Notice2023-05108
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preliminary Land Acquisition Process
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Published
March 13, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
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 without change.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 48 (Monday, March 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05108]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R3-NWRS-2023-N015; FF09R50000-22X-FVRS84510900000; OMB Control
Number 1018-0174]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Preliminary Land Acquisition Process
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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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 without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB
(JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7be999198a8b4989b9bb7918084d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c28baca4ad9d81adaeae82a4b5b1eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference ``1018-0174'' in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#561f3830390915393a3a1630212578313920"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2ebccc4cdfde1cdcecee2c4d5d18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503. You may review the ICR online at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">http://www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under
the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
On July 19, 2022, we published in the Federal Register (87 FR
43047) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on September 19, 2022. In an effort to increase public
awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes
associated with information collection requests, the Service also
published the Federal Register notice on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> (Docket FWS-
R3-NWRS-2022-0097) to provide the public with an additional method to
submit comments (in addition to the typical <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fab3949c95a5b9959696ba9c8d89d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83caede5ecdcc0ecefefc3e5f4f0ade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a> email and
U.S. mail submission methods). We did not receive any comments in
response to that notice.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
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information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
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: Information collected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (in support of the land acquisition program) is required under
applicable statutes, Department of Justice regulations, Departmental
and Service policies, and best business practices. In addition, the
land acquisition program facilitates Secretarial Orders 3356 and 3366
by tracking land acquisitions that have potential to support public
hunting, fishing, and other forms of outdoor recreation, and access
related thereto. Authorities for the collection of realty-related
information include:
<bullet> U.S. Department of Justice; Regulations of the Attorney
General Governing the Review and Approval of Title for Federal Land
Acquisitions (2016);
<bullet> Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.);
<bullet> National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd et seq.);
<bullet> Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act (16
U.S.C. 718);
<bullet> Migratory Bird Conservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.
715-715r);
<bullet> Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (54 U.S.C.
200301 et seq.);
<bullet> Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.);
<bullet> Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 3901);
and
<bullet> Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, as amended (16 U.S.C.
742a).
The Service tracks information collected from landowners as part of
the preliminary land acquisition process. Information collected by the
Service as part of the preliminary land acquisition process may include
the following:
<bullet> Initial Requests--Initial request to consider property, to
include such items as:
[cir] Identifying information for the legal property owner(s), such
as:
--Name of primary property owner, along with spouse and/or co-owner(s)
whose names appear on the current deed to the property under review;
--Marital status;
--Other names used; and
--Contact information, to include telephone numbers, personal email
addresses, and mailing/home addresses.
[cir] Financial information, to include Social Security Numbers
(necessary for final payment transaction).
[cir] Property description, to include such information as:
--Property name,
--Location,
--Legal description, and
--Introductory information.
<bullet> Permission to Inspect and Appraise (FWS Form 3-2471)--
Collects information about the property owner and location, and grants
permission to enter and inspect the property for real estate
acquisition purposes. Inspection may include, but is not limited to:
[cir] Appraisal valuations;
[cir] Boundary survey;
[cir] Hazardous materials examination (contaminant survey); and
[cir] Physical examination of any structures on the property.
We do not use FWS Form 3-2471 in projects that are under Memoranda
of Understanding (MOU), Memoranda of Agreement (MOA), Cooperative
Agreements, certain donation partnerships, and other special cases.
<bullet> Waiver of Appraisal Requirement (FWS Form 3-2461)--Per 49
CFR 24.102(c)(2), a willing-seller landowner may release the Service
from the obligation of obtaining an appraisal for (1) land donations
and (2) certain land acquisitions where the anticipated value is low
and the valuation problem is uncomplicated.
Unless delivered in person, both the Permission to Inspect and
Appraise form (FWS Form 3-2471) and the Waiver of Appraisal Requirement
form (FWS Form 3-2461) will contain a cover letter referred to as the
access permission letter. The access permission letter does not request
any information, but is used to explain the form or waiver process.
Information is collected and protected in accordance with the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552). We will maintain the information in a secure system of
records (Real Property Records, FWS-11; 71 FR 68635 (November 27,
2006); modification published 73 FR 31877 (June 4, 2008)). We gather
Social Security numbers and banking information to assist with
electronic payments and preparation of the required Internal Revenue
Service 1099 Forms.
Title of Collection: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Preliminary
Land Acquisition Process.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0174.
Form Numbers: 3-2461 and 3-2471.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households, private
sector, and State/local/Tribal governments participating in realty
transactions with the Service.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Average
Average number Average number Average number completion Estimated
Requirement of annual of responses of annual time per annual burden
respondents each responses response hours *
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Initial Requests
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Individuals..................... 151 1 151 .5 76
Private Sector.................. 208 1 208 1 208
Government...................... 16 1 16 2 32
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Permission to Inspect and Appraise
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Individuals..................... 53 1 53 .25 13
Private Sector.................. 96 1 96 .25 24
Government...................... 7 1 7 .25 2
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Waiver of Appraisal Requirement
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Individuals..................... 9 1 9 .25 2
Private Sector.................. 17 1 17 .25 4
Government...................... 5 1 5 .25 1
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Totals:..................... 562 .............. 562 .............. 362
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* Rounded.
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-05108 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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