[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 56 (Friday, March 23, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13815-13816]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5310]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0022; 
Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications and Reports, 
Migratory Birds

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 
July 31, 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 May 22, 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); hope--
[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
    Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices use information that we 
collect on permit applications 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) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
    (2) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
    (3) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
    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 migratory bird permit applications and the 
reports associated with the permits. We have:
    (1) Modified the format and content of the currently approved 
application forms so that they (a) are easier to understand and 
complete and (b) accommodate future electronic permitting.
    (2) Added six new forms:
    (a) FWS Form 3-200-15b (Eagle Parts for Native American Religious 
Purposes - Reorder Request) will enable Native Americans to send 
reorders directly to the National Eagle Repository, which distributes 
the parts, instead of to the Regional permit office.
    (b) FWS Form 3-200-77 (Native American Religious Use - Eagle Take), 
FWS Form 3-200-78 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles), and 
FWS Form 3-200-79 (Special Purpose-Abatement Activities Using Raptors) 
will provide the public with applications specifically designed to 
address information necessary to issue permits for these activities.
    (c) FWS Form 3-202-13 (Eagle Exhibition Annual Report) will 
facilitate reporting under Eagle Exhibition permits by clarifying that 
we need information about eagles only. Currently, permittees use FWS 
Form 3-202-5 (Special Purpose Possession Live/Dead (Education) Annual 
Report), which requests information on other migratory birds.
    (d) FWS Form 3-202-14 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles 
Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under the permits for Native 
American religious use.
    We are proposing to transfer FWS Forms 3-200-69 (CITES Import/
Export - Eagle Transport for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes) and 3-
200-70 (CITES Import/Export - Eagle Transportation for Indian Religious 
Purposes), which are currently approved under this IC, to OMB Control 
Number 1018-0093.
    II. Data
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications and 
Reports, Migratory Birds.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-
68, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-79, 3-202-1 through 3-202-14, 3-186, and 
3-186A.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; 
universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; and Federal, State, 
tribal, and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden: $849,275 for fees associated with 
permit applications.
    The following table lists the migratory bird permit application and 
report forms and burden estimates for each. We have rounded the annual 
burden hours to the nearest hour. An asterisk (*) denotes new forms.

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                                   Number of annual    Number of annual   Completion time per    Annual burden
            Activity                  respondents          responses            response             hours
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3-200-6 - Import/Export.........                  76                  76  1 hour.............                 76
3-200-7 - Scientific Collecting.                 209                 209  4 hours............                836
3-200-8 - Taxidermy.............                 692                 692  1 hour.............                692
3-200-9 - Waterfowl Sale and                     369                 369  1 hour.............                369
 Disposal.
3-200-10a - Special Purpose                      192                 192  1 hour.............                192
 Salvage.
3-200-10b - Rehabilitation......                 180                 180  3 hours............                540
3-200-10b.2 - Permission to                       79                  79  15 minutes.........                 20
 Release Information.
3-200-10c - Special Purpose                      248                 248  3 hours............                744
 Education Possession/Live.
3-200-10d - Special Purpose                       66                  66  2 hours............                132
 Education Possession/Dead.
3-200-10e - Special Purpose Game                  13                  13  1 hour.............                 13
 Bird Propagation.
3-200-10f - Special Purpose                      105                 105  1.5 hours..........                158
 Miscellaneous.
3-200-11 - Falconry.............                 470                 470  1 hour.............                470
3-200-12 - Raptor Propagation...                  54                  54  2 hours............                108
3-200-13 - Depredation..........               2,069               2,069  2 hours............              4,138

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3-200-14 - Bald and Golden Eagle                 121                 121  3 hours............                363
 Exhibition.
3-200-15a - Eagle Parts for                    1,344               1,344  1 hour.............              1,344
 Native American Religious
 Purposes - Permit Application
 First Order and Tribal
 Enrollment Certification.
3-200-15b - Eagle Parts for                      895                 895  20 minutes.........                298
 Native American Religious
 Purposes - Reorder Request*.
3-200-16 - Take of Depredating                    10                  10  2 hours............                 20
 Eagles.
3-200-17 - Eagle Falconry.......                   4                   4  1 hour.............                  4
3-200-18 - Take of Golden Eagle                    4                   4  4 hours............                 16
 Nests.
3-200-57 - Special Canada Goose.                   1                   1  6 hours............                  6
3-200-68 - Renewal of a Permit..               5,051               5,051  30 minutes.........              2,526
3-200-77 - Native American                        10                  10  2 hours............                 20
 Religious Use - Eagle Take*.
3-200-78 - Native American                         5                   5  4 hours............                 20
 Religious Use - Live Eagles*.
3-200-79 - Special Purpose -                      25                  25  2 hours............                 50
 Abatement Activities Using
 Raptors*.
3-202-1 - Scientific Collecting                  580                 580  1 hour.............                580
 Annual Report.
3-202-2 - Waterfowl Sale and                   1,053               1,053  30 minutes.........                527
 Disposal Annual Report.
3-202-3 - Special Purpose                      1,833               1,833  1 hour.............              1,833
 Salvage Annual Report.
3-202-4 - Rehabilitation Annual                1,649               1,649  3 hours............              4,947
 Report.
3-202-5 - Special Purpose                      1,161               1,161  1.5 hours..........              1,742
 Possession Live/Dead
 (Education) Annual Report.
3-202-6 - Special Purpose Game                    95                  95  30 minutes.........                 48
 Bird Propagation Annual Report.
3-202-7 - Special Purpose                        694                 694  30 minutes.........                347
 Miscellaneous Annual Report.
3-202-8 - Raptor Propagation                     423                 423  1 hour.............                423
 Annual Report.
3-202-9 - Depredation Annual                   2,500               2,500  1 hour.............              2,500
 Report.
3-200-10 - Special Canada Goose                   18                  18  1 hour.............                 18
 Annual Report.
3-202-11 - Eagle Depredation                      21                  21  1 hour.............                 21
 Annual Report.
3-202-12 - Acquisition and                     1,000               1,000  1 hour.............              1,000
 Transfer Request.
3-202-13 - Eagle Exhibition                    1,495               1,495  1 hour.............              1,495
 Annual Report*.
3-202-14 - Native American                        10                  10  20 minutes.........                  3
 Religious Use - Live Eagles
 Annual Report*.
3-186 - Notice of Transfer or                  1,053              12,636  15 minutes.........              3,159
 Sale of Migratory Waterfowl.
3-186A - Migratory Bird                        4,659              18,636  15 minutes.........              4,659
 Acquisition and Disposition
 Report.
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    Totals......................              30,536              56,096  ...................             36,457
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    III. Request for Comments
     We invite comments concerning this IC 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 IC.

    Dated: March 1, 2007
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. E7-5310 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am
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