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• 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, email 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: December 6, 2012.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–30181 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–SM–2012–N286;
FXFR13350700640–134–FF07J00000]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Federal
Subsistence Regulations and
Associated Forms
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. This information collection is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2013. 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before January 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the

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Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
[email protected]
(email). Please provide a copy of your
comments to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail), or [email protected]
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0075’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at
[email protected] (email) or 703–358–
2482 (telephone). You may review the
ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to review
Department of the Interior collections
under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018–0075.
Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations
and Associated Forms, 50 CFR 100 and
36 CFR 242.
Service Form Numbers: FWS Forms
3–2321, 3–2322, 3–2323, 3–2326, 3–
2327, 3–2328, 3–2378, and 3–2379.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Federally
defined rural residents in Alaska.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Completion
time per
response

Number of
responses

Total annual
burden hours

3–2321—Membership Application ...................................................................
3–2322—Applicant Interview ...........................................................................
3–2323—Reference/Contact Interview ............................................................
3–2326—Hunt Application and Permit ............................................................
3–2326—Hunt Report ......................................................................................
3–2327—Designated Hunter Application and Permit .....................................
3–2327—Designated Hunter—Hunt Report ....................................................
3–2328—Fishing Application and Permit ........................................................
3–2328—Fishing Report ..................................................................................
3–2378—Designated Fishing Application and Permit .....................................
3–2378—Designated Fishing Report ..............................................................
3–2379—Customary Trade Recordkeeping Application and Permit ..............
3–2379—Customary Trade Recordkeeping—Report .....................................
Petition to Repeal ............................................................................................
Proposed Changes ..........................................................................................
Special Actions Request .................................................................................
Request for Reconsideration (Appeal) ............................................................
Traditional/Cultural/Educational Permits and Reports ....................................
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under-ice Permits and Reports ............................

67
67
171
7,250
7,250
645
645
1,114
1,114
29
29
25
25
1
92
25
3
22
8

67
67
171
7,250
7,250
645
645
1,114
1,114
29
29
25
25
1
92
25
3
22
8

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

134
34
43
1,208
604
108
54
186
93
5
2
4
2
2
46
13
12
11
2

TOTALS ....................................................................................................

18,582

18,582

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2,563

Abstract: The Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and
regulations in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 100
and 36 CFR part 242 require that
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and wildlife on public lands in Alaska
for subsistence uses must apply for and
obtain a permit to do so and comply
with reporting provisions of that permit.
We use the following forms to collect

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information from qualified rural
residents for subsistence harvest:
(1) FWS Form 3–2326 (Federal
Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
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(2) FWS Form 3–2327 (Designated
Hunter Permit Application, Permit, and
Report).
(3) FWS Form 3–2328 (Federal
Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report).
(4) FWS Form 3–2378 (Designated
Fishing Permit Application, Permit, and
Report).
(5) FWS Form 3–2379 (Federal
Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form).
We use the information collected to
evaluate:
• Eligibility of applicant.
• Subsistence harvest success.
• Effectiveness of season lengths,
harvest quotas, and harvest restrictions.
• Hunting patterns and practices.
• Hunter use.
The Federal Subsistence Board uses
the harvest data, along with other
information, to set future season dates
and bag limits for Federal subsistence
resource users. These seasons and bag
limits are set to meet the needs of
subsistence hunters without adversely
impacting the health of existing animal
populations.
Also included in this ICR are three
forms associated with recruitment and
selection of members for regional
advisory councils.
(1) FWS Form 2321 (Federal
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Membership Application/Nomination).
(2) FWS Form 2322 (Regional
Advisory Council Candidate Interview).
(3) FWS Form 2323 (Regional
Advisory Council Reference/Key
Contact Interview).
The member selection process begins
with the information that we collect on
the application. Ten interagency review
panels interview all applicants and
nominees, their references, and regional
key contacts. These contacts are all
based on the information that the
applicant provides on the application
form. The information that we collect
through the application form and
subsequent interviews is the basis of the
Federal Subsistence Board’s
recommendations to the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture for
appointment and reappointment of
council members.
In addition to the above forms, our
regulations at 50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR
242 contain requirements for the
collection of information. We collect
nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules
and regulations (50 CFR 100.14 and 36
CFR 242.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal
subsistence regulations (50 CFR 100.18
and 36 CFR 242.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR
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(4) Requests for reconsideration (50
CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
(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 and 36 CFR 242.25–
27).
Comments: On July 9, 2012, we
published in the Federal Register (77
FR 40372) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on September 7, 2012. We
did not receive any comments in
response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection 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.
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 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: December 6, 2012.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–30175 Filed 12–13–12; 8:45 am]
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Notice of intent; notice of public
scoping meeting; request for comments.

ACTION:

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) under the National
Environmental Policy Act for the
proposed Habitat Conservation Plan/
Natural Community Conservation Plan
for Western Butte County, hereafter
referred to as the Butte Regional
Conservation Plan (BRCP). This
document is being prepared under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended, and the California Natural
Community Conservation Planning Act.
The BRCP addresses State and Federal
endangered species compliance
requirements for the county of Butte and
the cities of Oroville, Chico, Biggs, and
Gridley (local agencies); the Butte
County Association of Governments
(BCAG); the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans); the Western
Canal Water District; the Biggs West
Gridley Water District, Butte Water
District; and Richvale Irrigation District;
and the BRCP implementing entity that
will be established to implement the
BRCP (permit applicants) for activities
and projects in the BRCP plan area that
they conduct or approve. The permit
applicants intend to apply for a 50-year
incidental take permit from the Service.
This permit is needed to authorize the
incidental take of threatened and
endangered species that could result
from activities covered under the BCRP.
We announce meetings and invite
comments.

To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by January
28, 2013. Two public scoping meetings
will be held on January 9th, 2013, the
first from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Oroville City
Council Chambers, located at 1735
Montgomery Street Oroville, CA 95965;
and the second from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Butte County Association of
Governments, at 2580 Sierra Sunrise
Terrace Suite 100, Chico, CA 95928.

DATES:

To request further
information or submit written
comments, please use one of the
following methods, and note that your
information request or comment is in
reference to the Butte Regional
Conservation Plan (BRCP):
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Room W–
2605, Sacramento, CA 95825.
• In-Person Drop-Off, Viewing, or
Pickup: Call 916–414–6600 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours to drop off comments or view

ADDRESSES:

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2012–N226; FF08ESMF00–
FXES11120800000–134]

Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan/
Natural Community Conservation Plan
for Western Butte County, CA:
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

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