To more
accurately reflect the purpose of this collection, the Service is
proposing to revise this collection to incorporate all depredation
and control orders contained in 50 CFR 21 into a single information
collection. Subsequently, we request the title of the collection be
changed from “Depredation Orders Under 50 CFR 21.43 and 21.46” to
“Depredation and Control Orders Under 50 CFR 21.” The Service is
proposing to merge information collection requirements associated
with the management of geese contained in 50 CFR subparts D and E
into OMB Control Number 1018-0146. OMB previously approved these
information collection requirements under two OMB control numbers:
• 1018-0103, “Conservation Order for Light Geese, 50 CFR 21.60”
(exp. 03/31/2021), and • 1018-0133, “Control and Management of
Resident Canada Geese, 50 CFR 20.21, 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, 21.52 and
21.61” (exp. 06/30/2022). The Service is not proposing any changes
to the currently approved requirements for either collection and is
merely transferring the requirements into 1018-0146. OMB invites
the Service to discontinue both 1018-0103 and 1018-0133 to avoid a
duplication of burden.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2021
30,334
0
56
10,887
0
209
78,000
0
0
This information collection is
associated with regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). The MBTA implements four
treaties concerning migratory birds that the United States has
signed with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. Under the treaties,
we must preserve most species of birds in the United States, and
activities involving migratory birds are prohibited except as
authorized by regulation. We collect information concerning
depredation actions taken under 50 CFR 21.43 (authorizes the take
of blackbirds, cowbirds, crows, grackles, and magpies under certain
circumstances) and 50 CFR 21.46 (authorizes the take of scrub jays
and Steller’s jays in Washington and Oregon under certain
circumstances). We collect the information to determine how many
birds of each species are taken each year and whether the control
actions are likely to affect the populations of those species. 50
CFR 21.43(f )(6) requires that when an injured or debilitated bird
of a nontarget species is federally listed as an endangered,
threatened, or candidate species, you must deliver it to a
rehabilitator and report the take to the nearest U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Field Office or Special Agent.
As a result of the proposed
changes explained in question 2 of the Supporting Statement A
(SSA), we are reporting a burden increase of 30,278 annual
responses and 10,678 annual burden hours. We are also reporting a
nonhour cost burden increase of $78,000 associated with the
transfer of 1018-0103 into this collection. For the purpose of
transferring the ICs from 1018-0103 and 1018-0133 into 1018-0146,
we did not make any burden adjustments to the previously approved
burden (see Table 15.1 in the SSA for itemized burden changes based
on previous submission by collection and new ICs).
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.
Form 3-2436 ePermits Annual Report – Depredation Order (Form 3-2436) 50 CFR §21 - Government
1018-0146 SSA final 061802020.docx
1018-0146 60-day FRN Published 02112020 85FR7780.pdf
Population Control Approval Request (Population and Distribution Estimates) 50 CFR §21.61 - Government