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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[FWS–HQ–MB–2018–N104; FF09M13200/
189/FXMB12330900000; OMB Control
Number 1018—New]

[CBP Dec. 18–10]

Tuna-Tariff Rate Quota for Calendar
Year 2018 Tuna Classifiable Under
Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Federal Migratory Bird
Hunting and Conservation Stamp
(Duck Stamp) and Junior Duck Stamp
Contests

U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.

AGENCY:

Announcement of the quota
quantity of tuna in airtight containers
for Calendar Year 2018.

ACTION:

Each year, the tariff-rate quota
for tuna described in subheading
1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS), is
calculated as a percentage of the tuna in
airtight containers entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the preceding
Calendar Year. This document sets forth
the tariff-rate quota for Calendar Year
2018.

SUMMARY:

The 2018 tariff-rate quota is
applicable to tuna in airtight containers
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption during the period
January 1, 2018 through December 31,
2018.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melba Hubbard, Headquarters Quota
Branch, Interagency Collaboration
Division, Trade Policy and Programs,
Office of Trade, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Washington, DC
20229–1155, (202) 863–6560.

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Background
It has been determined that
13,951,961 kilograms of tuna in airtight
containers may be entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption during the Calendar Year
2018, at the rate of 6.0 percent ad
valorem under subheading 1604.14.22,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Any such tuna
which is entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption during the
current calendar year in excess of this
quota will be dutiable at the rate of 12.5
percent ad valorem under subheading
1604.14.30, HTSUS.
Dated: August 23, 2018.
Brenda B. Smith,
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Trade.
[FR Doc. 2018–18687 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am]
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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, we), are proposing a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments 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 by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018—New 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. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUMMARY:

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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We published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day public comment
period soliciting comments on this
collection of information on February 1,
2018 (83 FR 4671). We received one
comment in response to that Notice, but
it did not address the information
collection. We took no action in
response to the comment.
We are again 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. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your that your
entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be 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
History of the Federal Duck Stamp
On March 16, 1934, Congress passed,
and President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed, the Migratory Bird Hunting
Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718–718k).
Popularly known as the Duck Stamp
Act, it required all waterfowl hunters 16
years or older to buy a stamp annually.
The revenue generated was originally
earmarked for the Department of
Agriculture, but 5 years later was
transferred to the Department of the
Interior and the Service.
In the years since its enactment, the
Federal Duck Stamp Program has
become one of the most popular and
successful conservation programs ever
initiated. Today, some 1.5 million
stamps are sold each year, and as of
2017, Federal Duck Stamps have
generated more than $1 billion for the
preservation of more than 6 million
acres of waterfowl habitat in the United
States. Numerous other birds, mammals,
fish, reptiles, and amphibians have
similarly prospered because of habitat

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protection made possible by the
program. An estimated one-third of the
Nation’s endangered and threatened
species find food or shelter in refuges
preserved by Duck Stamp funds.
Moreover, the protected wetlands help
dissipate storms, purify water supplies,
store flood water, and nourish fish
hatchlings important for sport and
commercial fishermen.
History of the Duck Stamp Contest
Jay N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling, a nationally
known political cartoonist for the Des
Moines Register and a noted hunter and
wildlife conservationist, designed the
first Federal Duck Stamp at President
Roosevelt’s request. In subsequent years,
noted wildlife artists submitted designs.
The first Federal Duck Stamp Contest
was opened in 1949 to any U.S. artist
who wished to enter, and 65 artists
submitted a total of 88 design entries.
Since then, the contest has been known
as the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting
and Conservation Stamp Art (Duck
Stamp) Contest and has attracted large
numbers of entrants.
The Duck Stamp Contest (50 CFR part
91) remains the only art competition of
its kind sponsored by the U.S.
Government. The Secretary of the
Interior appoints a panel of noted art,
waterfowl, and philatelic authorities to
select each year’s winning design.
Winners receive no compensation for
the work, except a pane of their stamps,
but winners may sell prints of their
designs, which are sought by hunters,
conservationists, and art collectors.
The Service selects five or fewer
species of waterfowl each year; each
entry must employ one of the Servicedesignated species as the dominant
feature (defined as being in the
foreground and clearly the focus of
attention). Designs may also include
hunting dogs, hunting scenes, waterfowl
decoys, national wildlife refuges as the
background of habitat scenes, noneligible species, or other scenes that
depict uses of the stamp for sporting,
conservation, and collecting purposes.
Entries may be in any media EXCEPT
photography or computer-generated art.
Designs must be the contestants’
original hand-drawn creation and may
not be copied or duplicated from
previously published art, including
photographs, or from images in any
format published on the internet.
History of the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program
(Junior Duck Stamp Program) began in
1989 as an extension of the Migratory
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The national Junior Duck Stamp art
contest started in 1993, and the first
stamp design was selected from entries
from eight participating states. The
program was recognized by Congress
with the 1994 enactment of the Junior
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
Program Act (16 U.S.C. 719). All 50
states, Washington DC, and 2 of the U.S.
Territories currently participate in the
annual contest.
The Junior Duck Stamp Program
introduces wetland and waterfowl
conservation to students in kindergarten
through high school. It crosses cultural,
ethnic, social, and geographic
boundaries to teach greater awareness
and guide students in exploring our
nation’s natural resources. It is the
Service’s premier conservation
education initiative.
The Junior Duck Stamp Program
includes a dynamic art- and sciencebased curriculum. This non-traditional
pairing of subjects brings new interest to
both the sciences and the arts. The
program teaches students across the
nation conservation through the arts,
using scientific and wildlife observation
principles to encourage visual
communication about what they learn.
Four curriculum guides, with activities
and resources, were developed for use
as a year-round study plan to assist
students in exploring science in real-life
situations.
Modeled after the Federal Duck
Stamp Contest, the annual Junior Duck
Stamp Art and Conservation Message
Contest (Junior Duck Stamp Contest)
was developed as a visual assessment of
a student’s learning and progression.
The Junior Duck Stamp Contest
encourages partnerships among Federal
and State government agencies,
nongovernment organizations,
businesses, and volunteers to help
recognize and honor thousands of
teachers and students throughout the
United States for their participation in
conservation-related activities. Since
2000, the contest has received more
than 478,000 entries.
The winning artwork from the
national art contest serves as the design
for the Junior Duck Stamp, which the
Service produces annually. This $5
stamp has become a much sought after
collector’s item. One hundred percent of
the revenue from the sale of Junior Duck
stamps goes to support recognition and
environmental education activities for
students who participate in the
program. More than $1.25 million in
Junior Duck Stamp proceeds have been
used to provide recognition, incentives,
and scholarships to participating
students, teachers, and schools. The
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about land stewardship and the
importance of connecting to their
natural worlds. Several students who
have participated in the Junior Duck
Stamp Program have gone on to become
full-time wildlife artists and
conservation professionals; many
attribute their interest and success to
their early exposure to the Junior Duck
Stamp Program.
Who Can Enter the Federal Duck Stamp
and Junior Duck Stamp Contests
The Duck Stamp Contest is open to all
U.S. citizens, nationals, and resident
aliens who are at least 18 years of age
by June 1. Individuals enrolled in
kindergarten through grade 12 may
participate in the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest. All eligible students are
encouraged to participate in the Junior
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
Program annual art and conservation
message contest as part of the program
curriculum through public, private, and
homeschools, as well as through
informal educational experiences such
as those found in scouting, art studios,
and nature centers.
Entry Requirements
Each entry in the Duck Stamp Contest
requires a completed entry form and an
entry fee. Information required on the
entry form includes:
• ‘‘Display, Participation &
Reproduction Rights Agreement’’
certification form;
• Basic contact information (name,
address, phone numbers, and email
address);
• Date of birth (to verify eligibility);
• Species portrayed and medium
used; and
• Name of hometown newspaper (for
press coverage).
Each entry in the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest requires a completed entry form
that requests:
• Basic contact information (name,
address, phone numbers, and email
address);
• Age (to verify eligibility);
• Parent’s name and contact
information;
• Whether the student has a Social
Security or VISA immigration number
(to verify eligibility to receive prizes);
• Whether the student is a foreign
exchange student;
• Grade of student (so they may be
judged with their peers);
• The title, species, medium used,
and conservation message associated
with the drawing;
• Basic contact information for their
teacher and school (name, address,
phone numbers, and email address); and
• Certification of authenticity.

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Students in Grades 7–12 and all
national level students are also required
to include citations for any resources
they used to develop their designs. We
use this information to verify that the
student has not plagiarized or copied
someone else’s work. The Service also
translates entry forms into other

appropriate languages to increase the
understanding of the rules and what the
parents and students are signing.
Title of Collection: Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
(Duck Stamp) and Junior Duck Stamp
Contests.
OMB Control Number: 1018—New.
Total
number of
annual
respondents

Activity

Average
number of
submissions
each

Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB Control Number.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total
number of
annual
responses

Average
completion
time per
response
(min)

Total
annual
burden
hours *

Duck Stamp Program Contest Entry Form
Individuals ............................................................................

200

1

200

7

23

Junior Duck Stamp Program Contest Entry Form
Individuals ............................................................................

25,000

1

25,000

** 20

8,333

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

25,200

1

25,200

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

8,356

* Rounded.
** Burden for Junior Duck Stamp Program entry form is longer since both the parents and teacher must sign the form, and the student must
provide references.

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $53,000.00 annually (entry
fees of $125 plus an average of $15 for
mailing costs for submissions the
estimated 200 annual submissions to the
Federal Duck Stamp Contest). There are
no fees associated with the Junior Duck
Stamp Contest submissions. We
estimate the mailing costs associated
with entering submissions to the Junior
Duck Stamp contest to be approximately
$25,000 annually. Most of the 25,000
entries are mailed directly by schools
who utilize the bulk mail option
reducing the amount of postage and
packages received.
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 23, 2018.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0112]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Tribal Reassumption of
Jurisdiction Over Child Custody
Proceedings
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Evangeline M. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Human Services,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street
NW, MIC–3645, Washington, DC 20240;
or by email to evangeline.campbell@
bia.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1076–0112 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Evangeline M.
Campbell by email at
[email protected], or by
telephone at 202–513–7621.
DATES:

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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 BIA; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BIA enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BIA
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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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