[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13778-13779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5551]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Extension of Approved Information Collection, OMB Number 1018-
0092, on Permit/License Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its intention 
to request renewal of its existing approval to collect certain 
information from applicants who wish to obtain a permit or license to 
conduct activities under a number of wildlife conservation laws, 
treaties and regulations. We will submit the collection of information 
listed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. If you 
wish to obtain copies of the proposed information collection 
requirement, related forms, and explanatory material, contact the 
Collection Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove information 
collection, but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum 
consideration you must submit comments on or before April 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on specific requirements 
to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Department of the 
Interior Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, and 
to Rebecca Mullin, Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS 222-ARLSQ; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, explanatory information and related forms, contact 
Rebecca A. Mullin, Collection Clearance Officer at 703-358-2287, or 
electronically to: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L, 
104-13), require that interested members of the public and affected 
agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and 
record keeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. The U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (We) has submitted a request to OMB to renew its 
approval of the collection of information for the Service's license/
permit application form number 3-200-1 through 3-200-3 and 3-200-26. We 
are requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity. A previous 60-day notice on this information 
collection requirement was published in the November 29, 2000 (65 FR 
30246) Federal Register inviting public comment. No comments on the 
previous notice were received. This notice provides an additional 30 
days in which to comment on the following information.

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    We invite comments concerning this renewal 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, (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. The information 
collections in this program are part of a system of record covered by 
the Privacy Act [5 U.S.C. 552(a)].
    Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this 
collection of information is 1018-0092.
    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 Lacey 
Act (18 U.S.C. 42-44), the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 
U.S.C. 668), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), (27 UST 108), the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), and Wild Bird Conservation 
Act (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916), and are contained in Service regulations in 
Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 
Common permit application and record keeping requirements have been 
consolidated in 50 CFR 13, and unique requirements of the various 
statutes in the applicable Part.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0092.
    Service Form Numbers: 3-200-1 through 3-200-3 and 3-200-26.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, biomedical companies, 
circuses, zoological parks, botanical gardens, nurseries, museums, 
universities, scientists, antique dealers, exotic pet industry, 
hunters, taxidermists, commercial importers/exporters of wildlife and 
plants, freight forwarders/brokers, local, State, tribal and Federal 
governments.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,232.64.
    Total Annual Responses: 8,236.
    Total Annual Non-Hour Cost Burden: $308,200 ($25 application fees 
and $50 license fee).

    Dated: February 15, 2001.
Rebecca A. Mullin,
Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 01-5551 Filed 3-6-01; 8:45 am]
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