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hours of response: The number of
burden hours is 25,540, which includes
time for initial submission, review of
existing plans, and any necessary
revision. On an annual basis, there are
approximately 4,360 respondents who
submit initial plans or updated plans.
On an annual basis, an additional 3,720
respondents simply review their
existing plans. The frequency of annual
response is once, and the average
burden hour per response is 6 hours for
the initial plan submitted, and 4 hours
for review and the updating of an
existing plan.
Status of the proposed Information
Collection: Extension of a currently
approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: March 27, 2013.
Tracy E. Richardson,
Director, Program Standards and Compliance
Division, Fair Housing and Equal
Opportunity.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS—R7—MB—2013—N077;
FF09M21200—123—FXMB1231099BPP0L2]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Alaska Migratory
Bird Subsistence Harvest Household
Survey
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 April 30, 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 May 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB—
OIRA at 202–395–5806 (fax) or
SUMMARY:

Number of respondents

Activity

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3–2380–Tracking Sheet and Household Consent ..................
3–2381–1 thru 3–2381–4–Harvest Report (three seasonal
sheets) ..................................................................................
Totals ................................................................................

Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act of 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703–712) and the
Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C.
742d) designate the Department of the
Interior as the key agency responsible
for managing migratory bird populations
that frequent the United States and for
setting harvest regulations that allow for
the conservation of those populations.
These responsibilities include gathering
accurate geographical and temporal data
on various characteristics of migratory
bird harvest. We use harvest data to
review regulation proposals and to issue
harvest regulations.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Protocol Amendment (1995)
(Amendment) provides for the
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migratory birds and their eggs for
subsistence use by indigenous
inhabitants of Alaska. The Amendment
states that its intent is not to cause
significant increases in the take of
species of migratory birds relative to
their continental population sizes. A
submittal letter from the Department of
State to the White House (May 20, 1996)
accompanied the Amendment and
specified the need for harvest
monitoring. The submittal letter stated
that the Service, the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game (ADFG), and Alaska
Native organizations would collect
harvest information cooperatively
within the subsistence eligible areas.
Harvest survey data help to ensure that
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[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 ‘‘1018–0124’’ 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: 1018–0124.
Title: Alaska Migratory Bird
Subsistence Harvest Household Survey.
Service Form Number(s): 3–2380, 3–
2381–1, 3–2381–2, 3–2381–3, and 3–
2381–4.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Households within subsistence eligible
areas of Alaska (Alaska Peninsula,
Kodiak Archipelago, Aleutian Islands,
and areas north and west of the Alaska
Range).
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
Tracking Sheet and Household Consent;
three times annually for Harvest Report.

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uses of migratory birds and their eggs by
indigenous inhabitants of Alaska do not
significantly increase the take of species
of migratory birds relative to their
continental population sizes.
Between 1989 and 2004, we
monitored subsistence harvest of
migratory birds using annual household
surveys in the Yukon–Kuskokwim
Delta, which is the region of highest
subsistence bird harvest in the State of
Alaska. In 2004, we began monitoring
subsistence harvest of migratory birds in
subsistence eligible areas Statewide.
The Statewide harvest assessment
program helps to track trends and
changes in levels of harvest. The harvest
assessment program relies on
collaboration among the Service, the

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ADFG, and a number of Alaska Native
organizations.
We gather information on the annual
subsistence harvest of about 60 bird
species/species categories (ducks, geese,
swans, cranes, upland game birds,
seabirds, shorebirds, and grebes, and
loons) in the subsistence eligible areas
of Alaska. The survey covers 11 regions
of Alaska, which are further divided
into 29 subregions. We survey the
regions and villages in a rotation
schedule to accommodate budget
constraints and to minimize respondent
burden. The survey covers spring,
summer, and fall harvest in most
regions.
In collaboration with Alaska Native
organizations, we hire local resident
surveyors to collect the harvest
information. The surveyors list all
households in the villages to be
surveyed and provide survey
information and harvest report forms to
randomly selected households that have
agreed to participate in the survey. To
ensure anonymity of harvest
information, we identify households by
a numeric code. The surveyor visits
households three times during the
survey year. At the first household visit,
the surveyor explains the survey
purposes and invites household
participation. The surveyor returns at
the end of the season of most harvest
and at the end of the two other seasons
combined to help the household
complete the harvest report form.
We have designed the survey methods
to streamline procedures and reduce
respondent burden. We plan to use two
forms for household participation:
• FWS Form 3–2380 (Tracking Sheet
and Household Consent). The surveyor
visits each household selected to
participate in the survey to provide
information on the objectives and to
obtain household consent to participate.
The surveyor uses this form to record
consent and track subsequent visits for
completion of harvest reports.
• FWS Forms 3–2381–1, 3–2381–2,
3–2381–3, and 3–2381–4 (Harvest
Report). The Harvest Report has
drawings of bird species most
commonly available for harvest in the
different regions of Alaska with fields
for writing down the numbers of birds
and eggs taken. There are four versions
of this form: Interior Alaska, North
Slope, Southern Coastal Alaska, and
Western Alaska. This form has a sheet
for each season surveyed, and each
sheet has fields for the household code,
community name, harvest year, date of
completion, and comments.
Comments: On October 25, 2012, we
published in the Federal Register (75
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request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on December 24, 2012. We
received one comment. The commenter
stated that migratory birds should not be
hunted, that people extensively lie in
harvest reports, and, therefore, this
survey is a waste of taxpayer dollars.
Traditionally, harvest and sharing of
wild fish, caribou, moose, marine
mammals, and birds have been (and still
are) the core of the diet, social
organization, and spiritual life of Alaska
Native cultures. The large majority of
these villages are in remote, non-roaded
areas, and subsistence harvests play an
important role in food security.
Subsistence harvest surveys allow
Alaska Native people to actively engage
as stakeholders in the management and
conservation of the wildlife resources
they rely upon. We believe the vast
majority of the information provided in
this survey is honest and truthful.
Harvest survey data are used to assess
and adjust hunting regulations that help
protect the birds and sustainable
hunting opportunities. Taxpayer dollars
invested in harvest surveys help protect
birds that people rely upon for food and
for the enjoyment by present and future
generations of both hunters and nonhunters. We did not make any changes
to the information collection
requirements.
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.

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Dated: March 27, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2013–N079;
FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000]

Wild Bird Conservation Act; Receipt of
Application for Approval
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of application
for approval; request for comment.
AGENCY:

The public is invited to
comment on the following application
for approval to conduct certain activities
with birds that are protected in
accordance with the Wild Bird
Conservation Act of 1992.
DATES: Written data, comments, or
requests for a copy of this application
must be received by May 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with this
application are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: Chief, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Division of
Management Authority, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA
22203; fax 703/358–2298.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Hoover, Chief, Branch of
Operations, Division of Management
Authority, at 703–358–2104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public is invited to comment on the
following application for approval to
conduct certain activities with bird
species covered under the Wild Bird
Conservation Act of 1992. This notice is
provided pursuant to Section 112(4) of
the Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992,
50 CFR 15.26(c). Written data,
comments, or requests for copies of this
complete application should be
submitted to the Chief (address above).
Applicant: Mr. Vernon Bret Padgett,
Stone Mountain, GA.
The applicant wishes to establish a
cooperative breeding program for Rednecked Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari),
Green Aracari (Pteroglossus viridis),
Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), Redbilled Toucan (Ramphastos tucanus),
SUMMARY:

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