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Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

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  [Federal Register: May 30, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 104)]
[Notices]
[Page 34490]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr30my00-67]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will submit the collection
of information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of
the Paperwork Reduction Act. A copy of the information collection
requirement is included in this notice. If you wish to obtain copies of
the proposed information collection requirement, related forms, and
explanatory material, contact the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the requirement to the Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, ms
222ARLSQ, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection request, explanatory information and related forms, contact
Rebecca A. Mullin at (703) 3582287, or electronically to
rmullinfws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413), 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)). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (We) plan to submit a
request to OMB to renew its approval of the collection of information
for the nontoxic shot approval process. We are requesting a 3-year term
of approval for this information collection activity.
    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. The OMB control number for this
collection of information is 10180067.
    The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703711) and Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) designate the Department of the
Interior as the key agency responsible for the wise management of
migratory bird populations frequenting the United States and for the
setting of hunting regulations that allow appropriate harvests that are
within the guidelines that will allow for those populations' well
being. These responsibilities include approval of nontoxic shot
materials that are allowed for use in hunting waterfowl and coots in
the U.S.
    As of January 1, 1991, lead shot was banned for hunting waterfowl
and coots in the U.S. At that time, steel shot was the only nontoxic
alternative available. Since then, we have encouraged manufacturers to
develop other alternatives that the hunting public may use. In
approving a candidate material as nontoxic for hunting waterfowl and
coots we must first ensure that secondary exposure (ingestion of spent
shot or its components) are not a hazard to migratory birds and the
environment. In order to make this decision, we require the applicant
to collect information about the toxicity of their candidate material
to migratory birds and the environment. A further requirement pertains
to law enforcement. A noninvasive field detection device must be
available to distinguish the candidate shot from lead shot. The above
information provides the bulk of an application. Once a candidate
material is approved as nontoxic there is no seasonal or annual
information collection requirement.
    Title: Protocol for Nontoxic Approval Procedures for Shot and Shot
Coatings.
    Approval Number: 10180067.
    Service Form Number: Not applicable.
    Frequency of Collection: Upon application.
    Description of Respondents: Shot manufacturers.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: The reporting burden is estimated to
average 3,200 hours per application.
    Total Annual Responses: We expect no more than 3 applications per
year.
    We invite comments concerning this renewal on: (1) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
our migratory bird management functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our
estimate of the burden of the 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. The information collections in this program
are part of a system of record covered by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
552(a)).

    Dated: May 19, 2000.
Paul R. Schmidt,
Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 0013384 Filed 52600; 8:45 am]
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