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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–WSFR–2023–0231; 

FVWF97820900000–XXX–FF09W13000 and 

FVWF54200900000–XXX–FF09W13000; 

OMB Control Number 1018–0088] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; National Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation (FHWAR) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), are proposing to 

revise a currently approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 4, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

one of the following methods (please 

reference OMB Control No. 1018–0088 

in the subject line of your comment): 

• Internet (preferred): https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–HQ–WSFR–2023– 

0231. 

• U.S. mail: Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W); Falls Church, 

VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, 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. You may 

also view the ICR at https://

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again inviting 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. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your that your 

entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be 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 information collected 

for the National Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation (FHWAR, or National 

Survey) assists the Fish and Wildlife 

Service in administering the Wildlife 

and Sport Fish Restoration grant 

programs. The FHWAR, conducted 

about every 5 years since 1955, is a 

comprehensive survey of anglers, 

hunters, and wildlife watchers and 

includes information on their 

participation and how much they spend 

on these activities in the United States. 

The FHWAR provides up-to-date 

information on the uses and demands 

for wildlife-related recreation resources 

and a basis for developing and 

evaluating programs and projects to 

meet existing and future needs. 

We collect the information in 

conjunction with carrying out our 

responsibilities under the DingellJohnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 777–777m) and the PittmanRobertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 

U.S.C. 669–669i). Under these Acts, we 

provide approximately $1 billion in 

grants annually to States for projects 

that support sport fish and wildlife 

management and restoration, including: 

• 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 problems affecting fish 

and wildlife resources. These projects 

help to ensure that the American people 

have adequate opportunities for fish and 

wildlife recreation. We conduct the 

survey about every 5 years. The 2027 

FHWAR survey will be the 15th 

conducted since 1955. We coordinate 

the survey at the States’ request, which 

is made through the Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies. We will contract 

with a data collector to collect the 

information using internet, telephone, 

or mail-in paper-and-pencil instrument 

(PAPI). 

Respondents are invited to take the 

survey with a mailed letter. The data 

collector will select a sample of 

sportspersons and wildlife watchers 

from a household screen and conduct 

three detailed interviews during the 

survey year. The survey collects 

information on the number of days of 

participation, and expenditures for trips 

and equipment. Information on the 

characteristics of participants includes 

age, income, sex, education, race, and 

State of residence. The Freshwater/ 

Saltwater Ratio Questionnaire is 

designed to get freshwater and saltwater 

fishing data for coastal States. The 

Service’s Wildlife and Sportfish 

Restoration Program is required to 

divide fishing management funds 

according to the ratio of freshwater and 

saltwater anglers in each coastal State. 

Federal and State agencies use 

information from the survey to make 

policy decisions related to fish and 

wildlife restoration and management. 

Participation patterns and trend 

information help identify present and 

future needs and demands. Land 

management agencies use the data on 

expenditures and participation to assess 


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the value of wildlife-related recreational 

uses of natural resources. Wildliferelated recreation expenditure 

information is used to estimate the 

impact on the economy and to support 

the dedication of tax revenues for fish 

and wildlife restoration programs. 

Proposed Revision 

Pre-test: Cognitive Interviews—We 

anticipate the need to conduct webbased cognitive interviews prior to the 

next FHWAR. The cognitive interviews 

will enable the research team to identify 

problems with survey items and with 

the organization and order of items in 

the instrument. We expect the data from 

the cognitive interviews to reveal 

potential sources of response error in 

the National Survey and to inform the 

redesign efforts. The objective of the 

cognitive interviews is to test and refine 

the proposed instruments from the full 

survey, with particular focus on the 

revised questions on bounding, 

expenditure reporting, and 5-year recall 

of activities. We will use the results of 

this research to refine the survey 

instruments in preparation for fielding 

the next National Survey (likely to be 

held in 2027 or 2028). Respondents will 

have the option to pause/resume the 

pretest as they work through the 

questionnaire. 

We anticipate a maximum of 70 

respondents will participate in the webbased study. Respondents will be 

individuals who have participated in 

fishing, hunting, and wildlife-watching 

activities in within 1 year of the 

cognitive interviews. Respondents will 

be adults ages 18 and over and children 

ages 16 and 17 who participate with the 

consent of a parent or guardian. The 

participants will represent a range of 

demographic characteristics (e.g., age, 

gender, education level, State of 

residence). 

We plan to recruit a non-probability 

sample of respondents for this research. 

The Association of Fish & Wildlife 

Agencies will work with State fish and 

wildlife directors to obtain lists of 

license holders. The data collector will 

send an invitation via email or text 

message to invite license holders to 

participate in a survey. Further, the data 

collector will place advertisements on 

Facebook in selected geographies in 

order to recruit individuals interested in 

being interviewed and will disseminate 

information about the study through 

word of mouth. People responding to an 

invitation to participate in the research 

will complete a brief eligibility 

screening to determine whether they 

have recently participated in fishing, 

hunting, or wildlife watching activities 

and to collect household composition 

and demographic information. 

Potential participants will also be 

asked whether other household 

members would be interested in 

participating in the study. Adult 

participants for screener interviews will 

be household members who would 

likely complete a screener 

questionnaire, such as a head of 

household or adult sportsperson or 

wildlife watcher. We plan to request 

that a screener respondent (a respondent 

who finished the screen interview), or 

another household member aged 16 and 

up, who participates in fishing, hunting, 

or wildlife watching activities, complete 

the wave questionnaires. In addition, 

two to three respondents who do not 

participate in the relevant activities will 

be recruited for interviews in order to 

test the functioning of the instruments 

with non-participants. 

Title of Collection: National Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting, and WildlifeAssociated Recreation (FHWAR). 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0088. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: We estimate 

the pre-test/cognitive interviews to 

begin in 2025 or 2026. The results will 

be used to inform the next full survey 

estimated to be conducted in 2027, or 

possibly 2028. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Activity 

Estimated 

number of 

household 

responses 

Median 

completion 

time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

burden 

hours * 

Screener Survey: 

Screener: Web .............................................................................................................................. 27,639 9 4,146 

Screener: Phone ........................................................................................................................... 1,000 15 250 

Screener: PAPI ............................................................................................................................. 31,361 10 5,227 

Wave 1 Survey: 

Wave Questionnaires: Web .......................................................................................................... 43,068 13 9,331 

Wave Questionnaires: Phone ....................................................................................................... 833 22 305 

Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ......................................................................................................... 6,972 14 1,627 

Wave 2 Survey: 

Wave Questionnaires: Web .......................................................................................................... 32,173 13 6,971 

Wave Questionnaires: Phone ....................................................................................................... 833 22 305 

Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ......................................................................................................... 3,645 14 851 

Wave 3 Survey: 

Wave Questionnaires: Web .......................................................................................................... 46,773 13 10,134 

Wave Questionnaires: Phone ....................................................................................................... 950 22 348 

Wave Questionnaires: PAPI ......................................................................................................... 11,811 14 2,756 

Wave 3 Coastal Freshwater/Saltwater Ratio Questionnaire ........................................................ 13,500 3 675 

Pre-test/Cognitive Interviews (NEW) ................................................................................................... 70 70 82 

Grand Total ................................................................................................................................... 220,628 ........................ 43,008 

* Rounded. 


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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. 2023–28883 Filed 1–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–LE–2023–N095; 

FXLE12200900000–245–FF09L01300; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0180] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget; U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement 

Training System 

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 revise a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

2, 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- 

0180’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna 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. You may 

also view the information collection 

request (ICR) at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

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

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we 

provide the general public and other 

Federal agencies with an opportunity 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. 

On August 17, 2023, we published in 

the Federal Register (88 FR 56046) a 

notice of our intent to request that OMB 

approve this information collection. In 

that notice, we solicited comments for 

60 days, ending on October 16, 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–LE–2023–0105) 

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 one comment 

which did not address the information 

collection requirements; therefore, no 

response is required. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. 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. 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 Service’s Office of Law 

Enforcement at the Federal Law 

Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) 

coordinates and conducts training for 

Service special agents, wildlife 

inspectors, and administrative staff, as 

well as for State, Tribal, and foreign 

individuals responsible for wildlife and 

habitat protection. Over the past decade, 

there have been substantial increases in 

the numbers of programs and 

individuals trained, hours of training 

provided, and numbers of training sites. 

The Training and Development Unit 

(TDU) at FLETC collects the required 

information necessary to administer 

training programs as authorized by the 

following: 

• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 

Act (16 U.S.C. 668–668c); 

• Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42–43; 16 

U.S.C. 3371–3378); 

• National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act (16 U.S.C 668dd– 

668ee); 

• Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act 

(16 U.S.C. 718–718h); 

• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703–712); 

• Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531–1543); 

• Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 

U.S.C. 1361–1407); 

• Refuge Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 

460k–460k–4); 

• Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1202– 

1527); 

• Uniform Federal Crime Reporting 

Act (28 U.S.C. 534); 

• USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Pub. L. 

107–56); 

• USA PATRIOT Improvement and 

Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 

109–177); 

• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 

Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108– 

458); 


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