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ability to provide a quality guiding 

service. 

We will provide the evaluation form 

to clients by one of several methods: 

(1) The refuge may mail the form to 

the clients. 

(2) On websites of refuges where 

guide services are permitted. 

(3) Upon request. 

Comments: On January 22, 2008, we 

published in the Federal Register (73 FR 

3752) a notice of our intent to request 

that OMB approve this information 

collection. In that notice, we solicited 

comments for 60 days, ending on March 

24, 2008. We received one comment, 

which did not address issues 

surrounding the proposed collection of 

information. The commenter objected to 

the issuing of permits for guided 

hunting services on national wildlife 

refuges. We did not make any changes 

to our information collection 

requirements as a result of this 

comment. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(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 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: June 23, 2008 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-R-2008-NO181] [93261-1261-0000- 

5A] 

Information Collection Sent to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval; Hunting and 

Fishing Application Forms and Activity 

Reports for National Wildlife Refuges 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden and cost. We 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. 

DATES: You must send comments on or 

before September 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this ICR 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) or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or 

e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 

telephone at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: None. This is 

a new collection. 

Title: Hunting and Fishing 

Application Forms and Activity Reports 

for National Wildlife Refuges, 50 CFR 

25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32, 26.33, 27.42, 

30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72. 

Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 

3-2354, 3-2355, 3-2356, 3-2357,3-2358, 

3-2359, 3-2360, 3-2361, 3-2362. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

For applications, usually once per year 

at beginning of hunting season. For 

activity reports, once at conclusion of 

hunting/fishing experience. 

Nonhour Cost Burden: We estimate 

the annual nonhour cost burden to be 

$60,000 for hunting application fees at 

some refuges. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer Hunt Application) ................. 175,000 175,000 30 minutes ....... 87,500 

FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl Lottery Application) ................ 90,000 90,000 30 minutes ....... 45,000 

FWS Form 3-2356 (Big Game Hunt Application) .................... 2,500 2,500 30 minutes ....... 1,250 

FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird Hunt Application) ............. 5,000 5,000 30 minutes ....... 2,500 

FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/Shrimping/Crabbing Application) 2,500 2,500 30 minutes ....... 1,250 

FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game Harvest Report) ...................... 85,000 85,000 15 minutes ....... 21,250 

FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing Report) ........................................ 400,000 400,000 15 minutes ....... 100,000 

FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird Hunt Report ..................... 30,000 30,000 15 minutes ....... 7,500 

FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report) .. 25,000 25,000 15 minutes ....... 6,250 

Totals ................................................................................ 815,000 815,000 ..................... 272,500 

Abstract: The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as 

amended (Administration Act), and the 

Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 

U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act) 

govern the administration and uses of 

national wildlife refuges and wetland 

management districts. The 

Administration Act consolidated all the 

different refuge areas into a single 

Refuge System. It also authorizes us to 

permit public uses, including hunting 

and fishing, on lands of the Refuge 

System when we find that the activity 

is compatible and appropriate with the 

purpose for which the refuge was 

established. The Recreation Act allows 

the use of refuges for public recreation 

when the use is not inconsistent or does 


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not interfere with the primary 

purpose(s) of the refuge. 

There are 389 national wildlife 

refuges where we administer hunting 

and/or fishing programs. We only 

collect user information at about 20 

percent of these refuges. Information 

that we plan to collect will help us to: 

(1) Administer and monitor hunting 

and fishing programs on refuges. 

(2) Distribute hunting and fishing 

permits in a fair and equitable manner 

to eligible participants. 

We are proposing nine new 

application and report forms associated 

with hunting and fishing on refuges. We 

may not allow all opportunities on all 

refuges; therefore, we developed 

different forms to simplify the process 

and avoid confusion for applicants. Not 

all refuges will use each form and some 

refuges may collect the identical 

information in a nonform format. 

We will use the following application 

forms when we assign areas, dates, and/ 

or types of hunts via a drawing because 

of limited resources, high demand, or 

when a permit is needed to hunt. We 

will issue application forms for specific 

periods, usually seasonally or annually. 

(1) FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer 

Hunt Application). 

(2) FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl 

Lottery Application). 

(3) FWS Form 3-2356 (Big Game Hunt 

Application). 

(4) FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird 

Hunt Application). 

(5) FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/ 

Shrimping/Crabbing Application) 

We plan to collect information on: 

(1) Applicant (name, address, phone 

number) so that we can notify 

applicants of their selection. 

(2) User preferences (dates, areas, 

method) so that we can distribute users 

equitably. 

(3) Whether or not the applicant is 

applying for a special opportunity for 

disabled or youth hunters. 

(4) Age of youth hunter(s) so that we 

can establish eligibility. 

We will ask users to report on their 

success after their experience so that we 

can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and 

resource impacts. We will use the 

following activity reports, which we 

will distribute during appropriate 

seasons, as determined by State or 

Federal regulations. 

(1) FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game 

Harvest Report). 

(2) FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing 

Report). 

(3) FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird 

Hunt Report). 

(4) FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small 

Game/Furbearer Report). 

We plan to collect information on: 

(1) Names of users so we can 

differentiate between responses. 

(2) City and State of residence so that 

we can better understand if users are 

local or traveling. 

(3) Dates, time, and number in party 

so we can identify use trends to allocate 

staff and resources. 

(4) Details of success by species so 

that we can evaluate quality of 

experience and resource impacts. 

Comments: On April 22, 2008, we 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 21640) announcing our 

intent to request that OMB approve this 

information collection. We solicited 

public comment for 60 days, ending on 

June 23, 2008. We did not receive any 

comments in response to this notice. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(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 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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 OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: June 30, 2008 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–R–2008–N0186; 30136–1265–

0000–S3] 

Notice of Decision and Availability of 

the Record of Decision for the Final 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge, 

Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, WI 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision and 

availability of the record of decision. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service announces the decision and 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD) for the Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) and 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for Trempealeau National Wildlife 

Refuge (NWR) in Wisconsin. A thorough 

analysis of the environmental, social, 

and economic considerations was 

completed and presented in the Final 

CCP/EIS. The Final CCP/EIS was 

released to the public and a Notice of 

Availability was published in the 

Federal Register on April 15, 2008, (73 

FR 20329). The ROD documents the 

selection of Alternative C, the Preferred 

Alternative in the Final CCP/EIS, as the 

CCP for Trempealeau National Wildlife 

Refuge. The ROD was signed by the 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Midwest Region, on 

June 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The ROD and Final CCP/EIS 

may be viewed at Trempealeau National 

Wildlife Refuge Headquarters. You may 

obtain a copy of the ROD at the 

planning website http://www.fws.gov/ 

midwest/planning/Trempealeau or by 

writing to the following address: U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of 

Conservation Planning, Bishop Henry 

Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vickie Hirschboeck, (608) 539–2311 

extension 12. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge 

CCP will provide management guidance 

for conservation of Refuge resources and 

public use activities during the next 15 

years. Three alternatives and their 

consequences were described in detail 

in the Draft and Final Environmental 

Impact Statement. Under all alternatives 

threatened and endangered species will 

be protected; cultural resources will be 

protected; the Refuge’s Fire 

Management Plan will guide prescribed 


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