Alaska Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Household Survey

OMB Control No: 1018-0124	ICR Reference No: 202101-1018-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No: RIN 1018-BF08
Title: Alaska Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Household Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/26/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2022
Responses	4,551	2,658
Time Burden (Hours)	379	221
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Subsistence migratory bird hunting is authorized in subsistence-eligible areas of Alaska. We collect information on the annual subsistence harvest of 60 species of birds (including geese, ducks, swans, cranes, loons, seabirds, shorebirds, and upland game birds) through surveys of households in the subsistence-eligible areas of Alaska. Data are used to promulgate harvest regulations to provide maximum subsistence harvest opportunity while keeping migratory bird populations at desired levels.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 703-712 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act    US Code: 16 USC 742a-742j Name of Law: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1018-BF08	Proposed rulemaking	86 FR 11707	02/26/2021

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Tracking Sheet and Household Consent 3-2380 Tracking Sheet & Household Consent Form Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Household Survey 3-2381-1, 3-2381-2, 3-2381-3, 3-2381-4 Western Alaska Harvest Report ,   Bristol Bay Harvest Report ,   Interior Alaska Harvest Report ,   North Slope Harvest Report Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Survey - Cordova (Mail Survey) 3-2381-5 Cordova Harvest Report Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Report - Kodiak Roaded Area Experimental Season 3-2381-6, 3-2381-7 Kodiak Roaded Area, In-Season Harvest Report ,   Kodiak Roaded Area, Post-Season Harvest Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	4,551	2,658	0	400	1,493	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	379	221	0	33	125	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Following a major review of the sampling design, our 2019 submission reported a burden decrease of 6,795 responses and 567 burden hours (reduced sampling effort, i.e., total households surveyed, and reduction from three household visits to a single household visit for harvest data collection). In 2019, we completed a third round of optimal allocation analyses to fine-tune the amount and distribution of the sampling effort to adjust survey costs to available funding while maintaining a statistically robust sampling design (Otis and Naves 2019). As the cost of adding communities is much higher than the cost of adding households, an adjustment was made to survey a smaller number of communities but a larger total number of households. In addition, we split the Cordova mail survey (Form 3-2381-5) out into a separate IC as we realized it was previously reported with the remaining harvest surveys as an average response of 3 submissions per year. The Cordova mail survey is only completed once per year necessitating it be a separate IC in ROCIS. Due to these updates, we are reporting a burden increase of 1,493 responses and 125 burden hours (change due to adjustment in agency estimate) associated with the updated sampling design. We are also reporting a burden increase of 400 responses and 33 burden hours (change due to agency discretion) associated with the new Kodiak Roaded Area Experimental Season (Forms 3-2381-6 and 3-2381-7).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $220,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 02/26/2021

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