[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25889-25890]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12974]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Request for Renewal/Reinstatement

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service) is planning to submit the following proposal for the 
collection of information listed below to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for reinstatement approval under the provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act. Copies of the proposed information collection 
requirement and related forms and explanatory material may be obtained 
by contacting the Service's clearance officer at the phone number 
listed below. The Service is soliciting comments and suggestions on the 
requirement as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 224--Arlington Square, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

    Title: Sandhill Crane Harvest Questionnaire.
    OMB Approval Number: 1018-0023.
    Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Fish and Wildlife 
Act of 1956 designates the Department of the Interior as the key agency 
responsible for the wise management of migratory bird populations 
frequenting the United States and for setting hunting regulations that 
allow appropriate harvest that allow for the populations' well being. 
Beginning in 1960, hunting seasons have been allowed for sandhill 
cranes in portions, or in all, of nine midwestern states--Colorado, 
Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, 
Wyoming and Kansas. The information collected will be used to estimate 
the magnitude, geographical and temporal distribution of sandhill crane 
harvest and the portion it constitutes of the total population. Also, 
data collected will be used to determine the effects on harvests of 
daily bag limits to preclude over-harvests, and assist in determining 
if changes in hunting dates and the areas of States open to hunting are 
warranted.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-530; 3-530A.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
    Completion Time: The reporting burden is estimated to average 5 
minutes per respondent.
    Annual Responses: Recent Service experience indicates that about 
3,600 hunters will respond to the questionnaire each year. This is a 
decrease of about 4,400 respondents. The number of hunters contacted 
annually has decreased due to a change in sampling rates. A recent 
Service evaluation of sampling rates indicated that sampling rates 
could be reduced without compromising the utility of survey results for 
population management purposes.
    Annual Burden Hours: 299.

    Dated: May 3, 1996.
Robert G. Streeter,
Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 96-12974 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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