OMB approves this information collection for 3 years, but with the request that FWS continue to work to make the whole application process available online including providing proof of rural residency. The public has requested this process be made available online and FWS should work to make it available both online and by mail to meet the needs of residents. At the next approval stage, progress toward online applications should clearly be explained in the supporting statement.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2024
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
15,242
0
29,290
6,769
0
6,766
0
0
0
Title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act designates the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture as the key agencies responsible for implementing the subsistence priority on Federal public lands. To help carry out subsistence management responsibilities, the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture established the Federal Subsistence Management Program. Regulations implementing the Federal Subsistence Management Program on Federal public lands within Alaska are in the Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242). To administer this program, we collect both form and nonform information, including hunting and fishing applications, permits, and reports; applications and interview forms for membership on the regional advisory councils; proposals and changes to subsistence regulations; and requests for reconsideration and appeals.
US Code:
16 USC 3111-3126
Name of Law: Title VIII, Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
We discovered an error with previous submissions of forms 3-2326, 3-2327, 3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379. Rather than entering each form once with a combined application and reporting time of 15 minutes, the previous Clearance Officer entered each form twice â once for the application time and once for the reporting time. This resulted in a double reporting of unique applicants that is not accurate. We removed the duplicate ICs and increased the burden time in the original IC to 15 minutes total to account for the total application and reporting time.
We also added a new form (3-2300) for use by incumbents to the Regional Advisory Council. This form asks less information than the regular application form (3-2321) to reduce the burden on any individuals seeing to continue to serve on the Council.
The total burden reported resulting from these changes is a decrease of 14,048 responses and an increase of 3 burden hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Subsistence Regional Advisory Council Membership Application/Nomination