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Number of
respondents

Annual
responses

557

1

Reporting Burden ..............................................................................

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 70.
Status: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as
amended.
Dated: May 21, 2009.
Lillian Deitzer,
Departmental Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–12339 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-SM-2009-N111] [70101-1261-0000L6]

Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0075; Federal
Subsistence Regulations and
Associated Forms
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service, Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on October 31,
2009. 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 July 27, 2009.
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); or [email protected] (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone
at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Alaska Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA) and Service
regulations at 50 CFR 100 require that
persons engaged in taking fish, shellfish,
and wildlife on public lands in Alaska
apply for and obtain a permit to do so
and comply with reporting provisions of
that permit. Under the current approval
for this information collection, we use
three forms to collect information from
qualified rural residents for subsistence
harvest:
(1) FWS Form 3-2326 (Federal
Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2327 (Designated
Hunter Permit Application, Permit, and
Report.
(3) FWS Form 3-2328 (Federal
Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report.
We are proposing to add two new
forms:
(1) FWS Form 3-2378 (Designated
Fishing Permit Application, Permit, and
Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2379 (Federal
Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form).
We use the information collected to
evaluate:
(1) Subsistence harvest success.
(2) Effectiveness of season lengths,
harvest quotas, and harvest restrictions.
(3) Hunting patterns and practices.
(4) Hunter use.
The Federal Subsistence Board uses
the harvest data, along with other
Number of annual
respondents

Activity
FWS Form 3-2326 - Hunt Application, Permit, and Report ....
FWS Form 3-2327 - Designated Hunter Application, Permit,
and Report.
FWS Form 3-2328 - Fishing Application, Permit, and Report
FWS Form 3-2378 - Designated Fisher Permit Application,
Permit, and Report.
FWS Form 3-2379 - Customary Trade Recordkeeping Form
50 CFR 100.14 - Petition to Repeal Subsistence Rules .........
50 CFR 100.18 - Proposed Changes ......................................

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70

information, to set future season dates
and bag limits for Federal subsistence
resource users. These seasons and bag
limits are set to meet needs of
subsistence hunters without adversely
impacting the health of existing animal
populations.
During the renewal process for this
information, we reviewed our
regulations and discovered some
information collection requirements not
specifically addressed in our previous
request for approval. We also collect
nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules
and regulations (50 CFR 100.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal
subsistence regulations (50 CFR 100.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR
100.19).
(4) Requests for reconsideration (50
CFR 100.20).
(5) Requests for permits and reports,
such as traditional religious/cultural/
educational permits; fishwheel permits;
fyke net permits; and under ice permits
(50 CFR 100.25-27).
Our regulations at 50 CFR 100 contain
procedures for the above information
collection requirements, including the
documentation that must be submitted.
The documentation will ensure that we
have all of the information necessary to
adequately consider requests.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0075.
Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations
and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 100.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms
3-2326, 3-2327, 3-2328, 3-2378, and 32379.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Federally defined
rural residents in Alaska.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Number of annual
responses

Completion time
per response

Annual burden
hours

5,000
450

5,000
450

15 minutes .......
15 minutes .......

1,250
113

250
450

250
450

15 minutes .......
15 minutes .......

63
113

25
1
75

25
1
75

15 minutes .......
2 hours ............
30 minutes .......

6
2
38

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50 CFR 100.19 - Special Actions Request .............................
50 CFR 100.20 - Requests for Reconsideration .....................
50 CFR 100.25-27 - Traditional/Cultural/Educational Permits
and Reports.
50 CFR 100.25-27 -Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under Ice Permits and Reports.

25
3
20

25
3
20

30 minutes .......
4 hours ............
30 minutes .......

13
12
10

8

8

15 minutes .......

2

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

6,307

6,307

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

1,622

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 that you submit 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. 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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: May 20, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E9–12399 Filed 5–27–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–R–2009–N0050; 1265–0000–
10137–S3]

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge,
Adams and Grant Counties, WA
AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
comprehensive conservation plan and
environmental assessment;

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announcement of a public open house
meeting; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a comprehensive conservation
plan (CCP) for the Columbia National
Wildlife Refuge (refuge) located in
Adams and Grant Counties,
Washington. We will also prepare an
environmental assessment (EA) to
evaluate the potential effects of various
CCP alternatives. This notice also
announces a public open house
meeting; see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the details. We issue
this notice in compliance with our CCP
policy to advise the public and other
agencies of our intentions and to obtain
suggestions and information on the
scope of issues we will consider during
the CCP planning process.
DATES: Please provide written comments
by July 13, 2009. A public open house
meeting will be held on June 16, 2009.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for
details.
ADDRESSES: Additional information
concerning the refuge and the CCP is
available on the Internet at http://
www.fws.gov/mcriver/. Send your
comments or requests for more
information to us as follows:
• Mail: Columbia National Wildlife
Refuge Comments, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 64 Maple Street,
Burbank, WA 99323.
• Fax: (509) 488–0705.
• E-mail: [email protected]. Include
‘‘Columbia NWR CCP Scoping
Comments’’ in the subject line of the
message. If you would like to be added
to the refuge’s CCP mailing list, please
include your mailing address and
specify whether you want to receive a
hard copy or CD–ROM of the draft and
final plans.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Hill, Columbia National Wildlife
Refuge, telephone (509) 488–2668.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Wildlife Refuge System
(Refuge System) Administration Act of
1966, as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee),

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requires us to develop a CCP for each
national wildlife refuge and to update it
every 15 years. The purpose of
developing a CCP is to provide refuge
managers a 15-year strategy for
achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
Refuge System consistent with sound
principles of fish and wildlife
management, conservation, legal
mandates, and our policies. In addition
to outlining broad management
direction for conserving refuge wildlife
and habitats, we also identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities
available to the public that are
compatible with the refuge’s
establishing purposes and the mission
of the Refuge System. These
opportunities include hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation and photography,
environmental education and
interpretation.
We will prepare an EA in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA Regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other
appropriate Federal laws and
regulations; and our policies and
procedures for compliance with those
laws and regulations.
Each unit of the Refuge System is
established to fulfill specific purposes.
We use these purposes to develop and
prioritize management goals and
objectives within the Refuge System
mission and to guide which public uses
will occur on a refuge.
Public Involvement
As part of the CCP planning process,
we will provide opportunities for the
public, refuge neighbors, interested
individuals and organizations, Tribes,
elected officials, and local, State, and
Federal government and nongovernment
stakeholders and partners to participate
in our planning process. At this time,
we are requesting input in the form of
issues, concerns, ideas and suggestions
for the future management of the
Columbia Refuge.

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