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OMB Control No: 1018-0146	ICR Reference No: 202004-1018-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201707-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Depredation Orders Under 50 CFR 21.43 and 21.46
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/02/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/26/2020
Terms of Clearance: To more accurately reflect the purpose of this collection, the Service is proposing to revise this collection to incorporate all depredation and control orders contained in 50 CFR 21 into a single information collection. Subsequently, we request the title of the collection be changed from “Depredation Orders Under 50 CFR 21.43 and 21.46” to “Depredation and Control Orders Under 50 CFR 21.” The Service is proposing to merge information collection requirements associated with the management of geese contained in 50 CFR subparts D and E into OMB Control Number 1018-0146. OMB previously approved these information collection requirements under two OMB control numbers: • 1018-0103, “Conservation Order for Light Geese, 50 CFR 21.60” (exp. 03/31/2021), and • 1018-0133, “Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese, 50 CFR 20.21, 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, 21.52 and 21.61” (exp. 06/30/2022). The Service is not proposing any changes to the currently approved requirements for either collection and is merely transferring the requirements into 1018-0146. OMB invites the Service to discontinue both 1018-0103 and 1018-0133 to avoid a duplication of burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	30,334	0	56
Time Burden (Hours)	10,887	0	209
Cost Burden (Dollars)	78,000	0	0

Abstract: This information collection is associated with regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). The MBTA implements four treaties concerning migratory birds that the United States has signed with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. Under the treaties, we must preserve most species of birds in the United States, and activities involving migratory birds are prohibited except as authorized by regulation. We collect information concerning depredation actions taken under 50 CFR 21.43 (authorizes the take of blackbirds, cowbirds, crows, grackles, and magpies under certain circumstances) and 50 CFR 21.46 (authorizes the take of scrub jays and Steller’s jays in Washington and Oregon under certain circumstances). We collect the information to determine how many birds of each species are taken each year and whether the control actions are likely to affect the populations of those species. 50 CFR 21.43(f )(6) requires that when an injured or debilitated bird of a nontarget species is federally listed as an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, you must deliver it to a rehabilitator and report the take to the nearest U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Field Office or Special Agent.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 703 et seq Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 7780	02/11/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 52628	08/26/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	30,334	56	30,278
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,887	209	10,678
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	78,000	0	78,000

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: As a result of the proposed changes explained in question 2 of the Supporting Statement A (SSA), we are reporting a burden increase of 30,278 annual responses and 10,678 annual burden hours. We are also reporting a nonhour cost burden increase of $78,000 associated with the transfer of 1018-0103 into this collection. For the purpose of transferring the ICs from 1018-0103 and 1018-0133 into 1018-0146, we did not make any burden adjustments to the previously approved burden (see Table 15.1 in the SSA for itemized burden changes based on previous submission by collection and new ICs).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $27,128

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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. Yes

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. Yes

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 madonna_baucum@nps.gov

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