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OMB Control No: 1018-0135	ICR Reference No: 202503-1018-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-1018-003
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Electronic Federal Duck Stamp Program
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: 06/18/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/06/2025
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2026
Responses	1,961	0	1,359
Time Burden (Hours)	3,011	0	1,593
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-266), passed in August 2006, required that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a 3-year pilot program under which up to 15 States could be authorized to issue electronic Federal Duck Stamps, or E-stamps. In August 2007, eight States began issuing the E-stamps. More than 59,000 E-stamps were sold the first year of the pilot program. At that time, the E-stamp was valid for 45 days from the date of purchase and could be used immediately while customers wait to receive the actual stamp in the mail. After 45 days, customers were required to carry the actual Federal Duck Stamp while hunting or to gain free access to national wildlife refuges. As expected, the electronic program increased the availability of Federal Duck Stamps, making it easier for the public to obtain the stamps and enhancing public participation. Under our authorities in 16 U.S.C. 718b(a)(2), we have continued the Electronic Duck Stamp Program in the eight States that participated in the pilot, and, in 2012, more than 350,000 stamps were sold. From 2013-2023, we expanded the program by inviting all State fish and wildlife agencies to participate. We received applications and interest from another 30 States. Thirty-two of these States were accepted and 23 new States entered the program in this ten-year period. As of the end of 2016, we had a total of 30 States participating in the program. The Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023 (Pub. L. 118-25), signed into law on December 19, 2023, removed the 45-day limit on the E-stamp’s validity; the E-stamp is now valid from the date of purchase through June 30. To protect the tradition of the conservation “stamp”, a pictorial stamp will still be sent to each E-stamp customer each year after March 10 (end of the migratory bird hunting season). These will be slightly different in appearance from Federal Duck Stamps purchased through the U.S. Postal Service or consignees.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 718a et. seq. Name of Law: Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act
US Code: 16 USC 718p Name of Law: Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013

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:
	89 FR 47587	06/03/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 19223	05/06/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,961	1,359	30	572
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,011	1,593	300	1,118
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: With this submission, we are reporting discretionary changes of 30 annual responses and 300 annual hours associated with the addition of the new IC for renewed/amended applications. We are also reporting a change in estimate of 572 annual responses and 1,118 annual hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,536

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. 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 madonna_baucum@nps.gov

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