods, we would propose to
adopt the more cost-effective method on
a national scale.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0015.
Title: Migratory Bird Surveys.
Service Form Number(s): 3-165, 3165A, 3-165B, 3-165C, and 3-2056J-N.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Migratory game bird
hunters.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.

Number of annual
responses

Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program ...........................
Migratory Bird Hunter Survey ..................................................
Parts Collection Survey ...........................................................
Sandhill Cane Harvest Survey ................................................

3,800,000
85,000
10,000
7,500

3,800,000
85,000
110,000
7,500

Totals ................................................................................

3,902,500

4,002,500

III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
(1) whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.

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Completion time
per response
0.033
0.067
0.033
0.067

hours
hours
hours
hours

Annual burden
hours

.....
.....
.....
.....

125,400
5,695
3,630
503

.....................

135,228

We will include and/or summarize each
comment in our request to OMB to
approve this IC.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Dated: March 1, 2007
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. E7–4842 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am

Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0094; Federal
Fish and Wildlife License/Permit
Applications, Native Endangered and
Threatened Species, 50 CFR 13 and 17

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ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC,
which is scheduled to expire on
September 30, 2007. We 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before May 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); [email protected] (e-mail); or
(703) 358–2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax,
or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Our Endangered Species Program uses
information that we collect on permit

applications to determine the eligibility
of applicants for permits requested in
accordance with the criteria in various
Federal wildlife conservation laws,
including:
(1) Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
(2) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(3) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(4) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
(5) Marine Mammal Protection Act
(16 U.S.C. 1374).
Service regulations implementing
these statutes and treaties are in Chapter
I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR). These
regulations stipulate general and
specific requirements that when met
allow us to issue permits to authorize
activities that are otherwise prohibited.
This IC includes the following permit
application forms and the reporting
requirements for each permit:
(1) FWS Form 3-200-54 Enhancement of Survival Permits
Associated with Safe Harbor
Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with
Assurances.
Number of annual
respondents

Activity

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3-200-54
3-200-54
3-200-54
2-200-55
3-200-55
3-200-55
3-200-56
3-200-56

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

(2) FWS Form 3-200-55 - Permits for
Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of
Propagation or Survival (i.e, Recovery)
and Interstate Commerce.
(3) FWS Form 3-200-56 - Incidental
Take Permits Associated with a Habitat
Conservation Plan.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0094.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife
License/Permit Applications, Native
Endangered and Threatened Species, 50
CFR 13 and 17.
Service Form Number(s): 3-200-54, 3200-55, and 3-200-56.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals/
households, businesses, State and local
agencies, private organizations, and
scientific and research institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for application forms and notifications;
annually for reports..
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden:
$64,450 for fees associated with permit
applications.

Number of annual
responses

Completion time
per response

Annual burden
hours

permit application ..................................................
annual report .........................................................
notification of change in landowner ......................
permit application ..................................................
annual report .........................................................
notification of escape of living wildlife ..................
permit application ..................................................
annual report .........................................................

11
64
1
579
1,034
1
60
748

11
64
1
579
1,034
1
60
748

3 hours ............
8 hours ............
1 hour ..............
4 hours ............
8 hours ............
1 hour ..............
3 hours ............
10 hours ..........

33
512
1
2,316
8,272
1
180
7,480

Totals ................................................................................

2,498

2,498

.....................

18,795

III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
(1) whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.
We will include and/or summarize each
comment in our request to OMB to
approve this IC.

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Dated: March 1, 2007
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. E7–4843 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am
BILLING CODE 4310–55–S

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0123;
International Conservation Grant
Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to

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approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC,
which is scheduled to expire on June
30, 2007. We 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before May 15, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); [email protected] (e-mail); or
(703) 358–2269 (fax).

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