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for implementing this approach
considers a number of factors including
methods accepted in the peer-review
literature, ease of translation to risk
assessment, and ease of understanding
for the variety of potential end users
that may not necessarily be experts in
mathematical and systems modeling. A
series of four pre-meeting webinars and
the expert panel meeting aim to review
current approaches and discuss best
practices. The webinar series will
provide an overview of various current
approaches and NTP’s proposed
approach to genomic dose-response
modeling. The expert panel will
consider information presented in the
webinars as well as other technical
factors during its peer review of NTP’s
proposed approach.
Pre-Meeting Webinars Registration:
There is no registration required to
attend the webinars. The URLs for live
and archived webinars will be available
on the meeting Web site at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/about/org/
ntpexpertpanel/; please refer to this
page for the most current information
about the webinars and the meeting.
Expert Panel Meeting and
Registration: The meeting is open to the
public with time set aside for oral
public comment. Interested individuals
can attend the meeting in person or
view the webcast. Attendance at NIEHS
is limited only by the space available.
For planning purposes, registration to
attend the meeting at NIEHS or view the
webcast is requested. Registration to
attend the meeting in person and/or
view the webcast is by October 25, 2017,
at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/about/org/
ntpexpertpanel/.
Attending the Meeting: Visitor and
security information for those attending
in person is available at https://
www.niehs.nih.gov/about/visiting/
index.cfm. Individuals with disabilities
who need accommodation to participate
in this event should contact Anna
Stamatogiannakis by phone: (919) 293–
1652 or email: anna.stamatogiannakis@
icf.com. TTY users should contact the
Federal TTY Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Requests should be made at least
five business days in advance of the
event.
Meeting Materials: The expert panel
meeting agenda will be available on the
meeting Web site at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/about/org/
ntpexpertpanel/. The draft document
should be available by August 23, 2017.
Additional information will be posted
when available or may be requested in
hardcopy, see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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made available on the NTP Web site.
Individuals are encouraged to access the
meeting Web site to stay abreast of the
most current information regarding the
meeting.
Request for Comments: NTP invites
written and oral public comments on
the draft NTP approach. The deadline
for submission of written comments is
October 13, 2017, to enable review by
the peer review panel and NTP staff
prior to the meeting. Written public
comments and any other
correspondence on NTP’s proposed
approach should be sent to the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Persons
submitting written comments should
include their name, affiliation, mailing
address, phone, email, and sponsoring
organization (if any). Written comments
received in response to this notice will
be posted on the NTP Web site and the
submitter identified by name, affiliation,
and/or sponsoring organization (if any).
Guidelines for public comments are at
https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/about_
ntp/guidelines_public_comments_
508.pdf.
Oral public comment at this meeting
is welcome, with time set aside on
October 23 for the formal presentation
of oral remarks on the draft document.
In addition to in-person oral comments
at the NIEHS, public comments can be
presented by teleconference line. There
will be 50 lines for this call; availability
is on a first-come, first-served basis. The
lines will be open from 8:30 a.m. each
day until adjournment. Oral comments
will be received only during the formal
public comment periods indicated on
the preliminary agenda. The access
number for the teleconference line will
be provided to registrants by email prior
to the meeting. Each organization is
allowed one time slot. At least 7
minutes will be allotted to each time
slot, and if time permits, the allotment
may be extended to 10 minutes at the
discretion of the chair. In addition to the
formal public comment period, there
will be several opportunities in the
agenda for ad hoc comments.
Persons wishing to make oral
comments during the formal comment
period on October 23 are asked to
register online at https://
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/about/org/
ntpexpertpanel/ by October 13, 2017,
and indicate whether they will present
comments in person or via the
teleconference line. Oral public
commenters are asked to send a copy of
their slides and/or statement or talking
points to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT by October 13, 2017. Written
statements can supplement and may
expand the oral presentation.
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comments will also be available at the
meeting, although time allowed for
presentation by on-site registrants may
be less than that for registered speakers
and will be determined by the number
of speakers who register on-site. Time is
also being set aside in the agenda for ad
hoc comments by both in-person
attendees and webcast viewers.
Information on how to make oral
remarks during those ad hoc comment
periods will be provided at the meeting.
Background Information on Expert
Panels: NTP panels are technical,
scientific advisory bodies established on
an ‘‘as needed’’ basis to provide
independent scientific peer review and
advise NTP on agents of public health
concern, new/revised toxicological test
methods, or other issues. These panels
help ensure transparent, unbiased, and
scientifically rigorous input to the
program for its use in making credible
decisions about human hazard, setting
research and testing priorities, and
providing information to regulatory
agencies about alternative methods.
NTP welcomes public comment for
dose-response modeling.
Dated: August 15, 2017.
John R. Bucher,
Associate Director, National Toxicology
Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–R–2017–N102;
FXRS12630900000–167–FF09R81000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0140]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Hunting and Fishing
Application Forms and Activity
Reports for National Wildlife Refuges
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) are proposing to revise an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
SUMMARY:

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3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0140 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Service; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the Service enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
Service minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
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 ICR. 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.
Abstract: The National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), as
amended (Administration Act), and the

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Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k–460k-4) (Recreation Act)
govern the administration and uses of
national wildlife refuges and wetland
management districts. The
Administration Act consolidated all the
different refuge areas into a single
Refuge System. It also authorizes us to
permit public uses, including hunting
and fishing, on lands of the Refuge
System when we find that the activity
is compatible and appropriate with the
purpose for which the refuge was
established. The Recreation Act allows
the use of refuges for public recreation
when the use is not inconsistent or does
not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge.
We administer 373 hunting programs
and 310 fishing programs on 411 refuges
and wetland management districts. We
only collect user information at about 20
percent of these refuges. Information
that we plan to collect will help us:
• Administer and monitor hunting
and fishing programs on refuges.
• Distribute hunting and fishing
permits in a fair and equitable manner
to eligible participants.
We use nine application and report
forms associated with hunting and
fishing on refuges. We may not allow all
opportunities on all refuges; therefore,
we developed different forms to
simplify the process and avoid
confusion for applicants. The currently
approved forms are available online at
http://www.fws.gov/forms/. Not all
refuges will use each form and some
refuges may collect the identical
information in a non-form format
(meaning there is no designated form
associated with the collection of
information).
We use the following application
forms when we assign areas, dates, and/
or types of hunts via a drawing because
of limited resources, high demand, or
when a permit is needed to hunt. We
issue application forms for specific
periods, usually seasonally or annually.
• FWS Form 3–2354 (Quota Deer
Hunt Application).
• FWS Form 3–2355 (Waterfowl
Lottery Application).
• FWS Form 3–2356 (Big/Upland
Game Hunt Application).
• FWS Form 3–2357 (Migratory Bird
Hunt Application).
• FWS Form 3–2358 (Fishing/
Shrimping/Crabbing Application).

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Forms 3–2354 through 3–2358 collect
information on:
• Applicant (name, address, phone
number) so that we can notify
applicants of their selection.
• User preferences (dates, areas,
method) so that we can distribute users
equitably.
• Whether or not the applicant is
applying for a special opportunity for
disabled or youth hunters.
• Age of youth hunter(s) so that we
can establish eligibility.
We ask users to report on their
success after their experience so that we
can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and
resource impacts. We use the following
activity reports, which we distribute
during appropriate seasons, as
determined by State or Federal
regulations.
• FWS Form 3–2359 (Big Game
Harvest Report).
• FWS Form 3–2360 (Fishing Report).
• FWS Form 3–2361 (Migratory Bird
Hunt Report).
• FWS Form 3–2362 (Upland/Small
Game/Furbearer Report).
Forms 3–2359 through 3–2362 collect
information on:
• Names of users so we can
differentiate between responses.
• City and State of residence so that
we can better understand if users are
local or traveling.
• Dates, time, and number in party so
we can identify use trends and allocate
staff and resources.
• Details of success by species so that
we can evaluate quality of experience
and resource impacts.
Title of Collection: Hunting and
Fishing Application Forms and Activity
Reports for National Wildlife Refuges,
50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33,
27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0140.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2354
through 3–2362.
Type of Review: Revision to a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
(for applications, usually once per year
at the beginning of the hunting season;
for activity reports, once at the
conclusion of the hunting/fishing
experience).

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Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: We estimate the annual
non-hour cost burden to be $60,000 for

hunting application fees at some
refuges.
Annual
number of
respondents

Requirement

Total annual
responses

Completion
time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Hunting/Fishing Applications
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form

3–2354, ‘‘Quota Deer Hunt Application’’ ................................................
3–2355, ‘‘Waterfowl Lottery Application’’ ...............................................
3–2356, ‘‘Big/Upland Game Hunt Application’’ ......................................
3–2357 ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunt Application’’ .............................................
3–2358, ‘‘Fishing/Shrimping/Crabbing Application’’ ...............................

169,200
87,400
2,400
4,900
2,400

169,200
87,400
2,400
4,900
2,400

30
30
30
30
30

minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes

84,600
43,700
1,200
2,450
1,200

15
15
15
15

minutes
minutes
minutes
minutes

20,675
96,825
7,275
6,100

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

264,025

Harvest/Fishing Activity Reports
Form
Form
Form
Form

3–2359,
3–2360,
3–2361,
3–2362,

‘‘Big Game Harvest Report’’ ....................................................
‘‘Fishing Report’’ .......................................................................
‘‘Migratory Bird Hunt Report’’ ...................................................
‘‘Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report’’ .................................

82,700
387,300
29,100
24,400

82,700
387,300
29,100
24,400

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

789,800

789,800

An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Dated: August 28, 2017.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017–18489 Filed 8–30–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–R–2017–N114; FF07R08000F–
XRS–1263–0700000–178; OMB Control
Number 1018–0141]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Alaska Guide Service
Evaluation
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) are proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275

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Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0141 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Service; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the Service enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
Service minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of

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public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: We collect information via
FWS Form 3–2349 (Alaska Guide
Service Evaluation) to help us evaluate
commercial guide services on our
national wildlife refuges in the State of
Alaska (State). The National Wildlife
Refuge Administration Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd–ee),
authorizes us to permit uses, including
commercial visitor services, on national
wildlife refuges when we find the
activity to be compatible with the
purposes for which the refuge was
established. With the objective of
making available a variety of quality
visitor services for wildlife-dependent
recreation on National Wildlife Refuge
System lands, we issue permits for
commercial guide services, including
big game hunting, sport fishing, wildlife
viewing, river trips, and other guided
activities. We use FWS Form 3–2349 as
a method to:
• Monitor the quality of services
provided by commercial guides.
• Gauge client satisfaction with the
services.
• Assess the impacts of the activity
on refuge resources.

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