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collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
[email protected] (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 2150–C
Center Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525
(mail); (970) 226–9230 (fax); or
[email protected] (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028–
0090 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William C. Burton at (703) 648–6904 or
by mail at U.S. Geological Survey, 926A
National Center, Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
During FY10, the Volcano Hazards
Program (VHP) will provide funding
under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for
improvement of the volcano and other
monitoring systems and other
monitoring-related activities that
contribute to mitigation of volcano
hazards. This notice concerns the
collection of information that is
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and
select proposals for funding under the
VHP. We will accept proposals from
State geological surveys and academic
institutions requesting funds to assist in
the monitoring of active volcanoes and
to conduct volcano-related research.
Financial assistance will be awarded on
a competitive basis following the
evaluation and ranking of State and
academic proposals. VHP proposals will
be reviewed by a peer panel of six (6)
members. Five members will be
Department of the Interior
representatives and one member will be
an external representative. To submit a
proposal, you must follow the written
guideline (that will be made available at
http://www.Grants.gov) and complete a
project narrative. The application must
be submitted via Grants.gov. Grant
recipients must complete a final
technical report at the end of the project
period. Narrative and report guidance is
available through http://
volcanoes.usgs.gov/ and at http://
www.Grants.gov.
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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0090.
Title: Volcano Hazards Program
(VHP).
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondent Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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Description of Respondents: State
Geological Surveys and academic
institutions.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20 applications and 12 final
reports.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 796
hours. We expect to receive
approximately 20 applications. It will
take each applicant approximately 35
hours to complete the narrative and
present supporting documents. This
includes the time for project conception
and development, proposal writing, and
reviewing and submitting the proposal
application through Grants.gov (totaling
700 burden hours). We anticipate
awarding 12 grants per year. The award
recipients must submit a final report at
the end of the project. We estimate that
it will take approximately 8 hours to
complete the requirement for that report
(totaling 96 hours).
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
III. Request for Comments
On November 16, 2009, we published
a Federal Register notice (74 FR 58973)
announcing that we would submit this
information to OMB for approval. We
solicited comments for a period of 60
days, ending on January 15, 2010. We
did not receive any comments
concerning that Federal Register notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is
useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden on the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
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
publically 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.

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Dated: January 26, 2010.
Suzette Kimball,
Associate Director for Geology, U.S.
Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-WSR-2010-N029] [91400-5420Survey-7B and 91400-9782-Survey-7B]

Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0088; National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation
(FHWAR)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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
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. 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: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by April 9, 2010.
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 information collected for the
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting,
and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
(FHWAR) assists Federal and State
agencies in administering the Sport Fish
and Wildlife Restoration grant
programs. The 2011 FHWAR will
provide up-to-date information on the
uses and demands for wildlife-related
recreation resources, trends in uses of
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developing and evaluating programs
and projects to meet existing and future
needs.
We collect the information in
conjunction with carrying out our
responsibilities under the Federal Aid
in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C.
777-777M), commonly referred to as the
Dingell-Johnson Act, and the Federal
Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16
U.S.C. 669-669i), commonly referred to
as the Pitman-Robertson Act. Under
these acts, as amended, we provide
approximately $800 million in grants
annually to States for projects that
support sport fish and wildlife
management and restoration, including:
• Improvement of fish and wildlife
habitats,
• Fishing and boating access,
• Fish stocking, and
• Hunting and fishing opportunities.
We also provide grants for aquatic
education and hunter education,
maintenance of completed projects, and
research into problems affecting fish
and wildlife resources. These projects
help to ensure that the American people
have adequate opportunities for fish and
wildlife recreation.
We conduct the survey about every 5
years. The 2011 FHWAR will be the
12th conducted since 1955. We sponsor
the survey at the States’ request, which
is made through the Association of Fish
and Wildlife Agencies. The Census
Bureau collects the information using
computer-assisted telephone or inperson interviews. The Census Bureau

will select a sample of sportspersons
and wildlife watchers from a household
screen and conduct three detailed
interviews during the survey year. The
survey collects information on the
number of days of participation, species
of animals sought, and expenditures for
trips and equipment. Information on the
characteristics of participants includes
age, income, sex, education, race, and
residency.
Federal and State agencies use
information from the survey to make
policy decisions related to fish and
wildlife restoration and management.
Participation patterns and trend
information help identify present and
future needs and demands. Land
managing agencies use the data on
expenditures, economic evaluation, and
participation to assess the value of
wildlife-related recreational uses of
natural resources. States use
expenditure information to estimate the
economic impact of wildlife-related
recreation expenditures on their
economies and to support the
dedication of tax revenues for fish and
wildlife restoration programs. The
information collected on resident
saltwater fishing helps coastal States
determine the proper ratio for allocating
funds between freshwater and saltwater
projects as required by the Federal Aid
in Sport Fish Restoration Act, as
amended. The information is not readily
available elsewhere because few States
have saltwater licenses or conduct their
Number of household responses

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Activity
Screen ......................................................................................
Hunting and Fishing - 1st Interview .........................................
Hunting and Fishing - 2d interview ..........................................
Hunting and Fishing - 3d Interview .........................................
Wildlife Watching - 1st Interview .............................................
Wildlife Watching - 2d Interview ..............................................
Wildlife Watching - 3d Interview ..............................................

44,500

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

44,500

III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.

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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0088.
Title: National Survey of Fishing,
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation (FHWAR).
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with
change of a previously approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Household
screen interviews and the first detailed
sportsperson and wildlife-watcher
interviews will be conducted April-June
2011. The second detailed interviews
will be conducted September-October
2011. The third and last detailed
interviews will be conducted JanuaryMarch 2012.
Number of Respondents: 55,625. The
estimated number of respondents
reached from a sample of households
will be 44,500. About 50 percent, or
22,250, of those respondents will
sample in and receive a detailed
interview. An additional 50 percent of
those households where one person is
sampled (11,125) will have a second
person screened in for interviews. We
estimate the total number of
respondents to be 55,625
(44,500+11,125).

Number of participant responses

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 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

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own surveys. If the 2011 FHWAR data
were not available, it would impair the
ability of those States to meet their
obligations under the Act.

Completion time
per response

Annual burden
hours

7,300
14,500
21,800
3,600
7,300
10,900

7 minutes .........
14 minutes .......
10 minutes .......
15 minutes .......
11 minutes .......
11 minutes .......
11 minutes .......

5,192
1,703
2,417
5,450
660
1,338
1,998

65,400

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

18,758

cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: February 2, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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