Federal, State, tribal, and local
wildlife agencies in the United States work cooperatively to
monitor dove populations. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3,
1918 (40 stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703-711), as amended, directs the
Secretary of the Interior to determine to what extent migratory
game birds may be hunted. The Secretary has delegated this
authority to the Fish and Wildlife Service (Division of Migratory
Bird Management). For several species of game birds, including the
mourning dove, we base this determination primarily on biological
information gathered through surveys.
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USC 703-711 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act
We are estimating 912 responses
and 3,314 burden hours for this information collection. This is an
adjustment decrease of 150 in the number of responses and an
increase of 517 in the number of burden hours. In our previous
request, we erroneously included 150 Federal cooperators as
respondents and did not include driving hours.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.