Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices 47763 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–MB–2017–N140; 

FXMB123109WEBB0–167–FF09M25100; 

OMB Control Number 1018–0019] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; North American Woodcock 

Singing Ground Survey 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service), are proposing to renew an 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to the Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@

fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1018–0019 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, by email at Info_

Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 

358–2503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the Service; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the Service enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

Service minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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 Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712) and the Fish 

and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 

742a–754j–2) designate the Department 

of the Interior as the primary agency 

responsible for: 

• Management of migratory bird 

populations frequenting the United 

States, and 

• 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 

• Are 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. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Provincial, local, and tribal employees. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 808. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 808. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 1.79 hours per response, on 

average. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,450. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

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.). 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Madonna L. Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22171 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO320000 L13300000.PO0000; OMB 

Control Number 1004–0103] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Mineral Materials 

Disposal 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

are proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 13, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

BLM at U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C 


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