Sea Lamprey Control Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Government) Form	Unchanged
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Private Sector) Form	Unchanged
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Individuals) Form	Modified
1018-0179 SSA Sea Lampreys 09072023.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-11
1018-0179 30-day FRN published 09262023 88FR66046.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-09-26
1018-0179 60-day FRN 06262023 88FR41414.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-09-07
Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 USC 931) as of 01032022.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-09-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
243482	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Government) Form	Unchanged
243481	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Private Sector) Form	Unchanged
243480	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Individuals) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0179	ICR Reference No: 202309-1018-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202009-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Sea Lamprey Control Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/26/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	640	440
Time Burden (Hours)	53	36
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Service staff at the Marquette and Ludington biological stations fulfill U.S. obligations under the 1954 Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between the United States and Canada and the Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 931). The Service works with State, Tribal, and other Federal agencies to monitor progress towards fish community objectives for sea lampreys in each of the Great Lakes, and also to develop and implement actions to achieve these objectives. Activities are closely coordinated with State, Tribal, and other Federal and provincial management agencies, nongovernmental organizations, private landowners, and the public. Our primary goal is to conduct ecologically sound and publicly acceptable integrated sea lamprey control. The Sea Lamprey Control Program is administered and funded by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) and implemented by two control agents, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, who often partner on larger projects. The sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), a parasitic fish species native to the Atlantic Ocean, parasitizes other fish species by sucking their blood and other bodily fluids. Having survived through at least four major extinction events, the species has remained largely unchanged for more than 340 million years. The sea lamprey differs from many other fishes, in that it does not have jaws or other bony structures, but instead has a skeleton made of cartilage. Sea lampreys prey on most species of large Great Lakes fish such as lake trout, salmon, lake sturgeon, whitefish, burbot, walleye, and catfish.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 931 Name of Law: Great Lakes Fishery Act of 1956
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 41414	06/26/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 66046	09/26/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Government)	None	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Individuals)	None	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire
Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire (Private Sector)	None	Sea Lamprey Control Landowner Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	640	440	0	0	200	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	53	36	0	0	17	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are reporting a change in agency estimate of 200 annual responses and 17 annual burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,042

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/26/2023

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