[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36560-36561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17685]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Extension Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The proposal for the collection of information listed below 
has been submitted to OMB for extension approval under the provisions 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Copies of the proposed information 
collection

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requirement, related forms and explanatory materials may be obtained by 
contacting the Fish and Wildlife Service's Information Collection 
Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 7, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on the requirement should be sent 
directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, 
Attention: Interior Department Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20503; and 
a copy of the comments should be sent to the Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, U.S. 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: 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 
the burden of the collection of information; (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 
respondents.
    Title: Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or 
Wildlife.
    OMB Approval Number: 1018-0012.
    Description and use: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1972, as 
amended, also known as Section 9(e), makes it unlawful for any person 
importing or exporting fish, wildlife or plants to fail to file any 
person importing or exporting fish, wildlife or plants to fail to file 
any declaration or reports, as the Secretary deems necessary to 
facilitate enforcement of the Act or to meet the obligations of the 
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora 
and Flora (CITES). Importers and exporters exempt from the requirements 
of Section 9(e) are as follows: Persons importing or exporting 
shellfish and fishery products, which are not listed as endangered or 
threatened and are imported for the purposes of human or animal 
consumption or taken in waters under the jurisdiction of the United 
States or on the high seas for recreational purposes. Generally, these 
exemptions apply to persons importing or exporting wildlife products or 
manufactured articles, not intended for sale, as personal accompanying 
baggage or part of a shipment of household effect and to persons 
importing or exporting certain sport taken fish and wildlife. Dead, 
preserved, dried, or imbedded scientific specimens or parts, not 
requiring permits under other parts of Title 50 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR), imported or exported by accredited scientists or 
accredited scientific institutions for taxonomic or systematic research 
purposes may be imported or exported through any U.S. Customs port 
provided that a Service Form 3-177 is filed within 180 days with the 
appropriate Assistant Regional Director--Law Enforcement in the region 
where the import or export occurred.
    The information collected is necessary for the Secretary of the 
Interior to fulfill the statutory requirements set forth for the 
enforcement of the ESA, including compilation of an annual report on 
the import and export of fish and Wildlife (a treaty obligation under 
CITES). Such information is used by the Service as an enforcement tool 
and managerial aid in monitoring the international wildlife market.
    Service form number: 3-177.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households; federal, 
state and local governments; businesses, and non-profit institutions.
    Number of respondents: 81,792. (The Service estimates that 20,448 
respondents will submit an average of 4 declarations annually.)
    Completion time: The Service estimates that an average of 15 
minutes would be required per entry.
    Total annual burden: 20,448 hours.

    Dated: June 23, 1997.
Robert G. Streeter,
Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 97-17685 Filed 7-7-97; 8:45 am]
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