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respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 

(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 our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How the agency might minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personally identifiable 

information (PII) in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your PII—may be 

made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your PII from public review, 

we cannot guarantee that we will be 

able to do so. 

Abstract: To estimate the species and 

age composition of U.S. goose harvest, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) annually conducts two separate 

surveys from a sample of hunters in 

each flyway: a Parts Collection Survey 

(PCS) used to identify age and species 

of goose and the Migratory Bird Harvest 

Survey (i.e., Diary Survey) to estimate 

the total number of geese harvested. 

Data from each survey are then 

combined post hoc to estimate speciesand age-specific harvests. Harvest data 

are then incorporated into models to 

estimate population abundance for 

many goose species. These monitoring 

efforts are essential to estimating annual 

harvest and subsequent population size, 

but FWS managers have identified 

several potential biases that need to be 

addressed. Information provided by 

hunters via the PCS may introduce 

potential biases. Due to liberalization in 

bag limits and hunting-season lengths, 

as well as PCS participation fatigue, 

some participants only submit a subset 

of daily harvested waterfowl or do not 

request additional envelopes to 

continue participation once the initial 

supply of envelopes is exhausted (i.e., 

completeness bias). Thus, huntercollected samples for the PCS are likely 

temporally biased toward early in the 

hunting season (e.g., hunters quit 

participating during the hunting season, 

or they only submit as many samples as 

the initial envelopes provided allow, 

with a decreasing number of hunters 

requesting additional envelopes). 

Therefore, fewer parts are submitted 

later in the season, resulting in a 

temporal harvest bias in addition to a 

quantity- and completeness bias. Our 

proposed study aims to integrate both 

surveys into one easily accessible, 

robust data collection platform that 

reduces the burden on hunters and is 

expected to increase participation. In an 

effort to develop and evaluate an 

additional survey to the PCS and Diary 

Survey that may help to alleviate the 

concerns outlined above, we propose 

the development of an online/mobile 

application survey platform to allow 

goose harvest reporting of species and 

age directly from hunters without the 

need to participate in two surveys or to 

collect and mail parts. We propose a 

short-term study within Central Flyway 

states on the design, implementation, 

comparability, and efficacy of an online 

survey methodology. This study will 

determine if such a survey is feasible to 

accurately estimate future goose 

harvests and reduce the identified 

biases, costs, burden, and time involved 

in the current PCS and Diary surveys. 

Understanding biases and assumptions 

in current harvest survey protocols has 

direct management implications as 

many goose harvest strategies are 

predicated on harvest and population 

estimates. Developing alternative 

methods to address these biases are 

necessary to ensure accurate, reliable, 

and increasingly precise estimates of 

harvest and abundance. Furthering our 

understanding of assumptions related to 

current practices and surveys will aid in 

improving the management process for 

North American goose populations. 

Title of Collection: Central Flyway 

online goose harvest assessment. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: General 

Public. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 3,552. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4 per respondent (total of 

14,208 annual responses). 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 2 minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 474 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Frequency 

Once annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 

Burden Cost: None. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, nor is a person required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

The authority for this action is the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Robert A Gleason, 

Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, 

Center Director, Midcontinent Region, USGS. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23533 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4388–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[24XD4523WS/DWSN00000.000000/ 

DS61500000/DP.61501] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Invasive Species Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Invasive Species 

Council, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

notice is hereby given that a meeting of 

the Invasive Species Advisory 

Committee (ISAC) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The Invasive Species Advisory 

Committee will convene in-person on 

Monday, November 13, 2023, 9:00 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. (ET); Tuesday, November 14, 

2023, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (ET); and, 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023; 9:00 

a.m.–1:00 p.m. (ET). The general session 

proceedings will also be streamed 

virtually via Zoom webinar. NOTE: 

Virtual access to the general session 

portions of the meeting will be in 

‘‘listen only’’ mode. Registration is 

required at: https://forms.office.com/g/ 

5TwFXSkEpf. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20240. Meeting will be held in the 

North Penthouse. All registered inperson attendees must pass through 


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security screening upon entering the 

facility. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning attending the 

ISAC meeting, submitting written 

comments to the ISAC, or requesting to 

address the ISAC, contact Kelsey 

Brantley, NISC Operations Director and 

ISAC Coordinator, National Invasive 

Species Council Staff, telephone (202) 

577–7012; fax: (202) 208–4118, or email 

kelsey_brantley@ios.doi.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability may dial 711 

(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the ISAC is to provide advice 

to the NISC, as authorized by Executive 

Orders 13112 and 13751, on a broad 

array of issues related to preventing the 

introduction of invasive species and 

providing for their control and 

minimizing the economic, ecological, 

and human health impacts that invasive 

species cause. NISC is co-chaired by the 

Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 

Agriculture, and the Secretary of 

Commerce. The duty of NISC is to 

provide national leadership regarding 

invasive species issues. 

The purpose of an in-person meeting 

on Monday, November 13, 2023 through 

Wednesday, November 15, 2023 is to 

convene the full ISAC to finalize and 

formally approve deliverables 

developed by its subcommittees on 

three (3) topics requested by NISC: (1) 

the impacts of invasive species on 

underserved communities; (2) the 

intersection of climate change and 

invasive species; and, (3) an assessment 

of national priorities related to invasive 

species. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda 

will consist of an opening session with 

remarks from NISC member agencies, 

updates on priority NISC and NISC 

member agency activities, discussion of 

outputs by the three subcommittees, and 

consideration of new issues for ISAC 

input and advice. Opportunities for 

public comment will be provided before 

the conclusion of each meeting day. 

The final agenda and other reference 

documents for discussion during the 

meeting will be available for public 

viewing as they become available, but 

no later than 48 hours prior to the start 

of the meeting at https://

www.invasivespecies.gov. 

Meeting Registration: All meeting 

participants and interested members of 

the public must register at https://

forms.office.com/g/5TwFXSkEpf to 

attend the meeting in-person or observe 

the general session virtually. Due to the 

limited capacity at the meeting venue, 

and limited connections available for 

virtual observation, individuals must 

register no later than Friday, November 

10, 2023; 3:00 p.m. (ET). 

Meeting Accessibility/Special 

Accommodations: The meeting is open 

to the public. Registration is required 

(see Meeting Registration above). Please 

make requests in advance for sign 

language interpreter services, assistive 

listening devices, or other reasonable 

accommodations. Please contact Kelsey 

Brantley at kelsey_brantley@ios.doi.gov, 

at least seven (7) business days prior to 

the meeting to give the Department of 

the Interior sufficient time to process 

your request. All reasonable 

accommodation requests are managed 

on a case-by-case basis. 

Public Comment: Interested members 

of the public may provide either oral or 

written comments to ISAC for 

consideration. Oral comments may be 

given during designated times as 

specified in the meeting agenda. Written 

comments must be submitted by email 

to Kelsey Brantley at kelsey_brantley@

ios.doi.gov, no later than Friday, 

November 10, 2023; 3:00 p.m. (ET). All 

written comments will be provided to 

members of the ISAC. Individuals who 

wish to expand upon their oral 

statements, or those who had wished to 

speak but could not be accommodated 

on the agenda, may submit written 

comments to Kelsey Brantley at kelsey_

brantley@ios.doi.gov, up to 30 days 

following the meeting. 

All comments will be made part of the 

public record and will be electronically 

distributed to all ISAC members. The 

detailed meeting minutes will be 

available for public inspection within 

90 days of the meeting. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

written comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment including 

your personal identifying information 

will be made publicly available. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Stanley W. Burgiel, 

Executive Director, National Invasive Species 

Council. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23611 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4334–63–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO45 MO4500174625] 

National Call for Nominations for 

Resource Advisory Councils 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations for 16 of 

the Bureau of Land Management’s 

(BLM) statewide and regional Resource 

Advisory Councils (RAC) that have 

vacant positions or members whose 

terms are scheduled to expire. These 

RACs provide advice and 

recommendations to the BLM on land 

use planning and management of the 

National System of Public Lands within 

the geographic areas for which the RACs 

are organized. 

DATES: All nominations must be 

received no later than November 24, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed 

applications should be sent to the 

appropriate BLM offices listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carrie Richardson, BLM Office of 

Communications, at telephone: (202) 

208–5259, email: crichardson@blm.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the 

Interior to involve the public in 

planning and addressing issues related 

to management of lands administered by 

the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 

U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 

establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are 

consistent with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). As required by 


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