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required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

On May 12, 2005, we published in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 25108) a 60-day 

notice of our intent to request renewal 

of this information collection authority 

from OMB. In that notice, we solicited 

public comments for 60 days ending 

July 11, 2005. We did not receive any 

comments regarding this notice. 

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703–712) and Fish and Wildlife 

Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a–754j–2) 

designate the Department of the Interior 

as the key agency responsible for (1) 

wise management of migratory bird 

populations frequenting the United 

States and (2) setting hunting 

regulations that allow for the well-being 

of migratory bird populations. These 

responsibilities dictate that we gather 

accurate data on various characteristics 

of migratory bird populations. 

The Mourning Dove Call Count 

Survey is an essential part of the 

migratory bird management program. 

The survey is a cooperative effort 

between the Service and State wildlife 

agencies, as well as local and tribal 

biologists. Each spring, State, Service, 

local, and tribal biologists conduct the 

survey to provide the necessary data to 

determine the population status of the 

mourning dove. The Service and the 

States use the survey results to (1) 

develop annual regulations for hunting 

mourning doves, (2) plan and evaluate 

dove management programs, and (3) 

provide specific information necessary 

for dove research. If this survey were 

not conducted, we would not be able to 

determine the population status of 

mourning doves prior to setting 

regulations. 

Title of Collection: Mourning Dove 

Call Count Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0010. 

Service Form Number: 3–159. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: State, 

local, tribal, and Federal employees. 

Total Annual Responses: 1,062 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,796.6 

hours. We believe 80 percent of the 

respondents will enter data 

electronically, with an average reporting 

burden of 2.67 hours per respondent. 

For all other respondents, we estimate 

the reporting burden to be 2.5 hours per 

respondent. 

We invite your comments concerning 

this information collection on: (1) 

Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of our migratory bird 

management functions, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of burden, (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. The 

information collections in this program 

are part of a system of records covered 

by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

Dated: October 5, 2005. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21631 Filed 10–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection Renewal Sent to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018–0019; 

North American Woodcock Singing 

Ground Survey 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent a request to OMB to 

renew approval for our information 

collection associated with the North 

American woodcock singing ground 

survey. The current OMB control 

number for this information collection 

is 1018–0019, which expires October 31, 

2005. We have requested that OMB 

renew approval of this information 

collection for a 3-year term. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before November 30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this information 

collection renewal to the Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior at 

OMB–OIRA at (202) 395–6566 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or 

hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requirements, explanatory 

information, or related form, contact 

Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at the above 

addresses or by telephone at (703) 358–

2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement the provisions of 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)). Federal agencies 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. 

On May 12, 2005, we published in the 

Federal Register (70 FR 25107) a 60-day 

notice of our intent to request renewal 

of this information collection authority 

from OMB. In that notice, we solicited 

public comments for 60 days ending 

July 11, 2005. We received one 

comment regarding this notice. The 

commenter expressed opposition to 

hunting, but did not address the 

collection requirements. We have not 

made any changes to the information 

collection as a result of this comment. 

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703–711) and Fish and Wildlife 

Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) designate 

the Department of the Interior as the key 

agency responsible for (1) wise 

management of migratory bird 

populations frequenting the United 

States and (2) setting hunting 

regulations that allow for the well-being 

of migratory bird populations. These 

responsibilities dictate that we gather 

accurate data on various characteristics 

of migratory bird populations. 

The North American Woodcock 

Singing Ground Survey is an essential 

part of the migratory bird management 

program. State, Federal, Provincial, 

local, and tribal conservation agencies 

conduct the survey annually to provide 

the data necessary to determine the 

population status of the woodcock. In 

addition, the information is vital in 

assessing the relative changes in the 

geographic distribution of the 

woodcock. We use the information 

primarily to develop recommendations 

for hunting regulations. Without 

information on the population’s status, 

we might promulgate hunting 

regulations that are not sufficiently 

restrictive, which could cause harm to 

the woodcock population, or too 

restrictive, which would unduly restrict 

recreational opportunities afforded by 

woodcock hunting. The Service, State 

conservation agencies, university 

associates, and other interested parties 

use the data for various research and 

management projects. 

Title of Collection: North American 

Woodcock Singing Ground Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0019. 

Form Number: FWS Form 3–156. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

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Description of Respondents: State, 

local, tribal, provincial, or Federal 

employees. 

Total Annual Responses: 750. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 571 

hours. We believe 70 percent of the 

respondents (525 persons) will enter 

data electronically, with an average 

reporting burden of 0.8 hours per 

respondent. For all other respondents, 

we estimate the reporting burden to be 

0.67 hours per respondent. 

We invite your comments concerning 

this information collection on: (1) 

Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of our migratory bird 

management functions, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of burden, (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. The 

information collections in this program 

are part of a system of records covered 

by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). 

Dated: October 4, 2005. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–21632 Filed 10–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by November 

30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703–358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703–358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(ADDRESSES above). 

PRT–107356 

Applicant: Animal Genetics d.b.a. 

Avian Biotech, Tallahassee, FL. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import samples from all birds (avian 

species, taxonomic class Aves), live and 

dead, in order to conduct diagnostic 

testing for disease, genetic analysis, or 

sex determination for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a five-year period. 

PRT–079368 

Applicant: Iowa State University, 

Ames, Iowa. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import samples and non-viable eggs 

obtained from wild yellow-headed sidenecked turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) for 

the purpose of scientific research. The 

applicant is seeking to import additional 

samples obtained from viable eggs. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. 

PRT–111449 

Applicant: Jerry K. Davis, Casper, WY. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

PRT–064209, 107740, 107741, and 

107742 

Applicant: Hollywood Animals, Inc., 

Los Angeles, CA. 

The applicant requests permits to 

export, re-export, re-import four captiveborn tigers (Pantera tigris) to worldwide 

locations for the purpose of 

enhancement of the species through 

conservation education. The permit 

numbers and animals are: PRT–064209, 

Katrina/Katie; PRT–107740, Kipling; 

PRT–107741, Kismet; PRT–107742, 

Shickha. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a three-year period and 

the import of any potential progeny 

born while overseas. 

Dated: October 14, 2005. 

Monica Farris, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 05–21634 Filed 10–28–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. 

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by November 

30, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(ADDRESSES above). 

PRT–107396 

Applicant: Texas Tech University, Dept. 

of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import blood samples taken from wild