[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64362-64364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28386]


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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 Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act; OMB Control Number 1018-0022, Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit 
Applications and Reports, Migratory Birds and Eagles

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice, request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will submit the collection 
of information listed below to OMB for approval under the provisions of 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. An estimate of the information collection 
burden is included in this notice. If you wish to obtain copies of the 
proposed information collection requirement, related forms, or 
explanatory material, contact the Service Information Collection 
Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

DATES: We will accept comments until January 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the requirement to Anissa Craghead, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, ms 222-ARLSQ, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203; 
(703) 358-2269 (fax); or [email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information 
collection request, explanatory information, or related forms, contact 
Anissa Craghead at (703) 358-2445, or electronically to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), require that 
interested members of the public and affected agencies have an 
opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping 
activities (see CFR 1320.8(d)). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (We) 
plan to submit a request to OMB to renew approval of a collection of 
information for the Service's license/permit application forms for 
migratory bird and eagle permits.
    We are submitting a request to OMB to approve: (1) The revision of 
the collection of information for many of the migratory bird and eagle 
applications (3-200-6 through 3-200-18, and 3-200-67 through 3-200-70); 
report forms 3-202-1 through 3-202-9, and forms 3-186 and 3-186A 
currently approved under OMB control number 1018-0022; and (2) the 
addition of forms 3-200-10b.2, and 3-202-10 through 3-202-13.
    All of these forms are used by the Regional Migratory Bird Permit 
Offices. We are requesting a 3-year term of approval for this 
information collection activity. 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 1018-0022.
    Revisions to the currently approved forms include modifications of 
the format and content of the application forms so that they will be 
easier to understand and easier for the applicant to complete. Five new 
forms have been added to the information collection. The Special Canada 
Goose Permit Annual Report (form 3-202-10) and Eagle Depredation Permit 
Annual Report (form 3-202-11) forms will simplify the information 
collection process on the public in terms of reporting requirements for 
those permits. The Special Purpose Possession (Education) Acquisition 
and Transfer Request (form 3-202-12) will facilitate Service approval 
for acquisitions and transfers of birds held for education. The 
Migratory Bird Donation to Public Institution form (form 3-202-13) will 
provide a standard form for use by museums and other public scientific 
and educational institutions to document donations of dead birds 
salvaged by the general public and deposited with institutions. A 
completed form 3-202-13 would not be submitted to the Service, except 
upon special request to the repository institution. The Request for 
Permission to Release Contact Information About Federally Permitted 
Migratory Bird Rehabilitators (form 3-200-10b.2) will enable us to ask 
holders of migratory bird rehabilitation permits for permission to make 
contact information available to the general public. The new forms are 
noted in the table below.
    The information obtained from the applications and report forms 
will be used by the Service to determine eligibility of applicants for 
permits they are requesting according to criteria in various Federal 
wildlife conservation laws, international treaties, and regulations on 
the issuance, suspension, revocation, or denial of permits, monitor 
permit compliance, and track species taken from the wild.
    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 (16 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), and are contained 
in Service regulations in Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR). Generic permit application and record 
keeping requirements shared by our permit-

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issuing offices have been consolidated in 50 CFR part 13. The following 
table lists the application forms, with their respective burden 
estimates and applicable regulations, that we plan to submit to OMB for 
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

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Activity & application & report form   Total No. of      Estimated
  number  (* means report form used      responses      completion     Total annual      Regulatory  authority
 for more than one permit activity)     (annually)       time (hr)     burden 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  ..........................
Donation to Public Museum, 3-202-13            1,000        \1\ 0.17             170  ..........................
 (New).
Taxidermy, 3-200-8..................             604               1             604  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.24
Waterfowl Sale & Disposal, 3-200-9..              98               1              98  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.25
Notice of Transfer, 3-186 *.........           8,002        \1\ 0.17           1,333  ..........................
Annual Report, 3-202-2..............           1,540         \4\ 0.5             770  ..........................
Canada Goose, 3-200-57..............               3               6              18  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.26
Annual Report, 3-202-10 (New).......               3               1               3  ..........................
       Special Purpose Permits
--Salvage, 3-200-10a................             184               1             184  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.27
Annual Report--Salvage, 3-202-3.....           1,772               1           1,772  ..........................
--Rehabilitation, 3-200-10b.........             129             2.5             322  ..........................
Permission to Release Information 3-             711            0.17             120  ..........................
 200-10b.2 (New).
Information 3-200-10b.2 (New),......           2,134             1.5           3,201
Annual Report--Rehab., 3-202-4......              86             2.5             215  ..........................
--Education Possession/Live, 3-200-            1,000        \3\ 0.34             340  ..........................
 10c.
Acquisition and Transfer Request, 3-             571               1             571  ..........................
 202-12 (New).
Annual Report--Edu-Poss/Live, 3-202-              56               2             112  ..........................
 5 *.
--Education Possession/Dead, 3-200-              167               1             167  ..........................
 10d.
Ann. Report--Edu-Poss/Dead, 3-202-5               18               1              18  ..........................
 *.
--Game Bird Propagation, 3-200-10e..             300        \1\ 0.17              50  ..........................
Notice of Transfer, 3-186*..........              73         \4\ 0.5              36  ..........................
Ann. Report--Game Bird Prop.........              20               1              20  ..........................
Falconry, 3-200-11..................             283               1             283  50 CFR 21.2, 21.11, 21.28
Disposition Report, 3-186-A *.......          11,000        \1\ 0.17           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         \1\0.17             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, 3-202-5 *.           1,743               1           1,743  ..........................
--Scientific Collecting/Research, 3-               2               3               6  ..........................
 200-14b.
Ann. Report--Sci. Collecting, 3-202-              24               1              24
 1 *.
Eagle--Native American Religious....           1,083         \4\ 0.5             541  50 CFR 22.1, 22.2, 22.12,
                                                                                       22.22
--Permit Application, Shipping......
Request, & 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--Eagle................              11               1              11  ..........................
Depredation, 3-202-11 (New).........
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        \2\ 0.25           1,861  50 CFR 13.21, 13.22

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CITES Import/Export/Eagle Transport               50               1              50  50 CFR 22.21, 23.11,
 for Exhibition/Scientific Research,                                                   23.12, 23.13, 23.15
 3-200-69.
CITES Import/Export/Eagle Transport              250               1             250  50 CFR 22.22, 23.11,
 for Indian Religious Purposes, 3-                                                     23.12, 23.13, 23.15
 200-70.
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    Total...........................          50,037  ..............          22,864  ..........................
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\1\ 10 minutes.
\2\ 15 minutes.
\3\ 20 minutes.
\4\ 30 minutes.

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports, 
Migratory Birds and Eagles.
    Service Form Numbers: 3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67 through 3-
200-70, 3-202-1 through 3-202-13, 3-186, 3-186A.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; 
universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; and State, local, 
Tribal and Federal governments.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Annual Responses: 50,037.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,864.
    We invite comments concerning this information collection on: (1) 
Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of our functions, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our 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. 
This information collection is part of a system of records covered by 
the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)).

    Dated: October 21, 2003.
Cyndi Perry,
Chief, Branch of Bird Conservation, Division of Migratory Bird 
Management.
[FR Doc. 03-28386 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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