Notice2022-06487
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; National Management Information System
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March 28, 2022
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Agriculture DepartmentAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an information collection associated with the national management information system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17262-17263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06487]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 59 / Monday, March 28, 2022 /
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
[Docket No. APHIS-2022-0013]
Notice of Request for Revision to and Extension of Approval of an
Information Collection; National Management Information System
AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revision to and extension of approval of an information
collection; comment request.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service's
intention to request a revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection associated with the national management
information system for cooperative wildlife damage management programs.
DATES: We will consider all comments that we receive on or before May
27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Enter APHIS-2022-0013 in the Search field. Select the Documents tab,
then select the Comment button in the list of documents.
<bullet> Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery: Send your comment to
Docket No. APHIS-2022-0013, Regulatory Analysis and Development, PPD,
APHIS, Station 3A-03.8, 4700 River Road, Unit 118, Riverdale, MD 20737-
1238.
Supporting documents and any comments we receive on this docket may
be viewed at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> or in our reading room, which is located
in Room 1620 of the USDA South Building, 14th Street and Independence
Avenue SW, Washington, DC. Normal reading room hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 799-7039 before coming.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the national
management information system for cooperative wildlife damage
management programs, contact Mr. Andrew Hubble, Wildlife Services,
APHIS, 4700 River Road, Unit 87, Riverdale, MD 20737; (301) 851-4014.
For more detailed information about the information collection process,
contact Mr. Joseph Moxey, APHIS' Paperwork Reduction Act Coordinator,
at (301) 851-2483.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Management Information System.
OMB Control Number: 0579-0335.
Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an
information collection.
Abstract: In accordance with the Act of March 2, 1931 (46 Stat.
1468-1469; 7 U.S.C. 8351 to 8352, as amended) and the Act of December
22, 1987 (Pub. L. 100-202, 101(k), 101 Stat. 1329-331, 7 U.S.C. 8353)
and 16 U.S.C. 667, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
(APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS) officers, agents, and employees are
authorized to conduct a program of wildlife services that resolves
conflicts to allow people and wildlife to coexist. To conduct these
services, WS enter into agreements with States, local jurisdictions,
individuals, and public and private agencies, organizations, and
institutions.
WS is responsible for assisting the public with mitigating wildlife
damage. Through its technical assistance approach, WS offers advice
through telephone or onsite consultations, training sessions,
demonstration projects, and other means. Mitigation activities are then
performed by the requester. WS also provides a cooperative direct
control approach where goods, services, and expertise are provided on a
cost-reimbursable basis. WS collects only information needed to
determine appropriate courses of action for providing effective
services. Information is used by the agency to:
<bullet> Identify cooperators appropriately;
<bullet> Identify lands on which WS personnel will work;
<bullet> Differentiate between cooperators (i.e., property owners,
land managers, or resource owners) who request assistance to manage
damage caused by wildlife;
<bullet> Identify the land areas on which wildlife damage
management activities would be conducted;
<bullet> Identify the relationship between resources or property,
WS' protection of such resources or property, and the damage caused by
wildlife;
<bullet> Determine the methods or damage management activities to
deal with the damage;
<bullet> Establish a record that a cooperative agreement has been
entered into with a cooperator;
<bullet> Document that permission has been obtained from landowners
to go on the cooperator's property;
<bullet> Record wildlife damage occurrences on cooperator's
property and steps to address them;
<bullet> Record occurrences that may have affected non-target
species or humans during, or related to, WS project actions; and
<bullet> Determine satisfaction with service to help WS evaluate,
modify, and improve its programs.
Information collection activities include work initiation
documents, assistance requests, project reports, order forms and sales
records, equipment issuances, migratory bird damage reports, reports of
injury or death to non-target animals, accident reports, and pilot
proficiency reviews.
We are asking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve
our use of these information collection activities, as described, for
an additional 3 years.
The purpose of this notice is to solicit comments from the public
(as well as affected agencies) concerning our information collection.
These comments will help us:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology
and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who
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are to respond, through use, as appropriate, of automated, electronic,
mechanical, and other collection technologies; e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Estimate of burden: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 0.05 hours per response.
Respondents: State, local, and Tribal governments; businesses, not-
for-profits, and other public sector organizations; and individuals who
request services from WS or engage in wildlife damage management
projects with WS.
Estimated annual number of respondents: 77,715.
Estimated annual number of responses per respondent: 1.
Estimated annual number of responses: 86,277.
Estimated total annual burden on respondents: 4,003 hours. (Due to
averaging, the total annual burden hours may not equal the product of
the annual number of responses multiplied by the reporting burden per
response.)
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Done in Washington, DC, this 23rd day of March 2022.
Anthony Shea.
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-06487 Filed 3-25-22; 8:45 am]
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