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performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; to develop, 

acquire, install and utilize technology 

and systems for the purpose of 

collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information, to search 

data sources, to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

All written comments will be 

available for public inspection by 

appointment with the Federal 

Consulting Group at the contact 

information given in the ADDRESSES

section. The comments, with names and 

addresses, will be available for public 

view during regular business hours. If 

you wish us to withhold your personal 

information, you must prominently state 

at the beginning of your comment what 

personal information you want us to 

withhold. We will honor your request to 

the extent allowable by law. 

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 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: March 12, 2015. 

Jessica Reed, 

Director, Federal Consulting Group. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–MB–2015–N228; 91400–5110– 

0000; 91400–9410–0000] 

Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program; Fiscal Year 2015 Priority List 

and Approval for Conservation 

Projects 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of priority list 

and approval of projects. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 priority list of 

wildlife and sport fish conservation 

projects from the Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). As 

required by the Wildlife and Sport Fish 

Restoration Programs Improvement Act 

of 2000, AFWA submits a list of projects 

to us each year to consider for funding 

under the Multistate Conservation Grant 

Program. We have reviewed the list and 

have awarded all the grants from the 

list. 

ADDRESSES: John C. Stremple, Multistate 

Conservation Grants Program 

Coordinator, Wildlife and Sport Fish 

Restoration Program, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

MS: WSFR, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3808. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

C. Stremple, (703) 358–2156 (phone) or 

John_Stremple@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

Programs Improvement Act of 2000 

(Improvement Act, Pub. L. 106–408) 

amended the Pittman-Robertson 

Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 

et seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport 

Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et 

seq.) and established the Multistate 

Conservation Grant Program. The 

Improvement Act authorizes us to 

award grants of up to $3 million 

annually from funds available under 

each of the restoration acts, for a total 

of up to $6 million annually. Projects 

can be funded from both funds 

depending on the project activities. We 

may award grants to projects from a list 

of priority projects recommended to us 

by the Association of Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies. The Service Director, 

exercising the authority of the Secretary 

of the Interior, need not fund all projects 

on the list, but all projects funded must 

be on the list. 

Grantees under this program may use 

funds for sport fisheries and wildlife 

management and research projects, 

boating access development, hunter 

safety and education, aquatic education, 

fish and wildlife habitat improvements, 

and other purposes consistent with the 

enabling legislation. 

To be eligible for funding, a project 

must benefit fish and/or wildlife 

conservation for at least 26 States, for a 

majority of the States in any one Service 

Region, or for one of the regional 

associations of State fish and wildlife 

agencies. We may award grants to a 

State, a group of States, or one or more 

nongovernmental organizations. For the 

purpose of carrying out the National 

Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 

Wildlife-Associated Recreation, we may 

award grants to the Service, if requested 

by AFWA, or to a State or a group of 

States. Also, AFWA requires all project 

proposals to address its National 

Conservation Needs, which AFWA 

announces annually at the same time it 

requests proposals. Further, applicants 

must provide certification that no 

activities conducted under a Multistate 

Conservation Grant will promote or 

encourage opposition to regulated 

hunting or trapping of wildlife, or to 

regulated angling or taking of fish. 

AFWA committees and interested 

nongovernmental organizations that 

represent conservation organizations, 

sportsmen’s and women’s organizations, 

and industries that support or promote 

fishing, hunting, trapping, recreational 

shooting, bowhunting, or archery review 

and rank eligible project proposals. 

AFWA’s Committee on National Grants 

recommends a final list of priority 

projects to the directors of the State fish 

and wildlife agencies for their approval 

by majority vote. By statute, AFWA then 

transmits the final approved list to the 

Service for funding under the Multistate 

Conservation Grant program by October 

1 of the fiscal year. This year, AFWA 

sent us a list of 17 projects that they 

recommended for funding. We have 

awarded all of the recommended 

projects for FY 2015. The list follows: 

MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM

[FY 2015 Projects] 

ID Title Submitter PR Funding 1 DJ Funding 2 Total 2015 grant 

1 .. Multistate Conservation Grant Program Coordination.AFWA ............................ $43,560 $43,560 $87,120 

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MULTISTATE CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM—Continued 

[FY 2015 Projects] 

ID Title Submitter PR Funding 1 DJ Funding 2 Total 2015 grant 

2 .. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Administration 

and Coordination.

AFWA ............................ 149,160 149,160 298,320 .50 

3 .. State Fish and Wildlife Agency Director Travel 

Administration and Coordination.

AFWA ............................ 64,075 64,075 128,150 

4 .. Coordination of Farm Bill Program Implementation to Optimize Fish and Wildlife Benefits to 

States.

AFWA ............................ 124,500 83,000 207,500 

5 .. Coordination of the Industry, Federal and State 

Agency Coalition.

AFWA ............................ 108,480 108,480 216,960 

6 .. Understanding the Trends in Public Values toward Wildlife as a Key to Meeting Current and 

Future Wildlife Management Challenges.

MAFWA & WAFWA ...... 226,933 .50 226,933 .50 453,867 

7 .. Educating Lawyers, Law Students, students of 

all ages the judiciary and the general public on 

state fish and wildlife management: Implementing AFWA’s 2013–2015 Strategic Plan 

Goal 2.

AFWA ............................ 100,000 100,000 200,000 

8 .. Hunting, Fishing, and Sport Shooting Recruitment and Retention: A Practitioner’s Guide.NSSF ............................ 69,865 .05 69,865 .05 139,730 .10 

9 .. National Survey of Ownership and Use of Traps 

by Trappers in the United States and evaluation of the use and implementation of BMPs 

by state fish and wildlife agencies.

AFWA ............................ 145,500 0 145,500 

10 Promoting Strategic Fish Habitat Conservation 

through Regionally-coordinated Science and 

Collaboration.

NFHB ............................ 0 521,600 521,600 

11 Development and Implementation of a National 

Initiative for Hunter and Shooting Sports Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation.

WMI and CAHSS .......... 207,900 0 207,900 

12 Improving the Conservation of Fish and Wildlife 

Populations and Habitats During Energy Exploration, Development and Transmission 

Through Enhanced Industry/Agency Coordination.

AFWA ............................ 58,125 58,125 116,250 

13 Boosting Fishing Participation by Boat Owners ... ASA ............................... 0 60,000 60,000 

14 Professional Development Workshops for effective communication and outreach regarding 

regulated trapping, established Best Management Practices, and furbearer management.

Max McGraw Wildlife 

Foundation.

116,150 0 116,150 

15 Coordination of the 2016 National Survey Efforts 

(part A).

FWS .............................. 123,437 123,437 246,874 

16 50 State Surveys Related to Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation (part B).

Rockville Institute 

(Westat).

279,822 279,822 559,644 

17 National-Level Results for the 2016 Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation (part A).

FWS/U.S. Census Bureau.407,903 407,903 815,806 

............................................................................... ....................................... 2,225,410 .55 2,295,960 .55 4,521,371 .10 

1PR Funding: Pitman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration funds. 

2 DJ Funding: Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration funds. 

AFWA: Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

ASA: American Sportfishing Association. 

CAHSS: Council to Advance Hunting and the Shooting Sports. 

NFHB: National Fish Habitat Board. 

NSSF: National Shooting Sports Foundation. 

MAFWA: Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

WAFWA: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 

WMI: Wildlife Management Institute. 

Dated: December 15, 2014. 

Stephen Guertin, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of the Secretary 

[156D0102DM DLSN00000.000000 

DS61200000 DX61201] 

Proposed Renewal of Information 

Collection: OMB Control Number 

1090–0011, DOI Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

the Interior announces the proposed 

extension of a Generic Information 

Collection Request (Generic ICR): ‘‘DOI 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery’’ and seeks public comments 

on the provisions thereof. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by May 18, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand carry 

comments to the Department of the 

Interior; Office of Policy Analysis; 

Attention: Don Bieniewicz; Mail Stop 

3530; 1849 C Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20240. If you wish to email 

comments, the email address is: 

Donald_Bieniewicz@ios.doi.gov. 

Reference ‘‘DOI Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery, OMB 

Control Number: 1090–0011’’ in your 

email subject line. Include your name 

and return address in your email 

message and mark your message for 

return receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection request, any explanatory 

information and related forms, see the 

contact information provided in the 

ADDRESSES section above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This notice is for renewal of 

information collection. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, 

which implement 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)). 

The information collection activity 

will garner qualitative customer and 

stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Agency and its customers and 

stakeholders. It will also allow feedback 

to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be generalized to the overall 

population. This generic clearance for 

qualitative information will not be used 

for quantitative information collections 

that are designed to yield reliably 

actionable results, such as monitoring 

trends over time or documenting 

program performance. Such data uses 

require more rigorous designs that 

address: the target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. 

II. Data 

(1) Title: DOI Generic Clearance for 

the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 

on Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 1090–0011. 

Current Expiration Date: June 30, 

2015. 

Type of Review: Information 

Collection Renewal. 

Affected Entities: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and 

Organizations, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Expected Annual Number of 

Activities: 20. 

Estimated annual number of 

respondents: 11,000 for surveys, 6,000 

for comment cards, 500 for focus 

groups. 

Frequency of responses: Once per 

request. 

(2) Annual reporting and 

recordkeeping burden: 

Average time per response: 15 

minutes for surveys, 2 minutes for 

comment cards, 2 hours for focus 

groups. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

3,950 hours. 

(3) Description of the need and use of 

the information: The information 

collection activity will garner 

qualitative customer and stakeholder 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the Administration’s 

commitment to improving service 

delivery. This feedback will provide 

insights into customer or stakeholder 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between the Agency 

and its customers and stakeholders. 

III. Request for Comments 

The Department invites comments on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information and the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

‘‘Burden’’ means the total time, effort, 

and financial resources expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose, or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install, and use 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

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