[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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