Document type:
Supporting statement for information collection approval
Program:
Alaska Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Household Surveys
OMB Control Number:
1018-0124
Related rulemaking:
RIN 1018-BF08
Responsible agency:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department:
U.S. Department of the Interior
Cooperating agencies and partners:
Alaska Department of Fish and Game; Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council; Alaska Native organizations
Geographic scope:
Alaska, United States
Legal basis:
Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703–712); Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d); MBTA Protocol Amendment (1995)
Subject:
Monitoring of migratory bird and egg subsistence harvest
Data collected:
Species categories and quantities of birds and eggs harvested by season
Species groups covered:
Geese, ducks, swans, crane, ptarmigan and grouse, seabirds, shorebirds, loons and grebes
Collection method:
Household interviews and harvest report forms
Forms used:
FWS Form 3-2380; FWS Forms 3-2381-1, 3-2381-2, 3-2381-3, 3-2381-4, 3-2381-5
Participating institutions:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Subsistence; regional and local Alaska Native partners
Purpose of collection:
Estimation and monitoring of migratory bird subsistence harvest levels and trends
Target population:
Subsistence households in eligible areas of Alaska
Participation:
Voluntary community and household participation
Regulatory context:
Spring–summer subsistence harvest regulations for migratory birds in Alaska
Associated region mentioned:
Kodiak Archipelago and Kodiak roaded area
