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ability to provide a quality guiding
service.
We will provide the evaluation form
to clients by one of several methods:
(1) The refuge may mail the form to
the clients.
(2) On websites of refuges where
guide services are permitted.
(3) Upon request.
Comments: On January 22, 2008, we
published in the Federal Register (73 FR
3752) a notice of our intent to request
that OMB approve this information
collection. In that notice, we solicited
comments for 60 days, ending on March
24, 2008. We received one comment,
which did not address issues
surrounding the proposed collection of
information. The commenter objected to
the issuing of permits for guided
hunting services on national wildlife
refuges. We did not make any changes
to our information collection
requirements as a result of this
comment.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection 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 that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: June 23, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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You must send comments on or
before September 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-6566
(fax) or [email protected]
(e-mail). Please provide a copy of your
comments to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail) or [email protected] (email).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-R-2008-NO181] [93261-1261-00005A]

Information Collection Sent to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Hunting and
Fishing Application Forms and Activity
Reports for National Wildlife Refuges
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. The ICR, which is
summarized below, describes the nature
of the collection and the estimated
burden and cost. 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.

Number of annual
respondents

Activity

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FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS
FWS

Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form

3-2354
3-2355
3-2356
3-2357
3-2358
3-2359
3-2360
3-2361
3-2362

DATES:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or
e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: None. This is
a new collection.
Title: Hunting and Fishing
Application Forms and Activity Reports
for National Wildlife Refuges, 50 CFR
25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, 27.42,
30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms
3-2354, 3-2355, 3-2356, 3-2357,3-2358,
3-2359, 3-2360, 3-2361, 3-2362.
Type of Request: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
For applications, usually once per year
at beginning of hunting season. For
activity reports, once at conclusion of
hunting/fishing experience.
Nonhour Cost Burden: We estimate
the annual nonhour cost burden to be
$60,000 for hunting application fees at
some refuges.

Number of annual
responses

(Quota Deer Hunt Application) .................
(Waterfowl Lottery Application) ................
(Big Game Hunt Application) ....................
(Migratory Bird Hunt Application) .............
(Fishing/Shrimping/Crabbing Application)
(Big Game Harvest Report) ......................
(Fishing Report) ........................................
(Migratory Bird Hunt Report .....................
(Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report) ..

175,000
90,000
2,500
5,000
2,500
85,000
400,000
30,000
25,000

175,000
90,000
2,500
5,000
2,500
85,000
400,000
30,000
25,000

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

815,000

815,000

Abstract: The National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as
amended (Administration Act), and the
Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act)
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national wildlife refuges and wetland
management districts. The
Administration Act consolidated all the
different refuge areas into a single
Refuge System. It also authorizes us to
permit public uses, including hunting
and fishing, on lands of the Refuge

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Completion time
per response
30
30
30
30
30
15
15
15
15

minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes

Annual burden
hours

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

87,500
45,000
1,250
2,500
1,250
21,250
100,000
7,500
6,250

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

272,500

System when we find that the activity
is compatible and appropriate with the
purpose for which the refuge was
established. The Recreation Act allows
the use of refuges for public recreation
when the use is not inconsistent or does

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not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge.
There are 389 national wildlife
refuges where we administer hunting
and/or fishing programs. We only
collect user information at about 20
percent of these refuges. Information
that we plan to collect will help us to:
(1) Administer and monitor hunting
and fishing programs on refuges.
(2) Distribute hunting and fishing
permits in a fair and equitable manner
to eligible participants.
We are proposing nine new
application and report forms associated
with hunting and fishing on refuges. We
may not allow all opportunities on all
refuges; therefore, we developed
different forms to simplify the process
and avoid confusion for applicants. Not
all refuges will use each form and some
refuges may collect the identical
information in a nonform format.
We will use the following application
forms when we assign areas, dates, and/
or types of hunts via a drawing because
of limited resources, high demand, or
when a permit is needed to hunt. We
will issue application forms for specific
periods, usually seasonally or annually.
(1) FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer
Hunt Application).
(2) FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl
Lottery Application).
(3) FWS Form 3-2356 (Big Game Hunt
Application).
(4) FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird
Hunt Application).
(5) FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/
Shrimping/Crabbing Application)
We plan to collect information on:
(1) Applicant (name, address, phone
number) so that we can notify
applicants of their selection.
(2) User preferences (dates, areas,
method) so that we can distribute users
equitably.
(3) Whether or not the applicant is
applying for a special opportunity for
disabled or youth hunters.
(4) Age of youth hunter(s) so that we
can establish eligibility.
We will ask users to report on their
success after their experience so that we
can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and
resource impacts. We will use the
following activity reports, which we
will distribute during appropriate
seasons, as determined by State or
Federal regulations.
(1) FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game
Harvest Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing
Report).
(3) FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird
Hunt Report).
(4) FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small
Game/Furbearer Report).
We plan to collect information on:

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(1) Names of users so we can
differentiate between responses.
(2) City and State of residence so that
we can better understand if users are
local or traveling.
(3) Dates, time, and number in party
so we can identify use trends to allocate
staff and resources.
(4) Details of success by species so
that we can evaluate quality of
experience and resource impacts.
Comments: On April 22, 2008, we
published a notice in the Federal
Register (72 FR 21640) announcing our
intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. We solicited
public comment for 60 days, ending on
June 23, 2008. We did not receive any
comments in response to this notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection 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 that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: June 30, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–R–2008–N0186; 30136–1265–
0000–S3]

Notice of Decision and Availability of
the Record of Decision for the Final
Comprehensive Conservation Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge,
Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, WI
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision and
availability of the record of decision.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announces the decision and
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Final Comprehensive
Conservation Plan (CCP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for Trempealeau National Wildlife
Refuge (NWR) in Wisconsin. A thorough
analysis of the environmental, social,
and economic considerations was
completed and presented in the Final
CCP/EIS. The Final CCP/EIS was
released to the public and a Notice of
Availability was published in the
Federal Register on April 15, 2008, (73
FR 20329). The ROD documents the
selection of Alternative C, the Preferred
Alternative in the Final CCP/EIS, as the
CCP for Trempealeau National Wildlife
Refuge. The ROD was signed by the
Regional Director, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Midwest Region, on
June 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The ROD and Final CCP/EIS
may be viewed at Trempealeau National
Wildlife Refuge Headquarters. You may
obtain a copy of the ROD at the
planning website http://www.fws.gov/
midwest/planning/Trempealeau or by
writing to the following address: U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of
Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry
Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal
Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vickie Hirschboeck, (608) 539–2311
extension 12.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge
CCP will provide management guidance
for conservation of Refuge resources and
public use activities during the next 15
years. Three alternatives and their
consequences were described in detail
in the Draft and Final Environmental
Impact Statement. Under all alternatives
threatened and endangered species will
be protected; cultural resources will be
protected; the Refuge’s Fire
Management Plan will guide prescribed

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