[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17757-17758]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7807]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-MB-2010-N069] [91200-1232-0000-P2]


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. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on November 30, 2010. 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: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by June 7, 2010.

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); or hope_
[email protected] (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail 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.
    This IC includes four permit application and report forms that are 
currently approved under OMB Control Number 1018-0136. Once OMB takes 
action on this IC, we will discontinue OMB Control No. 1018-0136.
     3-200-71--Eagle Take (Disturb).
     3-200-72--Eagle Nest Take.
     3-202-15--Eagle Take Monitoring and Annual Report.
     3-202-16--Eagle Nest Take Monitoring and Reporting.
    In addition, we plan to add three new forms:.
     FWS Form 3-200-81 (Special Purpose-Utility) will provide 
an application specifically tailored for utilities (e.g., power, 
communications) to request permits to salvage migratory birds on their 
property and rights-of-way.
     FWS Form 3-200-82 (Eagle Transport Into and Out of the 
United States) will provide an application for permits under the Bald 
and Golden Eagle Protection Act to transport dead eagle specimens into 
and out of the country temporarily for scientific or exhibition 
purposes, such as for museum exhibits.
     FWS Form 3-202-17 (Special Purpose-Utility Annual Report) 
will provide a standardized annual report form for Special Purpose-
Utility permits.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Migratory Birds and Eagles, 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, and 22.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-
68, 3-200-71, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-79, 3-200-81, 3-200-
82, 3-202-1 through 3-202-17, 3-186, and 3-186A.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
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 for applications; annually or 
on occasion for reports.
    Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden: $1,043,600 for fees associated with 
permit applications.

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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.........                  75                  75  1 hour.............                 75
3-200-7 - Scientific Collecting.                 200                 200  5 hours............              1,000
3-200-8 - Taxidermy.............                 700                 700  2 hours............              1,400
3-200-9 - Waterfowl Sale and                     300                 300  1.5 hours..........                450
 Disposal.
3-200-10a - Special Purpose                      300                 300  1.5 hours..........                450
 Salvage.
3-200-10b - Rehabilitation......                 200                 200  12 hours...........              2,400
3-200-10c - Special Purpose                      250                 250  4.5 hours..........              1,125
 Education Possession/Live.
3-200-10d - Special Purpose                      100                 100  2.5 hours..........                250
 Education Possession/Dead.
3-200-10e - Special Purpose Game                  20                  20  1.5 hours..........                 30
 Bird Propagation.
3-200-10f - Special Purpose                       50                  50  2.5 hours..........                125
 Miscellaneous.

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3-200-11 - Falconry.............                 700                 700  1.25 hours.........                875
3-200-12 - Raptor Propagation...                  50                  50  4 hours............                200
3-200-13 - Depredation..........               2,720               2,720  2.9 hours**........              7,888
3-200-14 - Bald and Golden Eagle                 135                 135  5.5 hours..........                743
 Exhibition.
3-200-15a - Eagle Parts for                    1,830               1,830  1 hour.............              1,830
 Native American Religious
 Purposes - Permit Application
 First Order and Tribal
 Enrollment Certification.
3-200-15b - Eagle Parts for                      900                 900  20 minutes.........                300
 Native American Religious
 Purposes - Reorder Request.
3-200-16 - Take of Depredating                    30                  30  3.5 hours..........                105
 Eagles.
3-200-17 - Eagle Falconry.......                  10                  10  3.25 hours.........                 33
3-200-18 - Take of Golden Eagle                    2                   2  6.5 hours..........                 13
 Nests.
3-200-67 - Special Canada Goose.                   5                   5  7 hours............                 35
3-200-68 - Renewal of a Permit..               4,500               4,500  1.5 hours..........              6,750
3-200-71 - Eagle Take...........                 500                 500  16 hours...........              8,000
3-200-72 - Eagle Nest Take......                 100                 100  16 hours...........              1,600
3-200-71 and 72 - Permit                          40                  40  6 hours............                240
 Amendments.
3-200-71 and 72 - Programmatic                    26                  26  40 hours...........              1,040
 Permit.
3-200-71 and 72 - Programmatic                    10                  10  20 hours...........                200
 Permit Amendments.
3-200-77 - Native American Eagle                  10                  10  2.25 hours.........                 22
 Take.
3-200-78 - Native American Eagle                   5                   5  5 hours............                 25
 Aviary.
3-200-79 - Special Purpose -                      25                  25  2.5 hours..........                 63
 Abatement Activities Using
 Raptors*.
3-200-81--Special Purpose--                       30                  30  2 hours............                 60
 Utility.
3-200-82--Eagle Transport Into                    10                  10  1 hour.............                 10
 and Out of United States.
3-202-1 - Scientific Collecting                  600                 600  1 hour.............                600
 Annual Report.
3-202-2 - Waterfowl Sale and                   1,050               1,050  30 minutes.........                526
 Disposal Annual Report.
3-202-3 - Special Purpose                      1,850               1,850  1 hour.............              1,850
 Salvage Annual Report.
3-202-4 - Rehabilitation Annual                1,650               1,650  3 hours............              4,950
 Report.
3-202-5 - Possession for                       1,225               1,225  1.5 hours..........              1,838
 Education Annual Report.
3-202-6 - Special Purpose Game                    95                  95  30 minutes.........                 48
 Bird Annual Report.
3-202-7 - Special Purpose                        125                 125  30 minutes.........                 63
 Miscellaneous Annual Report.
3-202-8 - Raptor Propagation                     440                 440  1 hour.............                440
 Annual Report.
3-202-9 - Depredation Annual                   2,550               2,550  1 hour.............              2,550
 Report.
3-200-10 - Special State Canada                   20                  20  1 hour.............                 20
 Goose Annual Report.
3-202-11 - Eagle Depredation                      60                  60  1 hour.............                 60
 Annual Report.
3-202-12 - Special Purpose                     1,225               1,225  1.5 hours..........              1,838
 Possession (Education) Annual
 Report.
3-202-13 - Eagle Exhibition                      700                 700  1 hour.............                700
 Annual Report.
3-202-14 - Native American Eagle                  10                  10  30 minutes.........                  5
 Aviary Annual Report.
3-202-15--Eagle Take Monitoring                1,120               1,120  30 hours...........             33,600
 and Annual Report.
3-202-16--Eagle Nest Take                         40                  40  16 hours...........                640
 Monitoring and Reporting.
3-202-17--Special Purpose-                       100                 100  1 hour.............                100
 Utility Annual Report.
3-186 - Notice of Transfer or                  1,050              12,900  15 minutes.........              3,159
 Sale of Migratory Waterfowl.
3-186A - Migratory Bird                        4,660              18,640  15 minutes.........              4,659
 Acquisition and Disposition
 Report.
    Totals......................              32,403              58,233  ...................             94,983
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    * Rounded
    ** Completion time varies from 1.5 hours for individuals to 3 hours 
for businesses. Average completion time is 2.9 hours.

III. Request for Comments

     We invite comments concerning this IC on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: March 30, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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