[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 210 (Thursday, October 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58739-58741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28774]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection To Be Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Reinstatement

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 numbers listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 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 
Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20503; and a copy of the 
comments should be sent to the Service 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: The Service has submitted the following 
information collection clearance requirements to OMB for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of burden, including 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 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 regulatory requirements of the Endangered Species Act (16 
U.S.C. 1539), the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (15 U.S.C. 704), the Bald 
Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668), and the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 
(CITES) (27 UST 108), and are contained in Service regulations in 
Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR). Common permit application and record keeping requirements have 
been consolidated in 50 CFR 13, and unique requirements of various 
statutes as identified below.
    The Service has redesigned the standard license/permit application 
form 3-200 to assist persons in applying for Service permits issued 
under Subchapter B. Previously, the Service consolidated all 
requirements 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 facilitate the comment process, and to make the application 
process more ``user friendly,'' and to aid the public in commenting on 
specific license/permit requirements without having to comment on the 
entire package, similar types of permits have been grouped together and 
numbered. The applications have been divided into four groups: 
migratory bird permits, law enforcement permits, endangered species 
permits and management authority permits. This notice deals with 
migratory bird permits. 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 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 these attachments 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 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 or annually.
    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: Permits to Import/Export Migratory Birds (Service form 
number 3-200-6).
    Description and use: Used by the Service to determine whether an 
applicant can import/export migratory birds, their parts, nests, or 
eggs; implements regulations in 50 CFR 21.21. The information is also 
used as an enforcement and management aid in regulating the possession, 
transportation, and sale of lawfully acquired migratory birds and their 
parts, nets, or eggs.

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    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and local or State 
government.
    2. Title: Scientific Collecting permits (Service form number 3-200-
7).
    Description and use: Information will be used by the Service to 
determine if a permit to allow scientific collecting by an individual 
can be used; implements regulations in 50 CFR 21.23. Additional 
information is required beyond completion of the standard application 
form to determine whether there is a scientific or educational need for 
the issuance of a scientific collecting permit. An annual report is 
also required (Service form 430d).
    Description of respondents: Individuals acting on behalf of an 
educational or scientific institution and/or agency.
    2. Title: Taxidermist Permits (Service form number 3-200-8).
    Description and use: Used to determine whether a permit can be 
issued to allow taxidermy on any migratory birds; implements 
regulations in 50 CFR 21.24. The information is also used as an 
enforcement and management aid in regulating the possession, 
transportation, and sale of lawfully acquired and mounted migratory 
birds and their parts, nests, or eggs.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households.
    4. Waterfowl Sale and Disposal Permits (Service form number: 3-200-
9)
    Description and use: Used by the Service to determine whether a 
permit can be issued to allow the sale, trade, donation, or other 
disposal to another person of any species of captive-reared, properly 
marked waterfowl except mallards; implements regulations in 50 CFR 
21.25. The information collected from persons wishing to sell captive-
reared, properly marked migratory waterfowl is the minimum necessary 
that still allows the Service to fulfill the mandate of protecting 
waterfowl populations from illegal commercial exploitation. This 
information also enables the Service to ensure that an applicant is in 
compliance with any State laws requiring a person to obtain a game 
breeders license prior to conducting commercial sale activities. Once 
the permit is issued, the permittee is required to keep accurate 
records of activities conducted within the authority of the permit. 
This information is also used as an enforcement and management aid in 
regulating the sale, trade, or other transfer of captive-reared, 
properly marked waterfowl.

    Note: An annual report is required for this activity.

    Description of respondents: Individuals and households.
    5. Title: Special Purpose Permits (Service form number 3-200-10a 
through f).
    Description and use: Used by the Service to determine whether a 
permit can be issued for salvage; rehabilitation; possession of live 
birds, dead specimens, or preparation of artwork for education; or 
migratory game bird propagation; implements requirements in 50 CFR 
21.27. This information is also used as an enforcement and management 
aid in regulating the taking, transportation, and possession of 
migratory birds.

    Note: Annual reports are required for these activities.

    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; and local and state 
government.
    6. Title: Falconry Permits (Service form number 3-200-11).
    Description and use: This information is used by the Service to 
determine if a falconry permit should be issued to an individual; 
implements requirements in 50 CFR 21.28. This information is also used 
by the Service as an enforcement and management aid in regulating the 
taking, transportation, and possession of wild migratory birds, and the 
sale, trade, or transfer of certain captive-bred migratory birds. 
Applicants that want a Federal falconry permit must apply through their 
State of residence. The applicant applies to their State, which must be 
included in the list of states that meet federal falconry standards [50 
CFR 21.29(k)]. The applicant needs to complete the 3-200-11 and their 
State application. Once the State gives approval, the entire 
application is forwarded to the Service for joint issuance of the 
Federal/State permit. Officials from both the Service and State must 
sign the permit for it to be valid.
    In addition, permittee is required to prepare and submit a Service 
form 3-186A documenting the acquisition and disposition of each bird. 
This information is needed by the Service to monitor the take, 
possession, purchase, sale, and other acquisition or disposition of 
raptors to prevent the illegal possession by unauthorized persons and 
the illegal taking of birds from the wild. One copy of the form is 
retained by the seller and another copy is kept by the purchaser to 
document the legal transaction. The use of this form precludes the need 
for an annual report that was previously required.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households.
    7. Title: Raptor Propagation Permits (Service form number 3-200-
13).
    Description and use: Used by the Service to determine whether an 
applicant is qualified to propagate raptors; implements regulations in 
50 CFR 21.30. The information is also used as an enforcement and 
management aid in regulating the possession, transportation, and sale 
of lawfully acquired migratory birds and their parts, nests, or eggs. 
In addition, the permittee is required to complete a form 3-186A as 
described above.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; not-for-
profit institutions.
    8. Title: Depredation Permits (Service form number 3-200-13).
    Description and use: Used by the Service to evaluate whether a 
permit can be issued to allow control of depredating migratory birds; 
implements regulations in 50 CFR 21.41.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; State, local or 
tribal government.
    9. Title(s): Eagle Permits.
    (1) Eagle Permits for Exhibition or Scientific Collecting/Research 
(Service form numbers 3-200-14a and 3-200-14b); (2) Eagle Permits for 
Native American Religious Purposes (Service form number 3-200-15); (3) 
Eagle Permits for Depredating Golden or Bald Eagles (Service form 
number 3-200-16); (4) Eagle Permits for the use of Depredating Golden 
Eagles for Falconry (Service form number 3-200-17); (5) Permits to Take 
Golden Eagle Nests (Service form number 3-200-18)
    Description and use: Used by the Service to determine whether an 
applicant qualifies for a permit to take, possess, or transport bald or 
golden eagles or their parts, nests, or eggs, for exhibition, 
scientific collecting/research, Native American religious use, take of 
depredating bald or golden eagles, golden falconry, and take of golden 
eagle nests. This requirement implements regulations found in 50 CFR 
22.21, 22.22, 22.23, 22.24 and 22.25.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; businesses 
or other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions, farms; State, local 
or Tribal government.
    The following chart lists the estimated reporting burden requested 
by the Service for each of the above requirements:

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 Burden Estimate for Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit--Migratory
                                  Birds                                 
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                                    Number of    Completion     Annual  
        Permit/Report/No.          respondents      time        burden  
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Import/Export 3-200-6............           93          1.0           93
Scientific collecting 3-200-7....          309          4.0        1,236
Annual report, 3-430d............          850          1.0          850
Taxidermist, 3-200-8.............        2,286          1.0        2,286
Waterfowl sale & disposal, 3-200-                                       
 9...............................          704          1.0          704
Notice of transfer, 3-186........        1,800          0.2          300
Annual report, 3-2020............        1,500          0.5          750
Special purpose..................        2,753          2.5        6,883
    Salvage, 3-200-10a             ...........  ...........  ...........
    Rehabilitation, -10b           ...........  ...........  ...........
    Ed/possession:                 ...........  ...........  ...........
        (live) -10c                ...........  ...........  ...........
        (dead) -10d                ...........  ...........  ...........
        (prep for artwk) -10f      ...........  ...........  ...........
    Mig game bird propagation -                                         
     10e                           ...........  ...........  ...........
Annual reports (3-202c, d) (3-430-                                      
 b, d)...........................      165,180          0.5       82,590
Falconry, 3-200-11...............        1,964          1.0        1,964
Disposition report, 3-186A.......       20,000          0.5       10,000
Raptor propagation, 3-200-12.....          143          1.0          143
Disposition report, 3-186A.......       10,000          0.5        5,000
Depredation, 3-200-13............        1,406          1.0        1,406
Eagle Permits:                                                          
    Exhibition & scientific                                             
     collecting/research, 3-200-                                        
     14..........................          156          1.0          156
    Annual report (3-430d).......           30          1.0           30
    Native American religious                                           
     purposes, 3-200-15..........          756          1.0          756
    Take of depredating eagles, 3-                                      
     200-16......................           11          1.0           11
    Eagle falconry, 3-200-17.....           10          1.0           10
    Take of golden eagle nests, 3-                                      
     200-18......................            1          4.0            4
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      Totals.....................      209,952  ...........      115,172
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    Dated: October 22, 1997.
Carolyn A. Bohan,
Deputy Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
[FR Doc. 97-28774 Filed 10-29-95; 8:45 am]
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