[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30333-30334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14455]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collections to be Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Extension Approval

SUMMARY: The collections of information listed below will be submitted 
to the OMB for extension approval under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. Copies of specific information collection 
requirements, related forms and explanatory material may be obtained by 
contacting the Service Information Collection Clearance officer at the 
address and/or phone number listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on specific requirements should be 
sent to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, US Fish 
and Wildlife Service, MS 224-ARLSQ: 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 proposed to submit the following 
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments 
are invited on (1) whether the collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden, including whether the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions uses; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are 
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    Under the present clearance, all permit requirements were contained 
in one submission and they were assigned OMB Approval Number 1018-0022, 
the

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Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Application and Related 
Reports, Service form number 3-200. In an attempt to make the comment 
and application process more ``user friendly,'' similar types of 
permits have been grouped together and numbered. The application to 
apply for Service permits issued under subchapter B of Title 50 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), will still require completion of the 
standard 3-200 form. In addition to the permit application, attachments 
are often necessary to provide additional information required for each 
specific type of permit and have assigned numbers, e.g., 3-200.2.
    The information on the application form will be used by the Service 
to review permit applications and allow the Service to make decisions, 
according to criteria established in various Federal wildlife 
conservation statues and regulations, on the issuance, suspension, 
revocation or denial of permits. The frequency of response for the 
following types of permit applications/licenses is on occasion, and all 
have been currently assigned OMB Approval Number 1018-0022, unless 
otherwise noted.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
approval number and the agency informs the potential persons who are to 
respond to such collections that they are not required to respond to 
the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
approval number.
    1. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application.
    Service form number: 3-200.
    Description and use: The application will be used by any person 
intending to engage in an activity for which a permit is required by 
subchapter B of 50 CFR. Persons desiring permit privileges authorized 
by subchapter B must complete an application for such a permit as 
required by 50 CFR 13, as well as other regulations which may require 
additional information for the specific permit desired.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; state, local, 
tribal government; and federal government.
    Number of respondents: 27,109.
    Estimated completion time: .166 (or 10 minutes).
    Total annual burden: 4,500 hours.
    2. Title: Designated Port Exception Permits (Requirements found in 
50 CFR 14.31-14.33).
    Service form number: 3-200.2.
    Description and use: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as 
amended, requires that fish or wildlife be imported into or exported 
from the United States only at a designated port or at a nondesignated 
port under certain limited circumstances. To date, thirteen (13) 
customs ports of entry are designed for the import and export of 
wildlife and wildlife products. Exceptions to the designated port 
requirement are permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under 
specific terms and conditions. Permits are available to import or 
export wildlife at nondesignated ports for any one of the three 
reasons: (1) Scientific purposes; (2) to minimize deterioration or 
loss; and (3) to alleviate undue economic hardship.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of respondents: 524.
    Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 524.
    3. Title: Import/Export License (Requirements found in 50 CFR 
14.91-14.93).
    Service form number: 3-200.3.
    Description and use: This license will allow any person to engage 
in business as an importer or exporter of fish or wildlife under the 
Endangered Species Act, unless that person imports or exports certain 
excepted wildlife or falls within one of the categories of persons 
excepted from the requirement by the rules found in 50 CFR 14.91-14.93. 
Currently, licensees must (1) pay $50 for a license plus import/export 
inspection fees; (2) keep certain specified records and retain them for 
five years; (3) allow the Service to inspect these records and any 
inventories of imported wildlife; and, (4) file any requested reports.
    Description of respondents: Business or other for-profit 
institutions; and individuals and households, or any other entities 
conducting ``commercial'' imports or exports of fish or wildlife.
    Number of respondents: 7,000.
    Estimated completion time: .75 hours (or 45 minutes).
    Total annual burden: 5,250.
    4. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application for Export 
or Re-export Permits (Requirements found in 50 CFR 23.12 and 23.15).
    Service form number: 3-200.26.
    Description and use: These information collection requirements are 
contained in applications for permits that will allow the re-export of 
specimens of Appendix II and III species regulated by the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and the export of 
specimens of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis); Alaskan 
brown bear (Ursus arctos); Alaskan gray wolf (Canis lupus); Bobcat 
(Lynx rufus); Lynx (Lynx canadensis); and River otter (Lutra 
canadensis) which are species also regulated by CITES.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households; businesses 
or other for-profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of respondents: 2,360.
    Estimated completion time: .75 hours (or 45 minutes).
    Total annual burden: 1,770 hours.
Paul R. Schmidt,
Acting Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 97-14455 Filed 6-2-97; 8:45 am]
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