[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 60 (Thursday, March 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15714-15716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06259]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FHC-2017-N033; FXFR131109WFHS0-167-FF09F10000]


Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management 
and Budget for Approval; Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification 
for Live Fish and Fish Eggs

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (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. 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 March 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 May 1, 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 ``1018-0078'' 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: 

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I. Abstract

    The Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42) (Act) prohibits the importation of any 
animal deemed to be and prescribed by regulation to be injurious to:
     Human beings;
     The interests of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry; 
or
     Wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States.
    The Department of the Interior is charged with implementation and 
enforcement of this Act. The 50 CFR 16.13 regulations allow for the 
importation of dead uneviscerated salmonids (family Salmonidae), live 
salmonids, live fertilized eggs, or gametes of salmonid fish into the 
United States. To effectively carry out our responsibilities and 
protect the aquatic resources of the United States, it is necessary to 
collect information regarding the source, destination, and health 
status of salmonid fish and their reproductive parts. In order to 
evaluate import requests that contain this data, it is imperative that 
the information collected is accurate. Those individuals who provide 
the fish health data and sign the health certificate must demonstrate 
professional qualifications, and be approved as Title 50 Certifiers by 
the Fish and Wildlife Service through an application process.
    We use three forms to collect this Title 50 Certifier application 
information:
    (1) FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form). New 
applicants and those seeking recertification as a title 50 certifying 
official provide information so that we can assess their 
qualifications.
    (2) FWS Form 3-2274 (U.S. Title 50 Certification Form). Certifying 
officials use this form to affirm the health status of the fish or fish 
reproductive products to be imported.
    (3) FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form). We use the 
information on this form to ensure the safety of the shipment and to 
track and control importations.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0078.
    Title: Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish 
and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13).
    Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2273, 3-2274, and 3-2275.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Aquatic animal health professionals 
seeking to be certified title 50 inspectors; certified title 50 
inspectors who have performed health certifications on live salmonids; 
and any entity wishing to import live salmonids or salmonid 
reproductive products into the United States.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

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                                        Annual  number                                             Total  annual
              Requirement                     of         Total annual     Completion  time per     burden  hours
                                          respondents      responses            response                 *
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                               FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form)
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Private Sector........................               9               9  1 hour..................               9
Government............................               7               7  1 hour..................               7
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                            FWS Form 3-2274 (U.S. Title 50 Health Certification Form)
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Private Sector........................              10              20  30 minutes..............              10
Government............................              15              30  30 minutes..............              15
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                               FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form)
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Private Sector........................              10              20  15 minutes..............               5
Government............................              15              30  15 minutes..............               8
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    Totals:...........................              66             116  ........................              54
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* Rounded.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

III. Comments

    On December 19, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 
91944) 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 February 17, 2017. We received one formal comment in 
response to that notice. That comment was critical of the 50 CFR 16.13 
regulations generally, suggesting that no salmonid fishes be imported 
into the United States and that we utilize only domestic salmonids for 
propagation and aquaculture purposes. Although we allow importation of 
salmonids and their reproductive parts, we regulate their importation 
because they may carry harmful pathogens. The Service, however, agrees 
that the further development of a domestic salmonid fish trade could 
lessen the demand for imported fishes.
    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.

Authority

    The authorities for this action are the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 
Act), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).


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    Dated: March 24, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06259 Filed 3-29-17; 8:45 am]
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