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Information collection/form number 

Estimated 

number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Average 

burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual 

cost 

ICR#: 2506–0151 24 CFR 55.21 .............................................. 300 1 300 1 300 44.00 13,200 

Total ................................................................................... 575 1 575 .................... 2,500 .................... 110,000 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

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 those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27051 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–MB–2023–N093; 

FXMB12310900WH0–245–FF09M26000; 

OMB Control Number 1018–0023] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget; Migratory 

Bird Surveys 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service), are proposing to renew an 

information collection, with changes. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of publication 

of this notice at https://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 

5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_

Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018- 

0023’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna L. Baucum, Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 

or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. 

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: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

in the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR) at 5 CFR 1320, all information 

collections require approval under the 

PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor 

and you are not required to respond to 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

On June 2, 2023, we published in the 

Federal Register (88 FR 36328) a notice 

of our intent to request that OMB 

approve this information collection. In 

that notice, we solicited comments for 

60 days, ending on August 1, 2023. In 

an effort to increase public awareness 

of, and participation in, our public 

commenting processes associated with 

information collection requests, the 

Service also published the Federal 

Register notice on Regulations.gov 

(Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2023–0085) 

to provide the public with an additional 

method to submit comments (in 

addition to the typical Info_Coll@

fws.gov email and U.S. mail submission 

methods). We received four comments 

in response to that notice which did not 

address the information collection 

requirements. No responses are required 

to those comments. 

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 might the agency 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 


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to OMB to approve this information 

collection request. Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

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 us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (16 U.S.C. 703–711) and the Fish 

and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 

742d) designate the Department of the 

Interior as the key agency responsible 

for (1) the wise management of 

migratory bird populations frequenting 

the United States, and (2) the setting of 

hunting regulations that allow 

appropriate harvests that are within the 

guidelines that will allow for those 

populations’ well-being. These 

responsibilities dictate that we gather 

accurate data on various characteristics 

of migratory bird harvest. Based on 

information from harvest surveys, we 

can adjust hunting regulations as 

needed to optimize harvests at levels 

that provide a maximum of hunting 

recreation while keeping populations at 

desired levels. 

Under 50 CFR 20.20, migratory bird 

hunters must register for the Migratory 

Bird Harvest Information Program (HIP) 

in each State in which they hunt each 

year. State natural resource agencies 

must send names and addresses of all 

migratory bird hunters to the Service’s 

Branch of Monitoring and Information 

Management, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, on an annual basis. 

The Migratory Bird Hunter Survey is 

based on the Migratory Bird Harvest 

Information Program. We randomly 

select migratory bird hunters and ask 

them to report their harvests. The 

resulting estimates of harvest per hunter 

are combined with the complete list of 

migratory bird hunters to provide 

estimates of the total harvest for the 

species surveyed. 

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, as 

well as a sample of hunters who were 

not surveyed the previous year, are 

asked to complete and return a letter 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 or goose that they 

harvest, or a wing from each mourning 

dove, woodcock, band-tailed pigeon, or 

rail that 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 the 

date and location of harvest for each 

bird on the outside of the envelope. We 

combine the results of this survey with 

the harvest estimates obtained from the 

Migratory Bird Hunter Survey to 

provide species-specific 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. 

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. 

In 2019, we implemented a new, 

online platform for the Migratory Bird 

Hunter Survey. The platform is 

optimized for use on multiple devices 

(computer, tablet, or phone; Android or 

Apple OS). This online survey platform 

walks a participant through the process 

of entering their harvest for a single day 

and asks for one piece of information at 

a time, which reduces confusion and the 

likelihood that the hunter will provide 

incorrect information. The online 

system improves data quality and 

prevents errors (e.g., reporting harvest of 

the wrong species, or in the wrong 

State). We conducted the full paper 

survey through 2022, in order to ensure 

that data collected through the online 

platform was sound, and to provide a 

side-by-side comparison of harvest 

estimates that could be used to calibrate 

the old survey to the new one. This was 

particularly important for maintaining a 

continuous time series of harvest 

estimates, despite changing 

methodology. In the spring of 2024, we 

will conduct the full survey using the 

online application, but will provide a 

paper survey by mail to those hunters 

who request them. 

Proposed Revisions 

Pilot Digital Photo Survey—We 

propose to revise our Parts Collection 

Survey over the next 3 years (2023– 

2026) to replace or substantially 

augment bird wings and tails collection 

with photos of harvested birds, in order 

to reduce survey costs and perceived 

risk of disease transmission through the 

handling of wild bird parts. Preliminary 

assessments have indicated that photos 

taken by hunters of harvested waterfowl 

can be used to determine species, age, 

and sex of birds, without requiring 

examination of bird parts ‘‘in the hand.’’ 

We propose to conduct a 3-year pilot 

study with the development of a mobile 

application that can be used by hunters 

to take photos of the birds they harvest 

and upload them to our database, and a 

web-based interface for expert biologists 

to use to examine and identify birds 

from photos. We propose to conduct the 

pilot study with up to 600 hunters each 

year, which allows us to (1) evaluate the 

potential of using photo identification 

for other species in the Parts Collection 

survey, including doves, band-tailed 

pigeons, woodcock and rails, (2) achieve 

sample sizes sufficient to assess the 

limitations of photo identification for all 

waterfowl species, (3) develop methods 

to enhance the quality of huntersupplied photos, and (4) amass an 

annotated set of photos to provide to 

researchers investigating the potential of 

machine-learning based image 

classification methods for automated 

identification of species, age, and sex. 

In addition, there is the potential for 

introducing other biases in data 

collection when transitioning to a photo 

survey; to assess these biases and 

provide uninterrupted information on 

annual harvest, we intend to conduct 

the full parts survey during this 3-year 

period to provide a comparison of 

results between the two surveys. If 

photo identification proves difficult for 

some species, we may continue a 

limited sample of parts collection to 

ensure harvest estimates can be 

calculated. 

Title of Collection: Migratory Bird 

Information Program and Migratory Bird 

Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0023. 

Form Number: Forms 3–165, 3–165A 

through E, and 3–2056J through N. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: States 

and migratory game bird hunters. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory 

for HIP registration information; 

voluntary for participation in the 

surveys. 


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Frequency of Collection: Annually for 

States or on occasion for migratory bird 

hunters. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Collection type/form number Number of 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

each 

Number of 

annual 

responses * 

Average time 

per 

response 

Total Annual 

burden hours * 

Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (State Governments) 

49 18 882 129 hours ....... 113,778 

Migratory Bird Hunter Survey (Individuals) 

Form 3–2056J ..................................................................... 31,900 1 31,900 4 minutes ....... 2,127 

Form 3–2056K ..................................................................... 16,900 1 16,900 3 minutes ....... 845 

Form 3–2056L ..................................................................... 8,500 1 8,500 3 minutes ....... 425 

Form 3–2056M .................................................................... 10,200 1 10,200 2 minutes ....... 340 

Subtotals ....................................................................... 67,500 ........................ 67,500 ........................ 3,737 

Parts Collection Survey—Online (Individuals) 

Form 3–165 ......................................................................... 4,700 22 103,400 5 minutes ....... 8,617 

Form 3–165A ....................................................................... 770 5.5 4,235 5 minutes ....... 353 

Form 3–165B ....................................................................... 3,540 1 3,540 1 minute ......... 59 

Form 3–165C ....................................................................... 260 1 260 1 minute ......... 4 

Form 3–165D ....................................................................... 770 1 770 1 minute ......... 13 

Form 3–165E ....................................................................... 750 1.5 1,125 5 minutes ....... 94 

Subtotals ....................................................................... 10,790 ........................ 113,330 ........................ 9,140 

Sandhill Crane Harvest Survey (Individuals) 

Form 3–2056N ..................................................................... 5,900 1 5,900 1.5 minutes .... 148 

Pilot Digital Photo Survey (Individuals) 

Form 3–165 ......................................................................... 200 22 4,400 2 minutes ....... 147 

Form 3–165A ....................................................................... 60 5.5 330 2 minutes ....... 11 

Form 3–165B ....................................................................... 150 1 150 1 minute ......... 3 

Form 3–165C ....................................................................... 60 1 60 1 minute ......... 1 

Form 3–165D ....................................................................... 60 1 60 1 minute ......... 1 

Form 3–165E ................................................................ 30 1.5 45 2 minutes ....... 2 

Subtotals ............................................................... 560 ........................ 5,045 ........................ 165 

Totals ..................................................................... 84,799 ........................ 192,657 ........................ 126,968 

* Rounded 

An agency 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 authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27119 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLHQ320000.L13300000.EN0000; OMB 

Control No. 1004–0201] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Oil Shale Management 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

10, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Sabry Hanna by email 

at shanna@blm.gov, or by telephone at 

(571) 458–6644. Individuals in the 

United States who are deaf, deafblind, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 


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