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App. 2. The Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary of Agriculture certify that the
formation of the WFEC is necessary and
is in the public interest.
The purpose of the WFEC is to
provide advice on coordinated nationallevel wildland fire policy and to provide
leadership, direction, and program
oversight in support of the Wildland
Fire Leadership Council. Questions
related to the WFEC should be directed
to Roy Johnson (Designated Federal
Officer) at Roy_Johnson@ios.doi.gov or
(208) 334–1550 or 300 E. Mallard Drive,
Suite 170, Boise, Idaho, 83706–6648.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda
for October 11 through October 13 is
summarized below. Please note that the
final agenda may be altered. The most
current agenda can be obtained at
http://www.forestsandrangelands.gov/
strategy/wfec.
October 11: 8 a.m.—Introductions and
Meeting Protocols; 9 a.m.—Western
Regional Strategy Committee
Presentation; 10 a.m.—Northeast
Regional Strategy Committee
Presentation; 1 p.m.—Southeast
Regional Strategy Committee
Presentation; 2 p.m.—Cohesive Strategy
Committee Presentation; 3:30 p.m.—
National Science and Analysis Team
Presentation; 4:30 p.m.—Public
Comments; 5:30 p.m.—Adjourn.
October 12: 8 a.m.—WFEC Deliberation
on Phase 2 reports; 4 p.m.—Public
Comment; 5 p.m.—Adjourn. October 13:
8 a.m.—Summarize recommendations
and develop agenda for WFLC meeting;
10 a.m.—Communication Strategy
Presentation; 11 a.m.—Develop key
messages and recommendations; 1
p.m.—Phase 3 Discussion; 3 p.m.—
Public Comments; 4 p.m.—Meeting
Closeout; 5 p.m.—Adjourn.
The October 28 meeting agenda will
include: (1) Welcome and introduction
of Council members; (2) Overview of
prior meeting and action tracking; (3)
Members’ round robin to share
information and identify key issues to
be addressed; (4) Wildland Fire
Management Cohesive Strategy; (5)
Wildland Fire Issues; (6) Council
Members’ review and discussion of subcommittee activities; (7) Future Council
activities; (8) Public comments at
approximately 11:30 a.m.; (9) and
closing remarks.
Public Input: All WFEC meetings are
open to the public. Members of the
public who wish to participate must
notify Shari Shetler at
Shari_Shetler@ios.doi.gov no later than
one week preceding the meeting. Those
who are not committee members and
wish to present oral statements or obtain
information should contact Shari
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week preceding the meeting. Depending
on the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited.
Questions about the agenda or written
comments may be e-mailed or submitted
by U.S. Mail to: Department of the
Interior, Office of the Secretary, Office
of Wildland Fire, Attention: Shari
Shetler, 300 E. Mallard Drive, Suite 170,
Boise, Idaho 83706–6648. WFEC
requests that written comments be
received a minimum of one week
preceding the scheduled meeting.
Attendance is open to the public, but
limited space is available. Persons with
a disability requiring special services,
such as an interpreter for the hearing
impaired, should contact Ms. Shetler at
(202) 527–0133 at least seven calendar
days prior to the meeting.
Dated: September 21, 2011.
Roy Johnson,
Designated Federal Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–MB–2011–N193; 91200–1231–
WEBB–M3]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; National Mourning
Dove Hunter Attitude Survey on
Nontoxic Shot
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. We 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before October 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
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North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail), or INFOCOL@fws.gov. (email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at
INFOCOL@fws.gov (e-mail) or 703–358–
2482 (telephone). You may review the
ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to review
Department of the Interior collections
under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018–NEW.
Title: National Mourning Dove Hunter
Attitude Survey on Nontoxic Shot.
Service Form Number: 3–2386.
Type of Request: New.
Description of Respondents:
Mourning dove hunters.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 23,470.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 23,470.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 8.5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,325.
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.)
prohibits the unauthorized take of
migratory birds and authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to regulate take
of migratory birds in the United States.
Under this authority, we control the
hunting of migratory game birds through
regulations in 50 CFR part 20. On
January 1, 1991, we banned lead shot for
hunting waterfowl and coots in the
United States. Wildlife managers and
policymakers at all levels are becoming
increasingly concerned about the
exposure of mourning doves to spent
lead shot.
The mourning dove is the most
hunted migratory game bird species. We
are asking OMB for approval to sponsor
a National Mourning Dove Hunter
Attitude Survey on Nontoxic Shot. The
Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies and all four Flyway Councils
are collaborating on this survey.
Information from this survey will help
us make nontoxic shot policy decisions
and develop appropriate informational
and educational programs if new
regulations are necessary.
Under the Migratory Bird Harvest
Information Program (50 CFR 20.20),
each State annually provides a list of all
migratory bird hunters licensed by the
State (OMB Control Number 1018–
0023). We will use these lists to
randomly select mourning dove hunters
to participate in the proposed survey.
We plan to collect:

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• Demographic information (e.g., age,
gender, income, education, and
occupation).
• Information on hunting experiences
(e.g, hunter type, distance traveled to
hunt, type of ammunition, frequency of
hunting, and positive and negative
aspects).
• Perceived problems with nontoxic
shot.
• Indirect influences with nontoxic
shot.
Comments: On August 18, 2009, we
published in the Federal Register (74
FR 41739) a notice soliciting public
comment on this information collection
for 60 days. The comment period ended
on October 19, 2009. We received the
following comments:
One comment protested the entire
migratory bird hunting regulations
process, surveys and monitoring
programs, and the killing of all
migratory birds. Response: Our longterm objectives continue to include
providing opportunities to harvest
portions of certain migratory game bird
populations and limit harvest to levels
compatible with each population’s
ability to maintain healthy, viable
numbers. Our surveys are integral parts
of the Service’s monitoring programs
that provide the information we need to
ensure harvest levels are commensurate
with current status of migratory game
bird populations and long-term
population goals.
Five comments stated that there was
no biological basis or scientific evidence
to warrant any type of nontoxic shot
regulations on mourning doves.
Response: This proposed information
collection request does not presume
anything one way or another about the
quality or quantity of the scientific
evidence for or against the use of lead
shot for dove hunting. We simply
express concern about the issue and
recognize hunters are an important
constituency. The whole purpose of this
information collection is to better
understand the hunting constituency.
One comment requested that we be
objective in any future decision
regarding the implementation of any
nontoxic shot regulations. Response: We
have a long history of making informed
decisions based on the best available
science to ensure protection of
migratory birds for future generations. If
any future decisions regarding the
implementation of nontoxic shot
regulations for migratory birds are
deemed necessary, they will be
objective, based on the best available
science, and follow all guidelines under
the National Environmental Protection
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Two comments requested that we
consider banning the use of lead shot for
mourning doves and other wildlife
species. Response: Again, we do not
presume anything one way or another
about the quality or quantity of the
scientific evidence for or against the use
of lead shot for dove hunting.
Furthermore, we are not assuming that
future nontoxic regulations will be
necessary or inevitable.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: September 21, 2011.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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4A]

Proposed Information Collection;
Alaska Guide Service Evaluation
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to
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burden, we invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
IC is scheduled to expire on March 31,
2012. We 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by November 25,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); or INFOCOL@fws.gov (e-mail).
Please include ‘‘1018–0141’’ in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey at
INFOCOL@fws.gov (e-mail) or 703–358–
2482 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract. We collect information on
FWS Form 3–2349 (Alaska Guide
Service Evaluation) to help us evaluate
commercial guide services on our
national wildlife refuges in the State of
Alaska (State). The National Wildlife
Refuge Administration Act of 1966, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd–ee),
authorizes us to permit uses, including
commercial visitor services, on national
wildlife refuges when we find the
activity to be compatible with the
purposes for which the refuge was
established. With the objective of
making available a variety of quality
visitor services for wildlife-dependent
recreation on National Wildlife Refuge
System lands, we issue permits for
commercial guide services, including
big game hunting, sport fishing, wildlife
viewing, river trips, and other guided
activities. We use FWS Form 3–2349 as
a method to:
(1) Monitor the quality of services
provided by commercial guides.
(2) Gauge client satisfaction with the
services.
(3) Assess the impacts of the activity
on refuge resources.
The client is the best source of
information on the quality of
commercial guiding services. We
collect:
(1) Client name.
(2) Guide name(s).
(3) Type of guided activity.
(4) Dates and location of guided
activity.
(5) Information on the services
received such as the client’s
expectations, safety, environmental

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