3d reminder

			United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Division of Migratory Bird Management 10815 Loblolly Pine Drive, Laurel, MD 20708-4028 1-800-419-2965 (phone) 301-497-5981 (fax)

8/20/2012

11720001 11720001

FIRSTNAME LASTNAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE ZIP

Dear FIRSTNAME LASTNAME,

This past hunting season, we asked you to join a small, select group of hunters who would help us manage the country's migratory game birds by keeping a record of their migratory bird hunting. We sent you a hunting diary and two reminders, yet we still have not received your completed hunting diary.

We need to hear from every hunter in our sample in order to get an accurate picture of hunting activity and harvest. That's why your response is so vital, and that's why we are sending you this final request for your help.

We are asking you to tell us about your <<surveytype1>> hunting in <<huntstate>> during the past season. Even if you didn't hunt <<surveytype2>> last season, your response is very important. We've enclosed another hunting diary and postage-paid return envelope in case the original was lost in the mail or misplaced. If you did hunt <<surveytype2>> but you can't remember all of the details of your hunts, please fill out the lower portion of the form labeled "SEASON TOTALS" as accurately as you can.

If you have any questions, please write us at the above address, email us at [email protected], call us toll-free at 1-800-419-2965 from 7:00am-4:00pm EST, or log-on to http://www.fws.gov/hip/. You can request additional forms through this website: https://migbirdapps.fws.gov/hipweb. Thank you in advance for your time and your participation in this year's National Migratory Bird Harvest Survey.

Sincerely,

James B. Bortner, Chief

Division of Migratory Bird Management

In accordance with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.522a) and the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501), please note the following information. This study is authorized by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) The information that you provide will be used for estimating migratory bird hunter activity and harvest in the United States. It is our policy not to use your name for any other purpose. All names and identifying information will be removed when we compile the results, and only summary information will be reported. The information is maintained in accordance with the Privacy Act. Your response is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a current valid OMB control number. The information collection has been approved by OMB and assigned the clearance number 1018-0023, which expires on 4/30/2014. Comments on this form should be mailed to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 222, Arlington Square, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington D.C. 20240.

Form 3-2056K OMB NO. 1018-0023

Rev. 04/11 Approval expires 4/30/2014