U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Systems of Records Notices

• INTERIOR/FWS-4, Tort Claim Records - 64 FR 29055 (May 28, 1999); modification published 88 FR 16277 (March 16, 2023)

  Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Claimants for damages to personal property or personal injury.

• INTERIOR/FWS-11, Real Property Records - 71 FR 68635 (November 27, 2006); modification published 88 FR 16277 (March 16, 2023)

  Categories of individuals covered by the system:  The records are on landowners, tenants and permitees from whom the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has acquired land, water, orinterests therein.

• INTERIOR/FWS-21, Permits System -  89 FR 2230  (January 12, 2024)

  Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Individuals covered by the system include:

  Current and former FWS employees and contractors responsible for processing permit or license applications and/or monitoring compliance. Applicants, including members of the public or individuals acting on behalf of entities such as businesses, museums, zoos, universities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies, who submit an application for a permit or license to conduct certain activities regulated by FWS, or have a permit application or permit itself initiated, issued, amended, modified, inactivated, denied or revoked; permit applicants’ business principal officer and/or customs agents, if applicable; and other individuals that may assist the applicant in conducting the permitted activity such as assistants, subcontractors, sub-permittees, associates, or consultants, as well as individuals who provide professional recommendations or personal references. Expert consultants or others who participate in administering the permit program, have information relevant to an inquiry or application, and/or assist the FWS in make permitting decisions such as State-licensed veterinarians, specialists, Tribal Representatives, or Title 50 Certifying Officials.

  The system contains records on corporations and other business entities including Tax Identification Numbers (TINs), which are not subject to the Privacy Act. However, records pertaining to individuals acting on behalf of corporations and other business entities may reflect personal information that is subject to the Privacy Act.

• INTERIOR/FWS-26, Migratory Bird Population and Harvest Surveys - 80 FR 27183 (May 12, 2015); modification published 88 FR 16277 (March 16, 2023)        

  Categories of individuals covered by the system:  Records are maintained by biologists and biological technicians who participate in the Mourning Dove Call-count Survey and the American Woodcock Singing-ground Survey. Records are also kept for all persons who obtain hunting licenses and indicate to the State licensing authority that they intend to hunt migratory game birds, as required by the Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (50 CFR 20.20). This includes the subset of hunters who are selected to participate in one of the FWS's national harvest surveys.

• INTERIOR/FWS-27, Correspondence Control System - 64 FR 29055 (May 28, 1999); modification published 88 FR 16277 (March 16, 2023)

  Categories of individuals covered by the system:  The records are on U.S. Senators and Representatives, Governors of States, and members of the public.

• Notice of Modified Systems of Records; Breach Routine Use - 88 FR 16277 (March 16, 2023)

Rescindment Notices

• Proposed deletion of existing systems of records - 64 FR 20016 (April 23, 1999)
  • FWS-1, Labor Cost Information Records
  • FWS-2, Travel Records
  • FWS-3, Security File
  • FWS-6, Hunting and Fishing Survey Records
  • FWS-8, Fish Disease Inspection Reports
  • FWS-9, Farm Pond Stocking Report
  • FWS-13, North American Breeding Bird Survey
  • FWS-14, Great Lakes Commercial Fisheries Catch Records
  • FWS-17, Diagnostic Extension Service Records
  • FWS-23, Motor Vehicle Permit Log
  • FWS-28, Avitrol Authorization Records
  • FWS-29, Animal Damage Control Non-Federal Personnel Records
• Rescindment of a system of records notice - 85 FR 79215 (December 9, 2020)
  • INTERIOR/FWS-19, Endangered Species Licensee System
  • INTERIOR/FWS-34, National Conservation Training Center Training Server System
• INTERIOR/FWS-25, Contract and Procurement Records - 87 FR 74163 (December 2, 2022)
• Rescindment of six system of records notices – 89 FR 39632 (May 9, 2024)
  • INTERIOR/FWS-5, National Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permits
  • INTERIOR/FWS-7, Water Development Project and/or Effluent Discharge Permit Application Review
  • INTERIOR/FWS-10, National Fish Hatchery Special Use Permits
  • INTERIOR/FWS-20, Investigative Case File System
  • INTERIOR/FWS-22, U.S. Deputy Game Warden
  • INTERIOR/FWS-30, Marine Mammals Management, Marking, Tagging and Reporting Program