Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/12/26/2018-27891/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for?utm_campaign=subscription%20mailing%20list&utm_source=federalregister.gov&utm_medium=emailMy opinion: Oh, for crying out loud! FWS wants to know if it takes too much time - they call it "burden hours" - to submit an annual report of how many Canada geese you killed, how many eggs you broke and how many nests you destroyed. It doesn't sound all that hard to ask for and receive permission to "take" Canada geese, so the least they could do is report back as to how many they took. How else can the public know that not just anyone can "take" a bird because they feel like it and then not have to report the taking? Who's accountable? No one. And what happens to the Canada geese population with no controls on the mayhem allowed? And to other protected birds? Permission to kill wildlife has consequences, namely, an annual report. It really is the least you can do!
Comment period ends 1/25/19. They're making it difficult to comment, too. You can only submit written comments by mail, email or fax (i.e., no online comments).
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1018-0133 in the subject line of your comments.
