[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52763-52764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26817]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collections Submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Reinstatement Approval
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The collection of information listed below is submitted to the
OMB for reinstatement 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 November 10, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on specific requirements should be
sent directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Interior Department (1018-0022), Washington, D.C. 20503, and a copy to
the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, US Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 224-ARLSQ; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, D.C.
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service submitted the following
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
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 a burden, including whether the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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.
The information collection requirements in this submission
implement the following regulatory requirements: the Lacey Act (18
U.S.C. 42) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378),
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712) Bald and Golden Eagle
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d), the Endangered Species Act of 1973
(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C.
1202), Fish and Wildlife Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j-l), and the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1384, 1401-1407).
Previously, all permit requirements were contained in one
submission and they were assigned OMB Approval Number 1018-0022, the
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,'' the Service has
redesigned the standard license/permit form 3-200, and 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 been 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 statutes 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.
A notice was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 1997 (62
FR 30333) soliciting public comment on the information collection
requirements prior to submission to OMB. One comment was received and
that commenter recommended that the hourly burden estimated contained
in the Federal Register notice cited above was too low, considering the
time required for applicants to respond to requests for additional
information from the Service. The Service has considered this comment
and agrees with the commenter's assessment. The Service
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has increased the hourly burden estimates accordingly.
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. The following requirements are included in this
submission:
1. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application.
Service form number: 3-200-1.
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: 10 minutes (.166 hours).
Total annual burden: 4,337 hours.
2. Title: Designated Port Exception Permits (requirements 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 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
accepted from the requirement by the rules 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; not 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: 1 hour.
Total annual burden: 7,000.
4. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application for Export
or Re-export Permits (requirements in 50 CFR 23.12 and 23.15).
Service form number: 3-200-26.
Description and use: This permit will allow the re-export of
specimens of Appendix II and II 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 CITES regulated.
Description of respondents: Individuals or households; businesses
or other for-profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of respondents: 2,360.
Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
Total annual burden: 2,360 hours.
Dated: September 29, 1997.
Tom Striegler,
Acting Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 97-26817 Filed 10-8-97; 8:45 am]
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