[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8002-8003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2959]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0093; 
Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications, Management 
Authority, 50 CFR 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 23

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY:  We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC, which is scheduled to expire on 
June 30, 2007. We 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.

DATES: You must submit comments on or before April 23, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); [email protected] (e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see 
ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract
    This IC covers permit applications that our Division of Management 
Authority uses to determine the eligibility of applicants for permits 
requested in accordance with the criteria in various Federal wildlife 
conservation laws and international treaties, including:
    (1) Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
    (2) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
    (3) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
    (4) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
    (5) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 
Fauna and Flora (CITES) (27 U.S.T. 1087).
    (6) Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407).
    (7) Wild Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916).
    Service regulations implementing these statutes and treaties are in 
Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). 
These regulations stipulate general and specific requirements that when 
met allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that are 
otherwise prohibited.
    This revised IC includes:
    (1) Modifications to the format and content of the currently 
approved application forms so that they are easier to understand and 
complete.
    (2) FWS Forms 3-200-61, 3-200-69, and 3-200-70, which are currently 
approved under OMB control numbers 1018-0130 and 1018-0022.
    (3) FWS Form 3-200-76, which is a new form for the export of caviar 
or meat of paddlefish or sturgeon from the wild. Applicants currently 
use FWS Form 3-200-27 for this activity. The new form will simplify the 
reporting requirements and reduce burden on the public.
    II. Data
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0093.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications, 
Management Authority, 50 CFR 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 23.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-200-19 through 3-200-37, 3-200-39 through 
3-200-53, 3-200-58, 3-200-61, 3-200-64 through 3-200-66, 3-200-69 to 3-
200-70, 3-200-73, and 3-200-76.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: 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.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    The following table lists the application forms and burden 
estimates. We have rounded the annual burden hours for each form to the 
nearest hour. Those applications with an asterisk (*) have a reporting 
requirement for the associated permit. Each permit specifies the 
required report information.

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                                   Number of annual    Number of annual   Completion time per    Annual burden
        Application Forms             respondents          responses            response             hours
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3-200-19/ Import of Sport-hunted               1,031               1,078  20 minutes.........                359
 Trophies of Southern African
 Leopard, African Elephant, and
 Namibian Southern White
 Rhinoceros.
3-200-20/ Import of Sport-Hunted                  15                  21  1 hour.............                 21
 Trophies (Appendix I of CITES
 and/or ESA).
3-200-21/ Import of Sport-Hunted                 134                 182  45 minutes.........                137
 Trophies of Argali.
3-200-22/ Import of Sport-Hunted                  70                  95  20 minutes.........                 32
 Bontebok Trophies.
3-200-23/ Export of Pre-                         127                 241  45 minutes.........                181
 Convention, Pre-Act, or Antique
 Specimens (CITES and/or ESA).
3-200-24/ Export of Live Captive-                171                 483  45 minutes.........                362
 Born Animals (CITES).
3-200-25/ Export of Raptors.....                  46                  63  1 hour.............                 63
3-200-26/ Export of skins/                       618                 843  20 minutes.........                281
 products of 7 native species:
 bobcat, lynx, river otter,
 American alligator, Alaskan
 brown bear, black bear, and
 gray wolf.
3-200-27/ Export of Wildlife                      69                 114  45 minutes.........                 86
 Removed from the Wild (CITES).
3-200-28/ Export/Re-Export of                     57                  95  30 minutes.........                 48
 Trophies by Hunters or
 Taxidermists (CITES).
3-200-29/ Import/Export/Re-                      108                 268  1 hour, 10 minutes.                313
 Export of Wildlife Samples and/
 or Biomedical Samples (CITES).

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3-200-30/ Export/Reexport/                        73                  80  1 hour.............                 80
 Reimport of Circuses and
 Traveling Animal Exhibitions.
3-200-31/ Introduction from the                    3                   3  2 hours............                  6
 Sea (CITES).
3-200-32/ Export/Re-Export of                    106                 619  1 hour.............                619
 Plants (CITES).
3-200-33/ Export of Artificially                  20                 303  2 hours............                606
 Propagated Plants (Multiple
 Commercial Shipments).
3-200-34/ Export of American                      41                 107  20 minutes.........                 36
 Ginseng (Commercial only)*.
3-200-35/ Import of Appendix-I                     1                   1  1 hour.............                  1
 Plants (CITES).
3-200-36/ Export/Import/                           1                   1  1 hour.............                  1
 InterState and Foreign Commerce
 of Plants*.
3-200-37/ Export/Import/                         111                 165  2 hours............                330
 Interstate and Foreign Commerce/
 Take of Animals*.
3-200-39/ Certificate of                           7                   7  1 hour.............                  7
 Scientific Exchange (COSE)*.
3-200-40/ Export and Re-Import                     2                   2  1 hour.............                  2
 of Museum Specimens*.
3-200-41/ Captive-Bred Wildlife                   87                  87  2 hours............                174
 Registration*.
3-200-42/ Import/Acquisition/                     21                  21  1 hour.............                 21
 Transport of Injurious Wildlife.
3-200-43/ Take/Import/Transport/                  16                  19  2 hours, 20 minutes                 44
 Export of Marine Mammals or
 Amendment of Existing Permit*.
3-200-44/ Registration of An                       1                   1  30 minutes.........                  1
 Agent/Tannery*.
3-200-45/ Import of Polar Bear                    78                  78  30 minutes.........                 39
 Trophies Sport-Hunted in Canada
 (MMPA).
3-200-46/ Import/Export of                       335                 343  30 minutes.........                172
 Personal Pets (WBCA and or
 CITES).
3-200-47/ Import of Birds for                      7                  16  2 hours............                 32
 Scientific Research or
 Zoological Breeding and Display
 (WBCA).
3-200-48/ Import of Birds Under                    4                   4  1 hours............                  4
 an Approved Cooperative
 Breeding Program (WBCA)*.
3-200-49/ Approval, Amendment or                   4                   4  3 hours............                 12
 Renewal of a Cooperative
 Breeding Program (WBCA).
3-200-50/ Approval of                              1                   1  10 hours...........                 10
 Sustainable Use Management Plan
 Under the Wild Bird
 Conservation Act.
3-200-51/ Approval of a Foreign                    1                   1  8 hours............                  8
 Breeding Facility Under the
 Wild Bird Conservation Act.
3-200-52/ Reissuance or Renewal                  147                 200  15 minutes.........                 50
 of a Permit.
3-200-53/ Export/Re-Export of                      4                   4  2 hours............                  8
 Live Captive-Held Marine
 Mammals (CITES).
3-200-58/ Supplemental                            50                  50  1 hour.............                 50
 Application for a Retrospective
 Document (CITES).
3-200-61/ CITES Export Programs*                  25                  25  43 hours, 30                     1,088
                                                                           minutes.
3-200-64/ Certificate of                         115                 137  30 minutes.........                 69
 Ownership for Personally Owned
 Wildlife ``Pet passport''
 (CITES).
3-200-65/ Registration of                          2                   2  40 hours...........                 80
 Appendix-I Commercial Breeding
 Operations (CITES).
3-200-66/ Replacement Document                    50                  50  30 minutes.........                 25
 (CITES).
3-200-69/ CITES Import/Export-                     1                   1  30 minutes.........                  1
 Eagle Transport for Scientific
 or Exhibition Purposes.
3-200-70/ CITES Import/Export-                    16                  16  30 minutes.........                  8
 Eagle Transport for Indian
 Religious Purposes.
3-200-73/ Re-Export of Wildlife                3,985               5,433  30 minutes.........              2,717
 (CITES).
3-200-76/ Export of Caviar or                     12                 120  3 hours............                360
 Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon
 Removed from the Wild (CITES)*.
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    Totals......................               7,773              11,384  ...................              8,544
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    III. Request for Comments
     We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
    (1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 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.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include and/or summarize each comment in our 
request to OMB to approve this information collection.

    Dated: January 25, 2007
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E7-2959 Filed 2-21-07; 8:45 pm]
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