Notice2024-07155
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Watercraft Inspection and Decontamination Regional Data-Sharing for Trailered Boats
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Published
April 4, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Department of the Interior (Interior) are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23606-23607]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07155]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[242D0102DM, DS6CS00000, DLSN00000.000000, DX6CS25; OMB Control No.
1090-0013]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Watercraft
Inspection and Decontamination Regional Data-Sharing for Trailered
Boats
AGENCY: Department of the 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 Department of the Interior (Interior) are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to Mr. Jeffrey Parrillo, Departmental Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240;
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f7b7076126f6d7e7f56504c115b505611585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c783888eea97958687aea8b4e9a3a8aee9a0a8b1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control Number
1090-0013 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Heidi McMaster, Natural Resources Specialist,
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c24212f212d3f38293e0c393f2e3e622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="31595c525c504245544371444253431f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (208) 860-9649.
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 of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 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.
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
of 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: Interior is authorized by the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42, 16
U.S.C. 3371-3378 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
(U.S.C. 661 et seq., as amended by John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act, Title 25 U.S.C. 3701, et seq. sec.
7001(b)(2), Pub. L. 116-9) and the Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1701, et seq., to collect this
information. Interior is requesting approval to collect information
from boaters entering or exiting water areas managed by various bureaus
under Interior. The data will help document the presence and evaluate
any risks associated with the unintentional introduction of quagga/
zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species in waters managed by
the various bureaus under Interior. Collection of this information is
required for all watercrafts entering and exiting waters managed by the
various bureaus under Interior that have an active watercraft
inspection and decontamination program.
The Regional Watercraft Inspection Decontamination Data Sharing
System (Regional Database) was developed by the State of Colorado and
is currently being utilized by numerous entities within the Western
Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species (WRP). The National Park
Service (NPS), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation,
and Bureau of Land Management are part of the WRP and the regional
network of state and federal agencies working to prevent the spread of
quagga/zebra mussels and other aquatic invasive species (AIS) in the
western U.S. The success of this multi-agency effort relies in part
upon timely availability of accurate information related to trailered
boats at watercraft inspection/decontamination (WID) stations. The
Regional Database makes
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this information available to staff at WID stations, allowing them to
assess risk associated with quagga/zebra mussels and other AIS on
trailered boats. States have asked Federal partner agencies to use the
Regional Database at their sites with WID programs.
Using the Regional Database requires that WID personnel ask boaters
four questions and enter the responses via an app on a smartphone or
tablet. Two of the four questions vary depending on whether a boater is
entering or exiting the waterbody; the other two questions are the same
for entering or exiting boaters:
Upon Entering:
1. Has the boat been out of the state in the last 30 days?
2. Where will the boat be launched next?
Upon Entering or Exiting:
1. What compartments or containers on the boat, including ballast
tanks, hold water?
2. Does the boater have any live aquatic bait?
Proposed Revision
We would like to revise the information collection to include
watercraft owner or boat hauler/transporter zip code. We are also
changing the response time from 4 minutes to 3 minutes.
Title of Collection: Watercraft Inspection Decontamination Regional
Data-Sharing for Trailered Boats.
OMB Control Number: 1090-0013.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of already approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/household; private sector;
State, local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 416,376.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 416,376.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 20,816 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. (Upon entry, exit, or both).
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.).
Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07155 Filed 4-3-24; 8:45 am]
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