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Number of
respondents

Activity

Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours 2

3–202–2, Waterfowl Sale and Disposal ..........................................................
3–202–3, Special Purpose Salvage ................................................................
3–202–4, Rehabilitation ...................................................................................
3–202–5, Possession for Education ................................................................
3–202–6, Special Purpose Game Bird ............................................................
3–202–7, Special Purpose Miscellaneous .......................................................
3–202–8, Raptor Propagation .........................................................................
3–202–9, Depredation .....................................................................................
3–202–10, Special State Canada Goose ........................................................
3–202–11, Eagle Depredation .........................................................................
3–202–12, Acquisition and Transfer Request .................................................
3–202–13, Eagle Exhibition .............................................................................
3–202–14, Native American Eagle Aviary .......................................................
3–202–15, Eagle Take Monitoring & Reporting ..............................................
3–202–15, Eagle Take Monitoring, Reporting, and Recordkeeping Programmatic .....................................................................................................
3–202–16, Eagle Nest Take & Monitoring ......................................................
3–202–17, Avian Injury/Mortality Report .........................................................
3–186, Notice of Transfer & Sale of Migratory Waterfowl ..............................
3–186a, Migratory Bird Acquisition & Disposition ...........................................

1,000
1,850
1,650
1,160
95
125
425
3,000
18
125
2,600
700
10
990

1,000
1,850
1,650
1,160
95
125
425
3,000
18
125
2,600
700
10
990

.5
1
3
1.5
.5
.5
1
1
1
1
1.5
1
.5
30

500
1,850
4,950
1,740
48
63
425
3,000
18
125
3,900
700
5
29,700

20
40
500
12,900
18,640

20
40
500
12,900
18,640

342
16
6
.25
.25

6,840
640
3,000
3,225
4,660

Total ..........................................................................................................

61,623

61,623

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

106,656

1 Completion

time varies from 1.75 hours for individuals to 3.5 hours for businesses and governments.

2 Rounded.

Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden
Cost: $1,520,525 for permit application
fees.

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III. Comments
We 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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 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: February 17, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–03585 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–RF–2017–N011;
FXRS12630900000–167–FF09R81000]

Proposed Information Collection;
National Wildlife Refuge Special Use
Permit Applications and Reports
AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

ACTION:

We (U.S. 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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2017. 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.

SUMMARY:

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To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by April 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or madonna_baucum@
fws.gov (email). Please include ‘‘1018–
0102’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Madonna Baucum, at madonna_
[email protected] (email) or (703) 358–
2503 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act), as
amended by the National Wildlife
Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997, consolidated all refuge units into
a single National Wildlife Refuge
System (System). It also authorized us to
offer visitor and public programs,
including those facilitated by
commercial visitor and management
support services, on lands of the System
when we find that the activities are
appropriate and compatible with the
purpose for which the refuge was
established and the System’s mission.
The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) (Recreation Act)
allows the use of refuges for public
recreation when it is not inconsistent or

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does not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge. The Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (ANILCA)
provides specific authorization and
guidance for the administration and
management of national wildlife refuges
within the State of Alaska. Its provisions
provide for the issuance of permits
under certain circumstances.
We issue special use permits for a
specific period as determined by the
type and location of the management
activity or visitor service provided.
These permits authorize activities such
as:
• Agricultural activities (haying and
grazing, 50 CFR 29.1 and 29.2).
• Beneficial management tools that
we use to provide the best habitat
possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11,
31.14, 31.16, and 36.41).
• Special events, group visits and
other one-time events (50 CFR 25.41,
25.61, 26.36, and 36.41).
• Recreational visitor service
operations (50 CFR 25.41, 25.61, and
36.41).
• Guiding for fishing, hunting,
wildlife education, and interpretation
(50 CFR 25.41 and 36.41).
• Commercial filming (43 CFR 5, 50
CFR 27.71) and other commercial
activities (50 CFR 29.1 and 36.41).
• Building and using cabins to
support subsistence or commercial
activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and
36.41).
• Research, inventory and
monitoring, and other noncommercial
activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 36.41).

We use three forms to collect
applicant information:
• FWS Form 3–1383–G (General
Activities Special Use Application).
• FWS Form 3–1383–C (Commercial
Activities Special Use Application).
• FWS Form 3–1383–R (Research and
Monitoring Special Use Application).
The information we collect helps
ensure that: (1) Applicants are aware of
the types of information that may be
needed for permit issuance; (2)
requested activities are appropriate and
compatible with the purpose(s) for
which the refuge was established and
the System’s mission; and (3) the
applicant is eligible or is the most
qualified applicant to receive the special
use permit.
We may collect the necessary
information in a nonform format
(through discussions in person or over
the phone, over the Internet, by email,
or by letter). In some instances,
respondents will be able to provide
information verbally. Often, a simple
email or letter describing the activity
will suffice. For activities (e.g.,
commercial visitor services, research,
etc.) that might have a large impact on
refuge resources, we may require
applicants to provide more detail on
operations, techniques, and locations.
Because of the span of activities covered
by special use permits and the different
management needs and resources at
each refuge, respondents may not be
required to answer all questions.
Depending on the requested activity,
refuge managers have the discretion to
ask for less information than appears on
Number of
respondents

Activity

II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0102.
Title: National Wildlife Refuge
Special Use Permit Applications and
Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31,
32, and 36.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms
3–1383–G, 3–1383–C, and 3–1383–R.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and households; businesses
and other for–profit organizations;
nonprofit organizations; farms; and
State, local, or tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours

Form 3–1383–G ..............................................................................................
Form 3–1383–C ...............................................................................................
Form 1383–R ...................................................................................................

1,846
1,351
770

1,846
1,351
770

.5 ....................
4 .....................
5 .....................

923
5,404
3,850

Totals: .......................................................................................................

3,967

3,967

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

10,177

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: $135,100 for fees associated with
applications for commercial use
activities ($100.00 × an estimated 1,351
applications).
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the forms. However, refuge managers
cannot ask for more or different
information.
We issue permits for a specific period
as determined by the type and location
of the use or service provided. We use
these permits to ensure that the
applicant is aware of the requirements
of the permit and his/her legal rights.
Refuge-specific special conditions may
be required for the permit. We identify
conditions as an addendum to the
permit. Most of the special conditions
pertain to how a permitted activity may
be conducted and do not require the
collection of information. However,
some special conditions, such as
activity reports, before and after site
photographs, or data sharing, would
qualify as an information collection, and
we have included the associated burden
in the table below.

III. Comments
We 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;

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• 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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,

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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 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: February 17, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–03584 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2017–N009;
FXMB12310900WHO–178–FF09M26000]

Proposed Information Collection;
Migratory Bird Surveys
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. 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. This
IC is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2017. 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 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or madonna_baucum@
fws.gov (email). Please include ‘‘1018–
0023’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madonna Baucum, at madonna_
[email protected] (email) or (703) 358–
2503 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703–711) 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 (1) the
wise management of migratory bird
populations frequenting the United
States, and (2) setting hunting
regulations that allow appropriate
harvests that are within the guidelines
that will allow for those populations’
well-being. These responsibilities
dictate that we gather accurate data on
various characteristics of migratory bird
harvest. Based on information from
harvest surveys, we can adjust hunting
regulations as needed to optimize
harvests at levels that provide a
maximum of hunting recreation while
keeping populations at desired levels.
Under 50 CFR 20.20, migratory bird
hunters must register for the Migratory
Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP)
in each State in which they hunt each
year. State natural resource agencies
must send names and addresses of all
migratory bird hunters to Branch of
Harvest Surveys, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Division of Migratory Bird
Management, on an annual basis.
The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is
based on the Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program. We randomly
select migratory bird hunters and ask
them to report their harvest. The
resulting estimates of harvest per hunter
are combined with the complete list of
migratory bird hunters to provide
estimates of the total harvest for the
species surveyed.
The Parts Collection Survey estimates
the species, sex, and age composition of
the harvest, and the geographic and
temporal distribution of the harvest.
Randomly selected successful hunters
who responded to the Migratory Bird
Hunter Survey the previous year are
asked to complete and return a postcard
if they are willing to participate in the
Parts Collection Survey. We provide
postage-paid envelopes to respondents
before the hunting season and ask them
to send in a wing or the tail feathers
from each duck or goose that they
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harvest, or a wing from each mourning
dove, woodcock, band-tailed pigeon,
snipe, rail, or gallinule that they harvest.
We use the wings and tail feathers to
identify the species, sex, and age of the
harvested sample. We also ask
respondents to report on the envelope
the date and location of harvest for each
bird. We combine the results of this
survey with the harvest estimates
obtained from the Migratory Bird
Hunter Survey to provide speciesspecific national harvest estimates.
The combined results of these surveys
enable us to evaluate the effects of
season length, season dates, and bag
limits on the harvest of each species,
and thus help us determine appropriate
hunting regulations.
The Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey is
an annual questionnaire survey of
people who obtained a sandhill crane
hunting permit. At the end of the
hunting season, we randomly select a
sample of permit holders and ask them
to report the date, location, and number
of birds harvested for each of their
sandhill crane hunts. Their responses
provide estimates of the temporal and
geographic distribution of the harvest as
well as the average harvest per hunter,
which, combined with the total number
of permits issued, enables us to estimate
the total harvest of sandhill cranes.
Based on information from this survey,
we adjust hunting regulations as
needed.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0023.
Title: Migratory Bird Surveys, 50 CFR
20.20.
Service Form Number(s): 3–165, 3–
165A through E, 3–2056J through N.
Type of Request: Revision to a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States
and migratory game bird hunters.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
for HIP registration information;
voluntary for participation in the
surveys.
Frequency of Collection: Annually or
on occasion.
Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program
49

806

185 hours .......

149,110

37,046
22,585
8,910

37,046
22,585
8,910

5 minutes .......
4 minutes .......
4 minutes .......

3,087
1,506
594

Migratory Bird Hunter Survey
Form 3–2056J .................................................................................................
Form 3–2056K .................................................................................................
Form 3–2056L .................................................................................................

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