Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Information Collection for Public Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposed collection of information described below will be

submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval

under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Copies of

the information collection requirement and related forms and

explanatory material may be obtained by contacting the Service's

Information Collection Clearance Officer at the phone number listed

below. The Service is soliciting comments and suggestions on the

requirement as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 224--Arlington Square, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, 703/

358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service specifically requests comments

on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy

of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Title: Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program Accomplishment

Survey.

OMB Approval Number: N/A. This is a new requirement.

Description: In order to evaluate the effectiveness and track the

accomplishments of the Clean Vessel Act Pumpout Grant Program, the

Service will query boaters about their knowledge of the program. The

best way to reach the greatest number of boaters would be via a

readership survey to be carried in one of this country's premiere

recreational boating magazines, ``Soundings.'' The magazine has offered

to let the Service place a readership survey postcard into a future

issue. The magazine's circulation consists of 85,000 East Coast and

Great Lakes boaters and anglers. Since the East Coast and the Great

Lakes harbor the majority of installed pumpout facilities, this

provides the Service an excellent and efficient method of carrying out

its Congressional obligation.

The readership survey card would contain no more than seven

questions concerning the availability and ease of the use of pumpouts.

Most of the questions are to be multiple choice so that the reader

would only have to check the appropriate box on most. The card will be

a business reply card to which no postage would need to be affixed and

is to have a special four digit ZIP Code addition.

Frequency: One time only.

Description of Respondents: Individuals or households.

Estimated Completion Time: The reporting burden is estimated to

average 1 minute per response.

Annual Responses: 51,000.

Annual Burden Hours: 850.

Dated: October 21, 1996.

Daniel M. Ashe,

Assistant Director--External Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96-27631 Filed 10-28-96; 8:45 am]

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