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businesses, and by individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Future Actions 

We expect the CITES Secretariat to 

provide us with a provisional agenda for 

CoP19 within the next several months. 

Once we receive the provisional agenda, 

we will publish it in a Federal Register 

notice and provide the Secretariat’s 

website address. We will also provide 

the provisional agenda on our website, 

at https://www.fws.gov/program/cites/ 

conference-parties-cites. 

The United States must submit any 

proposals to amend Appendix I or II for 

discussion at CoP19, to the CITES 

Secretariat 150 days (i.e., by June 17, 

2022) prior to the start of the meeting. 

In order to meet this deadline and to 

prepare for CoP19, we have developed 

a tentative U.S. schedule. We will 

consider all available information and 

comments we receive during the 

comment period for this Federal 

Register notice as we decide which 

species proposal items warrant 

submission by the United States for 

consideration by the Parties. 

Approximately 4 months prior to 

CoP19, we will post on our website an 

announcement of the species proposals, 

draft resolutions, draft decisions, and 

agenda items submitted by the United 

States to the CITES Secretariat for 

consideration at CoP19. 

Through a series of additional notices 

and website postings in advance of 

CoP19, we will inform you about 

preliminary negotiating positions on 

resolutions, decisions, and amendments 

to the Appendices proposed by other 

Parties for consideration at CoP19. We 

will also publish an announcement of a 

public meeting to be held approximately 

2 to 3 months prior to CoP19, to receive 

public input on our positions regarding 

CoP19 issues. The procedures for 

developing U.S. documents and 

negotiating positions for a meeting of 

the Conference of the Parties to CITES 

are outlined in 50 CFR 23.87. As noted 

in paragraph (c) of that section, we may 

modify or suspend the procedures 

outlined there if they would interfere 

with the timely or appropriate 

development of documents for 

submission to the CoP and of U.S. 

negotiating positions. 

Authors 

The primary author of this notice is 

Thomas E.J. Leuteritz, Ph.D., Branch 

Chief, Division of Scientific Authority, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Martha Williams, 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08871 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–WSFR–2022–0035; 

FVWF97820900000–XXX–FF09W13000 and 

FVWF54200900000–XXX–FFO9W13000; 

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 June 27, 

2022. 

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–2022– 

0035. 

• Email: Info_Coll@fws.gov. 

• 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: 

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 information collection 

request (ICR) at https://

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 its implementing 

regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 5 CFR 1320, 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. 

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 information collected 

for the National Survey of Fishing, 

Hunting and Wildlife-Associated 

Recreation (FHWAR) assists the Fish 


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and Wildlife Service in administering 

the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

grant programs. The 2022 FHWAR 

survey will provide 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, as 

amended, 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 2022 

FHWAR survey will be the 14th 

conducted since 1955. We sponsor the 

survey at the States’ request, which is 

made through the Association of Fish 

and Wildlife Agencies. We contract with 

the National Opinion Research Center 

(NORC) at the University of Chicago, 

which collects the information using 

internet, telephone, or mail-in paperand-pencil instrument (PAPI). 

Respondents are invited to take the 

survey with a mailed letter. NORC 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, species 

of animals sought, and expenditures for 

trips and equipment. Information on the 

characteristics of participants includes 

age, income, sex, education, race, and 

State of residence. The Wave 3 

Freshwater/Saltwater Ratio 

Questionnaire is designed to get 

freshwater and saltwater fishing data for 

coastal states. The 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 

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 Revisions 

The 2022 FHWAR does not currently 

include the questions on birdwatching 

participation and days of participation 

that had been asked in previous rounds 

of the FHWAR. However, due to high 

interest in the birdwatching data, we are 

submitting an amendment to add these 

questions to the survey. These questions 

will be included in Wave 3 and will ask 

about participation in birdwatching and 

days of participation for the 12-month 

reference period of 2022. The sample 

will not be affected and will be the same 

across modes. 

Below are the questions we will add 

to the Wave 3 wildlife watching 

questionnaire: 

• Last year (from January 1 to 

December 31, 2022), did you closely 

observe or try to identify birds around 

your home, meaning the area within a 

1-mile radius of your home? 

• Last year (from January 1 to 

December 31, 2022), on how many days 

did you closely observe or try to identify 

birds around your home? 

• Last year (from January 1 to 

December 31, 2022), on your wildlife 

watching trips or outings within the 

United States, did you closely observe 

birds? 

• Last year (from January 1 to 

December 31, 2022), on how many days 

did you closely observe birds on your 

wildlife watching trips or outings 

within the United States? 

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: Screener data 

collection will be conducted from 

January through March 2022. The first 

detailed sportsperson and wildlifewatcher interviews will be conducted in 

May 2022. The second detailed 

interviews will be conducted in 

September 2022. The third and final 

detailed interviews will be conducted in 

January 2023. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

Activity 

Estimated 

number of 

household 

responses 

Median 

completion 

time per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

burden hours * 

2022 Screener Survey: 

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

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

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

2022 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 

2022 Wave 2 Survey: 

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

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

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

2022 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 


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Activity 

Estimated 

number of 

household 

responses 

Median 

completion 

time per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

burden hours * 

Wave 3 Fishing Only Questionnaire .................................................................................... 13,500 3 675 

Grand Total: .................................................................................................................. 220,558 ........................ 42,926 

* 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. 2022–08763 Filed 4–25–22; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Approved Class III Tribal 

Gaming Ordinances 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public of Class III tribal 

gaming ordinances approved by the 

Chairman of the National Indian 

Gaming Commission. 

DATES: This notice is applicable April 

26, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tearanie McCain, Office of General 

Counsel at the National Indian Gaming 

Commission, 202–632–7003, or by 

facsimile at 202–632–7066 (not toll-free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 

25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., established the 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

(Commission). Section 2710 of IGRA 

authorizes the Chairman of the 

Commission to approve Class II and 

Class III tribal gaming ordinances. 

Section 2710(d)(2)(B) of IGRA, as 

implemented by NIGC regulations, 25 

CFR 522.8, requires the Chairman to 

publish, in the Federal Register, 

approved Class III tribal gaming 

ordinances and the approvals thereof. 

IGRA requires all tribal gaming 

ordinances to contain the same 

requirements concerning tribes’ sole 

proprietary interest and responsibility 

for the gaming activity, use of net 

revenues, annual audits, health and 

safety, background investigations and 

licensing of key employees and primary 

management officials. The Commission, 

therefore, believes that publication of 

each ordinance in the Federal Register 

would be redundant and result in 

unnecessary cost to the Commission. 

Thus, the Commission believes that 

publishing a notice of approved Class III 

tribal gaming ordinances in the Federal 

Register is sufficient to meet the 

requirements of 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(2)(B). 

Beginning September 30, 2021, the 

NIGC will publish the notice of 

approved gaming ordinances quarterly, 

by March 31, June 30, September 30, 

and December 31 of each year. 

Every approved tribal gaming 

ordinance, every approved ordinance 

amendment, and the approval thereof, 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

website (www.nigc.gov) under General 

Counsel, Gaming Ordinances within 

five (5) business days of approval. Also, 

the Commission will make copies of 

approved Class III ordinances available 

to the public upon request. Requests can 

be made in writing to the Office of 

General Counsel, National Indian 

Gaming Commission, Attn: Tearanie 

McCain, C/O Department of the Interior, 

1849 C Street NW, MS #1621, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

The following constitutes a 

consolidated list of all Tribes for which 

the Chairman has approved tribal 

gaming ordinances authorizing Class III 

gaming. 

1. Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indian of 

Oklahoma 

2. Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 

Indians 

3. Ak-Chin Indian Community of the 

Maricopa Indian Reservation 

4. Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town 

5. Alturas Indian Rancheria 

6. Apache Tribe of Oklahoma 

7. Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of Fort 

Peck Indian Reservation 

8. Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians 

9. Bad River Band of Lake Superior 

Tribe of Chippewa Indians 

10. Barona Group of Captain Grande 

Band of Mission Indians 

11. Bay Mills Indian Community 

12. Bear River Band of Rohnerville 

Rancheria 

13. Berry Creek Rancheria of Tyme 

Maidu Indians 

14. Big Lagoon Rancheria 

15. Big Pine Band of Owens Valley 

Paiute Shoshone Indians 

16. Big Sandy Rancheria Band of 

Western Mono Indians 

17. Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians 

18. Bishop Paiute Tribe 

19. Blackfeet Tribe 

20. Blue Lake Rancheria of California 

21. Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota 

Chippewa Tribe 

22. Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk 

Indians 

23. Burns Paiute Tribe 

24. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians 

25. Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun 

Indians of the Colusa Indian 

Community 

26. Caddo Nation of Oklahoma 

27. Cahto Indian Tribe of the 

Laytonville Rancheria 

28. Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians 

29. California Valley Miwok Tribe 

30. Campo Band of Diegueno Mission 

Indians 

31. Catawba Indian Nation 

32. Chemehuevi Indian Tribe 

33. Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community 

of the Trinidad Rancheria 

34. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 

35. Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes 

36. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

37. Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma 

38. Chicken Ranch Rancheria of MeWuk Indians 

39. Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky 

Boy’s Reservation 

40. Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana 

41. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 

42. Citizen Potawatomi Nation 

43. Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo 

Indians 

44. Cocopah Indian Tribe 

45. Coeur d’Alene Tribe 

46. Colorado River Indian Tribes 

47. Comanche Nation of Oklahoma 

48. Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes of the Flathead Reservation 

49. Confederated Tribes and Bands of 

the Yakama Nation 

50. Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 

Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of 

Oregon 

51. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis 

Reservation 

52. Confederated Tribes of the Colville 

Reservation 


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