[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8840-8842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02110]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-ES-2017-N227; FF09E00000 178 FXES11130900000]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget for Approval; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications 
and Reports--Native Endangered and Threatened Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an 
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This request is for an extension 
of a currently approved collection. We summarize the ICR below and 
describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and 
cost. This information collection is scheduled to expire on January 31, 
2017. 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 March 2, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information 
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at 
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] 
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, MS BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 
(mail), or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-0094'' 
in the subject line of your comments. You may review the ICR online at 
http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of 
the Interior collections under review by OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna Baucum at 
[email protected] (email) or 703-358-2503 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    We (the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) collect information 
associated with application forms 3-200-54, 3-200-55, and 3-200-56 to 
determine the eligibility of applicants for permits requested in 
accordance with the criteria in section 10 of the Endangered Species 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; Act). Based on which permits are issued, 
reports are used to monitor activities associated with permitted 
activities. The following forms are new to this collection: 3-202-55b, 
3-202-55c, 3-202-55d, 3-202-55e, 3-202-55f, and 3-202-55g.
    Our regulations implementing the Act are in chapter I, subchapter B 
of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) (50 CFR 13 and 50 
CFR 17). The regulations stipulate general and specific requirements 
that, when met, allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that 
are otherwise prohibited.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0094.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Native Endangered and Threatened Species; 50 CFR 13 and 17.
    Service Form Numbers: FWS Forms 3-200-54, 3-200-55, 3-200-56, 3-
202-55b, 3-202-55c, 3-202-55d, 3-202-55e, 3-202-55f, and 3-202-55g.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals; consultants; and local, 
State, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, annually, one time.
    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $55,400.

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                                                                                    Completion
                                                   Annual number   Total annual      time per      Total annual
                   Requirement                    of respondents     responses     response  (in   burden hours
                                                                                      hours)         (rounded)
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                                                    SHA/CCAA
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                                           Application (Form 3-200-54)
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Individuals.....................................               5               5               3              15
CCAAs...........................................               2               2              30              60
SHAs............................................               3               3              30              90
Private Sector..................................              21              21               3              63
CCAAs...........................................              16              16              30             480
SHAs............................................               5               5              30             150
Government......................................               7               7               3              21
CCAAs...........................................               5               5              30             150
SHAs............................................               2               2              30              60
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                                                  Annual report
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Individuals.....................................              10              10               8              80
Private Sector..................................              40              40               8             320

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Government......................................              14              14               8             112
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                                         Notifications (Incidental Take)
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Individuals.....................................               1               1               1               1
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                                      Notifications (Change in Land Owner)
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Individuals.....................................               1               1               1               1
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                                          RECOVERY/INTERSTATE COMMERCE
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                                           Application (Form 3-200-55)
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Individuals.....................................             280             280               3             840
Private Sector..................................             280             280               3             840
Government......................................              80              80               3             240
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                                                  Annual report
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Individuals.....................................             700             700               3           2,100
Private Sector..................................             748             748               3           2,244
Government......................................             800             800               3           2,400
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                                Request To Revise List of Authorized Individuals
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Private Sector..................................              30              30             0.5              15
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                       Annual Report--Form 3-202-55b (Region 3 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet)
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Individuals.....................................              15              15             2.5              38
Private Sector..................................              15              15             2.5              38
Government......................................              12              12             2.5              30
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                       Annual Report--Form 3-202-55c (Region 4 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet)
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Individuals.....................................               5               5             2.5              13
Private Sector..................................               5               5             2.5              13
Government......................................               5               5             2.5              13
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                       Annual Report--Form 3-202-55d (Region 5 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet)
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Individuals.....................................               5               5             2.5              13
Private Sector..................................               5               5             2.5              13
Government......................................               5               5             2.5              13
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                       Annual Report--Form 3-202-55e (Region 6 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet)
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Individuals.....................................               5               5             2.5              13
Private Sector..................................               5               5             2.5              13
Government......................................               5               5             2.5              13
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                      Annual Report--Form 3-202-55f Non-Releasable Sea Turtle Annual Report
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Individuals.....................................               0               0             0.5               0
Private Sector..................................               2               2             0.5               1
Government......................................               5               5             0.5             2.5
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                                        Notification (Escape of Wildlife)
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Private Sector..................................               1               1               1               1
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                           Quarterly Report--Form 3-202-55g Sea Turtle Rehabilitation
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Private Sector..................................              20              20              .5              10
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                                            HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN
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                                           Application (Form 3-200-56)
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Individuals.....................................               6               6               3              18
Private Sector..................................               6               6               3              18

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Government......................................               3               3               3               9
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                                                  Annual Report
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Individuals.....................................              30              30              10             300
Private Sector..................................             100             100              10           1,000
Government......................................              26              26              10             260
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                                                      Plan
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Individuals.....................................              10              10           2,080          20,800
Private Sector..................................              20              20           2,080          41,600
Government......................................              16              16           2,080          33,280
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    Total.......................................           3,382           3,382  ..............       107,805 *
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* Figures rounded to match submission to OMB in ROCIS.

III. Comments

    On October 3, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
68029) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval for 
this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 
60 days, ending on December 2, 2016. We received no comments on this 
information collection.
    We again 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;
     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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it 
will be done.

Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-02110 Filed 1-30-17; 8:45 am]
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