68966 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 227 / Friday, November 26, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection To Be 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act; National 

Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

(we) plans to submit the collection of 

information described below to OMB for 

approval under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collected for the National 

Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

(FHWAR Survey) is needed to assist 

Federal and State agencies in 

administering the Sport Fish and 

Wildlife Restoration grant programs. 

The 2006 FHWAR Survey will provide 

up-to-date information on the uses and 

demands for wildlife-related recreation 

resources, trends in uses of those 

resources, and a basis for developing 

and evaluating programs and projects to 

meet existing and future needs. We have 

conducted this survey every 5 years 

since 1955.

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before January 25, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection to Hope 

Grey, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 

222–ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203; 

hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 

358–2269 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requirements, explanatory 

information, or related materials, 

contact Hope Grey at (703) 358–2482 or 

e-mail hope_grey@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget regulations 

at 5 CFR 1320, which implement 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). 

We plan to send a request to OMB for 

approval of the information collection 

requirements for the 2006 FHWAR 

Survey. We are requesting a 3-year term 

of approval for this information 

collection activity. Federal agencies 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 OMB control number for previous 

collections of this information was 

1018–0088. We collect the information 

in conjunction with carrying out our 

responsibilities under the Federal Aid 

in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 

777–777M) commonly referred to as the 

Dingell-Johnson Act, and the Federal 

Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 669–669i) commonly referred to 

as the Pitman-Robertson Act. Under 

these acts, as amended, we provide 

approximately $500 million in grants 

annually to States for projects to support 

sport fish and wildlife management and 

restoration, including the improvement 

of fish and wildlife habitats, fishing and 

boating access, fish stocking, and 

hunting and fishing opportunities. We 

also provide grants for aquatic 

education and hunter education, 

maintenance of completed projects, and 

research into the problems affecting fish 

and wildlife resources. These projects 

help to ensure that the American people 

have adequate opportunities for fish and 

wildlife recreation. 

The 2006 FHWAR Survey will be the 

11th conducted since 1955. We sponsor 

the survey requested by the States 

through the International Association of 

Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The Bureau 

of the Census collects the information 

using computer-assisted telephone or 

in-person interviews. A sample of 

sportsmen and wildlife watchers will be 

selected from a household screen. 

Sample persons will be asked about 

their participation and expenditures. 

Three detailed interviews will be 

conducted during the survey year. The 

2006 FHWAR Survey will be similar in 

scope to past surveys. It will generate 

information identified as priority data 

needed by the Federal and State 

agencies responsible for administering 

the Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration 

grant programs. Accordingly, the 2006 

FHWAR Survey will produce a 

comprehensive database of fish and 

wildlife related recreation activities and 

expenditures. It will include the number 

of persons participating in different 

types of activities such as freshwater, 

saltwater, and Great Lakes fishing, and 

big game, small game, migratory bird, 

and other animal hunting. Wildlifewatching activities include wildlife 

observation, feeding, and photographing 

around the home and on trips away 

from home. Information is collected on 

days of participation, species of animals 

sought, and how much money was 

spent on trips and for equipment. 

Information on the characteristics of 

participants include age, income, sex, 

education, race, and residency. The 

survey data has State level reliability. 

Federal and State agencies use 

information from the survey to 

formulate management and policy 

decisions related to fish and wildlife 

restoration and management. 

Participation patterns and trend 

information assist in identifying present 

and future needs and demands. The 

information is used for planning the 

acquisition, development, and 

enhancement of resources for the benefit 

of wildlife-related recreation. Land 

managing agencies use the data on 

expenditures, economic evaluation, and 

participation to assess the value of 

wildlife-related recreational uses of 

natural resources. States use 

expenditure information to estimate the 

economic impact of wildlife-related 

recreation expenditures on their 

economies and to support the 

dedication of tax revenues for fish and 

wildlife restoration programs. The 

information collected on resident 

saltwater fishing assists coastal States in 

determining the proper ratio for 

allocating funds between freshwater and 

saltwater projects as required by the 

Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration 

Act, as amended. The information is not 

readily available elsewhere because few 

States have saltwater licenses or 

conduct their own surveys. If the 2006 

FHWAR Survey data were not available, 

it would impair the ability of those 

States to meet their obligations under 

the Act.

Title: National Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0088. 

Form Number: None. 

Frequency: Household screen 

interviews and the first detailed 

sportsmen and wildlife-watchers 

interviews will be conducted April–

June 2006. The second detailed 

interviews will be conducted 

September–October 2006. The third and 

last detailed interviews will be 

conducted January–March 2007. 

Description of Respondents:

Individuals. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,254 

hours. 

Total Annual Responses: 95,000 

respondents.

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Estimated 

number of 

household responses 

Average time 

per household 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

number of participant responses 

Average respondent time 

(minutes) 

Total burden 

(hours) 

Screen .................................................................................. * 76,000 7 ........................ ........................ 8,867 

Screen Reinterview ** .......................................................... 3,800 5 ........................ ........................ 317 

Hunting & Fishing: 

1st interview .................................................................. ........................ ........................ 12,000 15 3,000 

2nd interview ................................................................. ........................ ........................ 24,000 10 4,000 

3rd interview ................................................................. ........................ ........................ 36,000 15 9,000 

Reinterview ................................................................... ........................ ........................ 2,000 5 167 

Wildlife Watching: 

1st interview .................................................................. ........................ ........................ 7,200 11 1,320 

2nd interview ................................................................. ........................ ........................ 12,000 11 2,200 

3rd interview ................................................................. ........................ ........................ 18,000 11 3,300 

Reinterview ................................................................... ........................ ........................ 1000 5 83 

Total .......................................................................... 79,800 6.9 112,200 12.3 32,254 

* The estimated number of respondents reached from a sample of households will be 76,000. About 50 percent, or 38,000, of those respondents will sample in and receive a detailed interview. An additional 50 percent of those households where one person is sampled (19,000) will 

have a second person screened in for interviews. We estimate the total number of respondents to be 95,000 (76,000 + 19,000). 

** Of the survey respondents, 5 percent from the screener workload and 6 percent from the third interview sportsmen and wildlife-watching 

user workloads are reinterviewed by another Census interviewer using a subset of the regular questionnaire. These reinterview responses are 

compared to the responses of the full interview as a quality control measure. 

The total number of respondents can 

be calculated by adding up the 

household and participant responses 

and subtracting the reinterviews and the 

third interviews. There is some wave 1 

and wave 2 overlap. 

We expect the burden to be about 15 

minutes for the sportsmen and 11 

minutes for the wildlife-watching 

participants. We base the estimate for 

interview length on the 2001 survey and 

experience with similar surveys 

conducted within the past year. The 

combined total estimated hours of 

respondent burden is 32,254. 

We invite your comments on: (1) 

Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents.

Dated: November 8, 2004. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 04–26178 Filed 11–24–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division 

of Management Authority, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that on the dates below, as 

authorized by the provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.), and/

or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et 

seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

issued the requested permit(s) subject to 

certain conditions set forth therein. For 

each permit for an endangered species, 

the Service found that (1) the 

application was filed in good faith, (2) 

the granted permit would not operate to 

the disadvantage of the endangered 

species, and (3) the granted permit 

would be consistent with the purposes 

and policy set forth in Section 2 of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. 

Endangered Species

Permit No. Applicant Receipt of application Federal Register notice 

Permit 

issuance 

date 

063771 ................. Feld Entertainment .................................... 69 FR 54150, September 7, 2004 .............................................. 10/25/2004 

088351 ................. Feld Entertainment .................................... 69 FR 54150, September 7, 2004 .............................................. 10/25/2004 

090113 ................. Lincoln Park Zoological ............................. 69 FR 55446, September 14, 2004 ............................................ 10/22/2004 

090216 ................. Univ. of Tennessee ................................... 69 FR 55446, September 14, 2004 ............................................ 10/27/2004 

Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals