[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68086-68088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27148]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-201-N255; FF09M21200-134-FXMB1231099BPP0]


Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit 
Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and Eagles

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (U.S. 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 February 28, 2014. 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 January 13, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 2042-
PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-0022'' in the subject line 
of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).

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 of the 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.
    All Service permit applications are in the 3-200 series of forms, 
each tailored to a specific activity based on the requirements for 
specific types of permits. We collect standard identifier information 
for all permits. The information that we collect on applications and 
reports is the minimum necessary for us to determine if the applicant 
meets/continues to meet issuance requirements for the particular 
activity.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications and 
Reports, Migratory Birds and Eagles, 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, and 22.
    Service Form Numbers: 3-200-6 through 3-200-9, 3-200-10a through 3-
200-10f, 3-200-12 through 3-200-16, 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-68, 3-
200-71, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-

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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 collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; 
universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; utilities, 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.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                     Number of       Number of       time per      Total annual
                  Form/activity                     respondents      responses       response      burden hours
                                                                                      (hours)           \1\
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                                                  Applications
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3-200-6--Import/Export..........................              76              76            1                 76
3-200-7--Scientific Collecting..................             210             210            5              1,050
3-200-8--Taxidermy..............................             690             690            2              1,380
3-200-9--Waterfowl Sale and Disposal............             370             370            1.5              555
3-200-10a--Special Purpose Salvage..............             300             300            1.5              450
3-200-10b--Rehabilitation.......................             175             175           12              2,100
3-200-10c--Education--Live......................             250             250            4.5            1,126
3-200-10d--Education--Dead......................              65              65            2.5              163
3-200-10e--Game Bird Propagation................              15              15            1.5               23
3-200-10f--Miscellaneous........................              50              50            2.5              126
3-200-12--Raptor Propagation....................              55              55            4                220
3-200-13--Depredation...........................           2,700           2,700        \2\ 3.5            7,963
3-200-14--Eagle Exhibition......................             120             120            5.5              660
3-200-15a--Eagle Indian Religious and First                2,800           2,800            1              2,800
 Order..........................................
3-200-15b--Eagle Indian Religious Reorder.......           2,700           2,700             .5            1,350
3-200-16--Take of Depredating Eagles............              30              30            3.5              105
3-200-18--Take of Golden Eagle Nests............               4               4            6.5               26
3-200-67--Special State Canada Goose............               1               1            7                  7
3-200-68--Renewal of Permit.....................           5,050           5,050            1.5            7,575
3-200-71--Eagle Take (Disturb)..................             150             150           16              2,400
3-200-72--Eagle Nest Take.......................              50              50           16                800
3-200-71 and 3-200-72--Eagle/Nest Take Amendment              40              40            6                240
3-200-71 and 3-200-72--Eagle Take Programmatic..              26              26           40              1,040
3-200-71 and 3-200-72--Eagle Take Programmatic                10              10           20                200
 amendment......................................
3-200-77--Native American Eagle Take............              10              10            2.25              22
3-200-78--Native American Eagle Aviary..........               5               5            5                 25
3-200-79--Special Purpose Abatement.............              25              25            2.5               63
3-200-81--Special Purpose Utility...............              50              50            8                400
3-200-82--Eagle Transport.......................              10              10            1                 10
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                                                     Reports
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3-202-1--Scientific Collecting..................             580             580            1                580
3-202-2--Waterfowl Sale and Disposal............           1,000           1,000             .5              500
3-202-3--Special Purpose Salvage................           1,850           1,850            1              1,850
3-202-4--Rehabilitation.........................           1,650           1,650            3              4,950
3-202-5--Possession for Education...............           1,600           1,600            1.5            2,400
3-202-6--Special Purpose Game Bird..............              95              95             .5               48
3-202-7--Special Purpose Miscellaneous..........             125             125             .5               63
3-202-8--Raptor Propagation.....................             425             425            1                425
3-202-9--Depredation............................           3,000           3,000            1              3,000
3-202-10--Special State Canada Goose............              18              18            1                 18
3-202-11--Eagle Depredation.....................             125             125            1                125
3-202-12--Acquisition and Transfer Request......           2,600           2,600            1.5            3,900
3-202-13--Eagle Exhibition......................           1,300           1,300            1              1,300
3-202-14--Native American Eagle Aviary..........              10              10             .5                5
3-202-15--Eagle Take Monitoring & Reporting.....           1,120           1,120           30             33,600
3-202-16--Eagle Nest Take & Monitoring..........              40              40           16                640
3-202-17--Special Purpose Utility...............             200             500            1                500
3-186--Notice of Transfer & Sale of Migratory             12,900          12,900             .25           3,225
 Waterfowl......................................
3-186a--Migratory Bird Acquisition & Disposition          18,640          18,640             .25           4,660
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    Totals......................................          63,315          63,615  ..............          94,744
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\1\ Completion time varies from 1.75 hours for individuals to 3.5 hours for businesses and governments.
\2\ Rounded.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $842,225 for permit 
application fees.

III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection 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;

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     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, 
email 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: November 7, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-27148 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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