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Transportation Systems Sector. Within
the Intermodal Security Training
Exercise Program, EXIS® is an
interactive resource for the
Transportation Systems Sector.
TSA is revising the information
collection to reduce the data collected
during user registration and will no
longer collect Supervisor or other
Sponsor’s Name, Employment
Verification Contact Name and
Verification Contact Information. TSA
determined the information was
unnecessary because TSA is
implementing new capabilities in EXIS®
to verify an individual’s identity more
securely before granting access.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 18,553.2
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
11,422.4.
Dated: December 2, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office
of Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
Intent To Request Extension From
OMB of One Current Public Collection
of Information: TSA End of Course
Level 1 Evaluation—Instructor-Led
Classroom Training
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) invites public
comment on one currently approved
Information Collection Request (ICR),
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 1652–0041, that
we will submit to OMB for an extension
in compliance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The collection
involves the submission of ratings and
written comments about the quality of
training instruction from students who
successfully complete TSA instructorled classroom training.
DATES: Send your comments by
February 3, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be emailed
to TSAPRA@dhs.gov or delivered to the

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Comments Invited
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), an agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control
number. The ICR documentation will be
available at https://www.reginfo.gov
upon its submission to OMB. Therefore,
in preparation for OMB review and
approval of the following information
collection, TSA is soliciting comments
to—
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
information requirement 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 the
agency’s estimate of the burden;
(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
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Information Collection Requirement

SUMMARY:

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TSA PRA Officer, Information
Technology, TSA–11, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield,
VA 20598–6011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christina A. Walsh at the above address,
or by telephone (571) 227–2062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number 1652–0041;
TSA End of Course Level 1 Evaluation—
Instructor-Led Classroom Training.
TSA’s Canine Training Center (CTC)
delivers instructor-led classroom
training, including the Explosives
Detection Canine Handler Course,
Passenger Screening Canine Handler
Course, Bridge Course, Canine
Technical Operations Course, and the
Office of Security Operations Canine
Management Course to TSA, and state
and local civilian personnel. State and
local civilian personnel (primarily law
enforcement agencies that are
responsible for the security at domestic
airports) participate in this classroom
training under agency-specific
cooperative agreements with TSA’s
National Explosives Detection Canine
Team Program. This information
collection captures ratings and written
comments from students about the
quality of the training. The CTC collects
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students’ satisfaction with their learning
experience and provides it to
representatives at both TSA
headquarters and at CTC (e.g., to the
Branch Manager, Deputy Branch
Manager, and CTC instructional staff
and supervisors) to improve the course
curriculum and course of instruction.
TSA estimates an average of 156
students will complete the evaluations
annually. The estimated burden is
approximately 30 minutes (0.5 hours)
per participant, or total of 78 hours per
calendar year to read, answer, and
submit the evaluation questions.
Dated: December 2, 2024.
Christina A. Walsh,
TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer,
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–MB–2024–N063;
FXMB12330900000–256–FF09M13200; OMB
Control Number 1018–0172]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; Federal
Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) and
Junior Duck Stamp Contests
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 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 January
6, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of publication
of this notice at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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 Info_
Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018–
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0172’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. 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-ofcontact 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), we
provide the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity 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.
On March 18, 2024, we published in
the Federal Register (89 FR 19335) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on May 17, 2024. 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 Regulations.gov
(Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2024–0042).
We received two comments in response
to that notice; however, neither
comment addressed the information
collection requirements. No response to
those comments is required.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. 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
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(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. 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
History of the Federal Duck Stamp
Program
On March 16, 1934, Congress passed,
and President Franklin D. Roosevelt
signed, the Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718–
718k). Popularly known as the Duck
Stamp Act, it required all waterfowl
hunters 16 years or older to buy a stamp
annually. The revenue generated was
originally earmarked for the Department
of Agriculture; however, 5 years later
the Federal Duck Stamp Program was
transferred to the Department of the
Interior and the Service.
In the years since its enactment, the
Federal Duck Stamp Program has
become one of the most popular and
successful conservation programs ever
initiated. Today, some 1.5 million
stamps are sold each year, and as of
2023, Federal Duck Stamps had
generated more than $1.2 billion for the
preservation of more than 6 million
acres of waterfowl habitat in the United
States. Numerous other birds, mammals,
fish, reptiles, and amphibians have
similarly prospered because of habitat
protection made possible by the
program. An estimated one-third of the
Nation’s endangered and threatened
species find food or shelter in refuges
preserved by Duck Stamp funds.
Moreover, the protected wetlands help
dissipate storms, purify water supplies,
store flood water, and nourish fish
hatchlings important for sport and
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History of the Duck Stamp Contest
Jay N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling, a nationally
known political cartoonist for the Des
Moines Register and a noted hunter and
wildlife conservationist, designed the
first Federal Duck Stamp at President
Roosevelt’s request. In subsequent years,
noted wildlife artists submitted designs.
The first Federal Duck Stamp Contest
was opened in 1949 to any U.S. artist
who wished to enter, and 65 artists
submitted a total of 88 design entries.
Since then, the contest has been known
as the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting
and Conservation Stamp Art (Duck
Stamp) Contest and has attracted large
numbers of entrants.
The Duck Stamp Contest (50 CFR part
91) remains the only art competition of
its kind regulated by the U.S.
Government. The Secretary of the
Interior appoints a panel of noted art,
waterfowl, and philatelic authorities to
select each year’s winning design.
Winners receive no compensation for
the work, except for a signed pane of
their stamps; however, winners retain
the copyright to their artwork and may
sell the original and prints of their
designs, which are sought by hunters,
conservationists, and art collectors.
For the Duck Stamp Contest, the
Service selects five or fewer species of
waterfowl each year; each entry must
employ one of the Service-designated
species as the dominant feature (defined
as being in the foreground and clearly
the focus of attention). Designs may also
include national wildlife refuges as the
background of habitat scenes,
noneligible species, or other scenes that
depict uses of the stamp for waterfowl
hunting, conservation, and collecting
purposes. Entries may be in any media,
except for photography or computergenerated art. Designs must be the
contestants’ original hand-drawn
creation and may not be copied or
duplicated from previously published
art, including photographs, or from
images in any format published on the
internet.
History of the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp
Conservation and Design Program
(Junior Duck Stamp Program) began in
1989 as an extension of the Migratory
Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp.
The national Junior Duck Stamp art
contest started in 1993, and the first
stamp design was selected from entries
from eight participating States. The
program was recognized by Congress
with the 1994 enactment of the Junior
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
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participating in the annual contest are
all 50 States; Washington, DC; and 2 of
the U.S. Territories.
The Junior Duck Stamp Program
introduces wetland and waterfowl
conservation to students in kindergarten
through high school. It crosses cultural,
ethnic, social, and geographic
boundaries to teach greater awareness
and guide students in exploring our
nation’s natural resources. It is the
Service’s premier conservation
education initiative.
The Junior Duck Stamp Program
includes a dynamic art-and-sciencebased curriculum. This nontraditional
pairing of subjects brings new interest to
both the sciences and the arts. The
program teaches students across the
nation conservation through the arts,
using scientific and wildlife observation
principles to encourage visual
communication about what they learn.
Four curriculum guides, with activities
and resources, were developed for use
as a year-round study plan to assist
students in exploring science in real-life
situations.
Modeled after the Federal Duck
Stamp Contest, the annual Junior Duck
Stamp Art and Conservation Message
Contest (Junior Duck Stamp Contest)
was developed as a visual assessment of
a student’s learning and progression.
The Junior Duck Stamp Contest
encourages partnerships among Federal
and State government agencies,
nongovernmental organizations,
businesses, and volunteers to help
recognize and honor thousands of
teachers and students throughout the
United States for their participation in
conservation-related activities. Since
2000, the contest has received more
than 570,000 entries.
The winning artwork from the
national art contest serves as the design
for the Junior Duck Stamp, which the
Service produces annually. This $5
stamp has become a much sought after
collector’s item. One hundred percent of
the revenue from the sale of Junior Duck
stamps goes to support recognition and
environmental education activities for
students who participate in the
program. More than $1.25 million in
Junior Duck Stamp proceeds have been
used to provide recognition, incentives,
and scholarships to participating
students, teachers, and schools. The
Program continues to educate youth
about land stewardship and the
importance of connecting to the natural
world. Several students who have
participated in the Junior Duck Stamp
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professionals; many attribute their
interest and success to their early
exposure to the Junior Duck Stamp
Program.
Who Can Enter the Federal Duck Stamp
and Junior Duck Stamp Contests
The Duck Stamp Contest is open to all
U.S. citizens, nationals, and resident
aliens who are at least 18 years of age
by June 1. Individuals enrolled in
kindergarten through grade 12 may
participate in the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest. All eligible students are
encouraged to participate in the Junior
Duck Stamp Conservation and Design
Program annual art and conservation
message contest as part of the program
curriculum through public, private, and
homeschools, as well as through
nonformal educational experiences such
as those found in scouting, art studios,
and nature centers.
Entry Requirements
Each entry in the Duck Stamp Contest
requires a completed entry form and an
entry fee. Information required on the
entry form includes:
• ‘‘Display, Participation &
Reproduction Rights Agreement’’
certification form;
• Basic contact information (name,
address, phone numbers, and email
address);
• Date of birth (to verify eligibility);
• Species portrayed and medium
used; and
• Name of hometown newspaper (for
press coverage).
Each entry in the Junior Duck Stamp
Contest requires a completed entry form
that requests:
• Basic contact information (name,
address, phone numbers, and email
address);
• Age/grade (to verify eligibility and
so they may be judged with their peers);
• Parent’s name and contact
information (email address and phone
numbers);
• Whether the student has a Social
Security or VISA immigration number
or is a foreign exchange student (to
verify eligibility to receive prizes);
• Title, species, medium/style used,
and conservation message associated
with the drawing;
• Basic contact information for their
teacher and school (name, address,
phone numbers, school/studio/
organization/troop name, and email
address); and
• Certification of authenticity.
Students in grades 7 through 12 and
all national level students are also
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resources they used to develop their
designs. We use this information to
verify that the student has not
plagiarized or copied someone else’s
work. The Service also translates entry
forms into other appropriate languages
to increase the understanding of the
rules and what the parents and students
are signing.
Title of Collection: Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp
(Duck Stamp) and Junior Duck Stamp
Contests.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0172.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 20,200.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20,200.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 7–20 minutes,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 6,690.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $39,000. We estimate
$28,000 in annual entry fees of $125
plus an average of $15 for mailing costs
for each of the estimated 200 annual
submissions to the Federal Duck Stamp
Contest. There are no fees associated
with the Junior Duck Stamp Contest
submissions. We estimate the mailing
costs associated with entering
submissions to the Junior Duck Stamp
contest to be approximately $11,000
annually. Most of the student entries are
mailed directly by schools, who utilize
the bulk mail option, thereby reducing
the amount of postage and packages
received.
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.
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