[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13947-13949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-5656]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


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

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has submitted to OMB the 
requirements for collection of information from applicants who wish to 
obtain a permit to conduct activities under the Migratory Bird Treaty 
Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered Species, and for collection of report 
information about activities conducted under permits. OMB approval of 
information collections is required under the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
If you wish to obtain copies of the proposed information collection 
requirements, 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 9, 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 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this 
submission or 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 
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). We published a 60-day 
notice inviting public comment on this information collection in the 
Federal Register on September 6, 1999 (65 FR 54060). We received no 
comments.
    We have submitted a request to OMB for renewal of their approval 
for the information collections assigned OMB control numbers 1018-0022 
and 1018-0099, and to approve several new forms. We are not allowed to 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and a person is not 
required to respond to a request for information, unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    We requested renewed approval of the collection of information for 
Service license/permit application forms 3-200-6 through 3-200-18. We 
also requested approval for a new application form 3-200-67 for special 
Canada goose permits, for which the collection of information was 
assigned OMB approval number 1018-0099 during the rulemaking process 
(64 FR 32774, June 17, 1999). We have requested that the special Canada 
goose information collection be incorporated under OMB No. 1018-0022. 
We also requested

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approval for permit reporting forms 3-202-1 through 3-202-5, which 
supersede forms 3-202a, 3-202c, 3-430b, and 3-430d. Also, we are 
requesting approval for three new report forms, 3-202-7, 3-202-8, and 
3-202-9. These new report forms do not represent new information 
collections. Rather, we have taken existing report forms that covered 
several permit types and created new forms tailored to the specific 
permit activity. This will make each report form easier for permittees 
to understand and complete. We also requested approval for a 
streamlined application form that is specific to renewing expired or 
expiring permits (3-200-68). This does not represent a new information 
collection-merely a specific form to facilitate renewal requests. 
Finally, we requested approval for two new application forms, 3-200-69 
and 3-200-70, which will assist individuals and entities in obtaining 
permits under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered 
Species and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act to temporarily 
transport eagle parts into and out of the United States, as authorized 
by a recent amendment of 50 CFR 22.21 and 22.22 (64 FR 50467; September 
17, 1999). We requested a 3-year term of approval for this information 
collection activity, which is the maximum term allowed.
    We have reformatted and revised all of our application and report 
forms to improve clarity and presentation. This should improve the 
completeness of applications and reports we receive and reduce delays 
associated with having to contact applicants and permittees for 
additional information or clarification. Revisions were made to the 
annual report forms to (1) clarify the information being collected, (2) 
convert report form numbers to consecutive numbers, (3) eliminate 
collection of certain information that we no longer track, and (4) 
reorganize the forms to accommodate future electronic submission of 
data. For instance, on rehabilitation annual reports, instead of 
collecting certain information on each individual birds received by the 
permittee, we will collect a summary of the information by species. All 
of our forms will be available on the Internet following OMB approval.
    We invite comments concerning this information collection, 
including on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary 
for the proper perWormance 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 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 collections in this program 
are part of a system of records covered by the Privacy Act 95 U.S.C. 
552(a)).
    The information on the application forms will be used to determine 
whether an applicant meets criteria established in the various 
migratory bird treaties, laws, and regulations for issuance of a permit 
or whether a permit must be suspended, revoked, or denied. Information 
on the report forms will be used to monitor permit compliance and track 
species taken from the wild.
    The information collection requirements in this submission 
implement the regulatory requirements of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
(16 U.S.C. 704) (50 CFR part 21), the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42-44)(50 
CFR part 14), the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 
668)(50 CFR part 22), and the Convention on International Trade in 
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (27 UST 108)(50 CFR 
part 23), and are contained in Service regulations in Chapter I, 
Subchapter B of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Common 
permit application and recordkeeping requirements have been 
consolidated in 50 CFR part 13.
    The individual permit types with information collection 
requirements, the estimated number of responses per year, the burden 
hours, and the applicable regulatory authority are included in the 
table below. Since the previous Federal Register notice, we changed the 
annual report form numbers to make them consecutive. In addition, some 
data in the table have been updated since the previous notice. With the 
exception of special Canada goose permits (5 years), depredation 
permits (1 year), golden eagle nest permits (2 years), and Indian 
religious permits (indefinite), most migratory bird permits are valid 
for 3 years. Most of these permits are renewable. To renew a permit, an 
applicant may complete a renewal application instead of the regular 
application for the type of permit he or she holds. Therefore, the 
figures in the Total No. of Responses column do not reflect the total 
number of requests received annually for a given type of permit.

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                                         Total No.                                          Total
  Activity and application and report        of                                             annual
 form number (* means report form used   responses    Estimated  completion  time (hr)      burden                   Regulatory authority
  for more than one permit activity)     (annually)                                         hours
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Import/Export, 3-200-6................           61  1.................................           61  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.21.
Scientific Collecting, 3-200-7........           91  4.................................          364  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.23.
Annual Report, 3-202-1*...............          484  1.................................          484  ..................................................
Taxidermy, 3-200-8....................          604  1.................................          604  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.24.
Waterfowl Sale and Disposal, 3-200-9..           98  1.................................           98  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.25.
Notice of Transfer, 3-186*............        8,002  0.17 (10 min).....................        1,333
Annual Report, 3-202-.................        1,540   0.5 (30 min).....................          770
Canada Goose, 3-200-57................            3  6.................................           18  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.26.
Annual Report 3-202-9.................            3  1.................................            3
Special Purpose Permits:
    --Salvage, 3-200-10a..............          184  1.................................          184  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.27.
      AnnualReport-Salvage, 3-202-3...        1,772  1.................................        1,772
    --Rehabilitation, 3-200-10b.......          129  2.5...............................          322
      Annual Report-Rehab., 3-202-4...        2,134  1.5...............................        3,201
    --Education Possession/Live, 3-200-          86  2.5...............................          215
     10c.
      Annual Report-Edu-Poss/Live, 3-           571  1.................................          571
       202-5*.
    --Education Possession/Dead, 3-200-          56  2.................................          112
     10d.
      Ann. Report-Edu-Poss/Dead, 3-202-         167  1.................................          167
       5*.
    --Game Bird Propagation, 3-200-10e           18  1.................................           18
      Notice of Transfer, 3-186*......          300  0.17 (10 min).....................           50
      Ann. Report Game Bird Prop., 3-            73  0.5 (30 min)......................           36
       202-6.

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    --Miscellaneous, 3-200-10f........           20  1.................................           20
      Ann. Report, 3-202-7............          227  0.5 (30 min)......................          113
Falconry, 3-200-11....................          283  1.................................          283  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.28.
Disposition Report, 3-186 A*..........       11,000  0.17 (10 min).....................        1,833
Raptor Propagation, 3-200-12..........           48  1.5...............................           72  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.30.
Disposition Report, 3-186 A*..........        5,000  0.17 (10 min).....................          833
Annual Report--Raptor Prop., 3-202-8..          389  1.................................          389
Depredation, 3-200-13.................          788  1.5...............................        1,182  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.41.
Annual Report--Depredation, 3-202-9*..        2,542  1.................................        2,542
Bald & Golden Eagle:
    --Exhibition, 3-200-14a...........           31  2.5...............................           77  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12, 22.21.
      Annual Report--Education, 3-202-        1,743  1.................................        1,743
       5*.
    --Scientific Collecting/Research,             2  3.................................            6
     3-200-14b.
      Ann. Report--Sci. Collecting, 3-           24  1.................................           24
       202-1*,.
Eagle--Native American Religious:             1,083  0.5 (30 min)......................          541  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12, 22.22.
 Permit Application, Shipping Request,
 and Tribal Certification, 3-200-15/
 15a.
Take of Depredating Eagles, 3-200-16..           11  1.................................           11  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12, 22.23.
Annual Report Depredation, 3-202-9*...           11  1.................................           11
Eagle Falconry, 3-200-17..............            2  1.................................            2  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12, 22.24.
Take of Golden Eagle Nests, 3-200-18..            2  4.................................            8  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12, 22.25.
Renewal of a Permit, 3-200-68.........        7,444  0.25 (15 min).....................        1,861  50 CFR 13.21, 13.22.
CITES Import/Export/Eagle Transport              50  1.................................           50  50 CFR 22.21, 23.11, 23.12, 23.13, 23.15.
 for Exhibition/Scientific Research, 3-
 200-69.
CITES Import/Export/Eagle Transport             250  1.................................          250  50 CFR 22.22, 23.11, 23.12, 23.13, 23.15.
 for Indian Religious Purposes, 3-200-
 70.
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    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Service Form Numbers: 3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67 through 3-
200-70, 3-202-1 through 3-202-9, 3-186, 3-186A.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals, zoological parks, museums, 
universities, scientists, taxidermists, businesses; State, local, 
Tribal and Federal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 29,944.
    Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
    Total Annual Burden hours: 22,234.
    Total Annual Responses: 47,326.
    Total Annual Non-hour Cost Burden: $245,775.

    Dated: February 14, 2001.
Rebecca A. Mullin,
Service Information Collection Officer.
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