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No. 1018-0015, which expires February 

28, 2008. 

(2) Parts Collection Survey, also 

approved under OMB Control No. 1018- 

0015. 

(3) Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey, 

currently approved under OMB Control 

No. 1018-0023, which expires 

November 30, 2007. 

The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is 

based on the Migratory Bird Harvest 

Information Program, under which each 

State annually provides a list of all 

migratory bird hunters in the State. We 

randomly select migratory bird hunters; 

send them either a waterfowl 

questionnaire, a dove and band-tailed 

pigeon questionnaire, a woodcock 

questionnaire, or a snipe, rail, gallinule 

and coot questionnaire; and ask them to 

report their harvest of those species. The 

resulting estimates of harvest per hunter 

are combined with the complete list of 

migratory bird hunters to provide 

estimates of the total harvest of those 

species. 

The Parts Collection Survey estimates 

the species, sex, and age composition of 

the harvest, and the geographic and 

temporal distribution of the harvest. 

Randomly selected successful hunters 

who responded to the Migratory Bird 

Hunter Survey the previous year are 

asked to complete and return a postcard 

if they are willing to participate in the 

Parts Collection Survey. We provide 

postage-paid envelopes to respondents 

before the hunting season and ask them 

to send in a wing or the tail feathers 

from each duck, goose, or coot they 

harvest, or a wing from each woodcock, 

band-tailed pigeon, snipe, rail, or 

gallinule they harvest. We use the wings 

and tail feathers to identify the species, 

sex, and age of the harvested sample. 

We also ask respondents to report on the 

envelope the date and location of 

harvest for each bird. Results of this 

survey are combined with the harvest 

estimates obtained from the Migratory 

Bird Hunter Survey to provide speciesspecific national harvest estimates. 

The combined results of these surveys 

enable us to evaluate the effects of 

season length, season dates, and bag 

limits on the harvest of each species, 

and thus help us determine appropriate 

hunting regulations. 

We are proposing to include the 

Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey (current 

OMB Control Number 1018-0023) with 

the others in this approval request, all 

under OMB Control Number 1018-0015. 

The Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey is an 

annual questionnaire survey of people 

who obtained a sandhill crane hunting 

permit. At the end of the hunting 

season, we randomly select a sample of 

permit holders and ask them to report 

the date, location, and number of birds 

harvested for each of their sandhill 

crane hunts. Their responses provide 

estimates of the temporal and 

geographic distribution of the harvest as 

well as the average harvest per hunter, 

which, combined with the total number 

of permits issued, enables us to estimate 

the total harvest of sandhill cranes. 

Based on information from this survey, 

we adjust hunting regulations as needed 

to optimize harvest at levels that 

provide a maximum of hunting 

recreation while keeping the population 

at the desired level. 

We are also seeking approval to add 

a mourning dove wing collection to the 

Parts Collection Survey on an 

experimental basis. We will use the 

wings to identify the age of each sample, 

thereby providing estimates of annual 

mourning dove productivity at the 

management unit level. Those estimates 

of annual productivity are needed to 

improve the mourning dove population 

models that we have developed for each 

management unit. We will compare the 

results and costs of our experimental 

mail survey with results and costs of 

mourning dove wing collection methods 

that are currently employed by some, 

but not all, States that have dove 

hunting seasons. If mourning dove 

productivity estimates are similar for 

the two methods, we would propose to 

adopt the more cost-effective method on 

a national scale. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0015. 

Title: Migratory Bird Surveys. 

Service Form Number(s): 3-165, 3- 

165A, 3-165B, 3-165C, and 3-2056J-N. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Affected Public: Migratory game bird 

hunters. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program ........................... 3,800,000 3,800,000 0.033 hours ..... 125,400 

Migratory Bird Hunter Survey .................................................. 85,000 85,000 0.067 hours ..... 5,695 

Parts Collection Survey ........................................................... 10,000 110,000 0.033 hours ..... 3,630 

Sandhill Cane Harvest Survey ................................................ 7,500 7,500 0.067 hours ..... 503 

Totals ................................................................................ 3,902,500 4,002,500 ..................... 135,228 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

We will include and/or summarize each 

comment in our request to OMB to 

approve this IC. 

Dated: March 1, 2007 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E7–4842 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1018-0094; Federal 

Fish and Wildlife License/Permit 

Applications, Native Endangered and 

Threatened Species, 50 CFR 13 and 17 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 


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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC, 

which is scheduled to expire on 

September 30, 2007. 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. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before May 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

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

(703) 358–2269 (fax). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, 

or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 

telephone at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Our Endangered Species Program uses 

information that we collect on permit 

applications to determine the eligibility 

of applicants for permits requested in 

accordance with the criteria in various 

Federal wildlife conservation laws, 

including: 

(1) Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). 

(2) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703 et seq.). 

(3) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). 

(4) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 

Act (16 U.S.C. 668). 

(5) Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1374). 

Service regulations implementing 

these statutes and treaties are in Chapter 

I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR). These 

regulations stipulate general and 

specific requirements that when met 

allow us to issue permits to authorize 

activities that are otherwise prohibited. 

This IC includes the following permit 

application forms and the reporting 

requirements for each permit: 

(1) FWS Form 3-200-54 - 

Enhancement of Survival Permits 

Associated with Safe Harbor 

Agreements and Candidate 

Conservation Agreements with 

Assurances. 

(2) FWS Form 3-200-55 - Permits for 

Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of 

Propagation or Survival (i.e, Recovery) 

and Interstate Commerce. 

(3) FWS Form 3-200-56 - Incidental 

Take Permits Associated with a Habitat 

Conservation Plan. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0094. 

Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife 

License/Permit Applications, Native 

Endangered and Threatened Species, 50 

CFR 13 and 17. 

Service Form Number(s): 3-200-54, 3- 

200-55, and 3-200-56. 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals/ 

households, businesses, State and local 

agencies, private organizations, and 

scientific and research institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion 

for application forms and notifications; 

annually for reports.. 

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden: 

$64,450 for fees associated with permit 

applications. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

3-200-54 – permit application .................................................. 11 11 3 hours ............ 33 

3-200-54 – annual report ......................................................... 64 64 8 hours ............ 512 

3-200-54 – notification of change in landowner ...................... 1 1 1 hour .............. 1 

2-200-55 – permit application .................................................. 579 579 4 hours ............ 2,316 

3-200-55 – annual report ......................................................... 1,034 1,034 8 hours ............ 8,272 

3-200-55 – notification of escape of living wildlife .................. 1 1 1 hour .............. 1 

3-200-56 – permit application .................................................. 60 60 3 hours ............ 180 

3-200-56 – annual report ......................................................... 748 748 10 hours .......... 7,480 

Totals ................................................................................ 2,498 2,498 ..................... 18,795 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

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. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice are a matter of public record. 

We will include and/or summarize each 

comment in our request to OMB to 

approve this IC. 

Dated: March 1, 2007 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E7–4843 Filed 3–15–07; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1018-0123; 

International Conservation Grant 

Programs 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC, 

which is scheduled to expire on June 

30, 2007. 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. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before May 15, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

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

(703) 358–2269 (fax). 


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