[Federal Register: November 27, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 227)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2009-N253] [91200-1231-9BPP-L2]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0121; Depredation
Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on December
31, 2009. We 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must send comments on or before December 28, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail) or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0121.
Title: Depredation Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants, 50 CFR
21.47 and 21.48.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Aquaculture producers, States, and tribes.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for reports; ongoing for
recordkeeping.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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Report take of migratory bird 1 1 1 hour............. 1
species other than double-
crested cormorants
(21.47(d)(7); 21.48(d)(7)).
Report take of species protected 1 1 1 hour............. 1
under Endangered Species Act
(21.47(d)(8); 21.48(d)(8)).
Written notice of intent to 12 12 3 hours............ 36
conduct control activities
(21.48(d)(9)).
Report of control activities 12 12 20 hours........... 240
(21.48(d)(10) and (11)).
Report effects of management 9 9 100 hours.......... 900
activities (21.48(d)(12)).
Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9)).... 500 500 7 hours............ 3,500
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Totals...................... 535 535 ................... 4,678
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Abstract: This information collection is associated with
regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.). Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take, possess,
import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale,
purchase, or barter, migratory birds or their parts, nests, or eggs,
except as authorized by regulations implementing the MBTA.
The regulations at 50 CFR 21.47 (Aquaculture Depredation Order)
authorize aquaculture producers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(APHIS-Wildlife Services) in 13 States to take double-crested
cormorants when the birds are found committing or about to commit
depredations on commercial freshwater aquaculture stocks. The
regulations at 50 CFR 21.48 (Public Resource Depredation Order)
authorize State fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (APHIS-Wildlife Services), and federally recognized tribes
in 24 States to take double-crested cormorants to prevent depredations
on the public resources of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
Both 50 CFR 21.47 and 21.48 impose reporting and recordkeeping
requirements on those operating under the depredation orders. We use
the information collected to:
Help assess the impact of the depredation orders on
double-crested cormorant populations.
Protect nontarget migratory birds or other species.
Ensure that agencies and individuals are operating in
accordance with the terms, conditions, and purpose of the orders.
Help gauge the effectiveness of the orders at mitigating
cormorant-related damages.
Comments: On August 13, 2009, we published in the Federal Register
(74 FR 40835) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this
ICR. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on
October 13, 2009. We did not receive any comments.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: November 17, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E9-28327 Filed 11-25-09; 8:45 am]
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