[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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