[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 119 (Thursday, June 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 34270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12042]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0093; Federal Fish 
and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports, Management Authority, 50 
CFR 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which 
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This ICR 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may 
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is 
pending at OMB.

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

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or [email protected] (e-mail). Please provide a copy 
of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or hope--
[email protected] (e-mail).

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: 
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0093.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports, 
Management Authority, 50 CFR 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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, 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, and local, State, tribal, and Federal 
governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually, 
semiannually, or on occasion for reports.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 8,155.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 12,097.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 47 hours for 
applications; varies from 15 minutes to 85 hours for reports.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,950.
    Estimated Nonhour Burden Cost: $941,270, associated primarily with 
application fees.
    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 et seq.).
    (7) Wild Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916 et seq.).
    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, 3-200-70 and 3-200-76, which are 
currently approved under OMB control numbers 1018-0130, 1018-0022 and 
1018-0134.
    (3) New forms (3-200-30a, 3-200-39a, and 3-200-40a) for reports 
associated with permits. The reporting requirements are not new. We 
developed the new forms to make it easier for permittees to report the 
required information.
    Comments: On February 22, 2007, we published in the Federal 
Register (72 FR 8002) a notice of our intent to request that OMB 
approve this information collection. In that notice, we solicited 
comments for 60 days, ending on April 23, 2007. We received one 
comment. The comment did not address issues surrounding the proposed 
collection of information or the cost and hour burden estimates, but 
instead objected to other aspects of our program, such as level of 
issuance of permits, interpretation of laws, clarity of Federal 
Register notices related to other processes and procedures, and the 
accuracy of the level of the application fees. We have not made any 
changes to this collection as a result of the comment.
    We again 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 that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal 
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

    Dated: June 12, 2007.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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