[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66740-66741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28025]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-LE-2018-N158; FF09L00200-FX-LE18110900000; OMB Control Number 
1018-0129]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Captive Wildlife Safety 
Act

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,

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the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an 
information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
February 25, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request 
(ICR) by mail 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 by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1018-0129 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described 
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper 
functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed and 
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) 
how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize the 
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use 
of information technology.
    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 ICR. 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.
    Abstract: The Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA; Pub. L. 108-191; 
16 U.S.C. 3371 note and 16 U.S.C. 3372 note) amends the Lacey Act (16 
U.S.C. 3371 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 42-43) by making it illegal to import, 
export, buy, sell, transport, receive, or acquire, in interstate or 
foreign commerce, live lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded 
leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, or cougars, or any hybrid combination of 
any of these species, unless certain exceptions are met. There are 
several exemptions to the prohibitions of the CWSA, including 
accredited wildlife sanctuaries. There is no requirement for wildlife 
sanctuaries to submit applications to qualify for the accredited 
wildlife sanctuary exemption. Wildlife sanctuaries themselves will 
determine if they qualify. To qualify, they must meet all of the 
following criteria:
     Obtain approval by the United States Internal Revenue 
Service (IRS) as a corporation that is exempt from taxation under 
section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514), 
which is described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of that 
code.
     Do not engage in commercial trade in the prohibited 
wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and products.
     Do not propagate the prohibited wildlife species.
     Have no direct contact between the public and the 
prohibited wildlife species.
    The basis for this information collection is the recordkeeping 
requirement that we place on accredited wildlife sanctuaries. We 
require accredited wildlife sanctuaries to maintain complete and 
accurate records of any possession, transportation, acquisition, 
disposition, importation, or exportation of the prohibited wildlife 
species as defined in the CWSA (see title 50 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) at part 14, subpart K). Records must be up to date 
and include: (1) Names and addresses of persons to or from whom any 
prohibited wildlife species has been acquired, imported, exported, 
purchased, sold, or otherwise transferred; and (2) dates of these 
transactions. Accredited wildlife sanctuaries must:
     Maintain these records for 5 years.
     Make these records accessible to Service officials for 
inspection at reasonable hours.
     Copy these records for Service officials, if requested.
    Title of Collection: Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 50 CFR 14.250-
14.255.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0129.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Accredited wildlife sanctuaries.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 750.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 750.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: Ongoing.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $300.
    An agency 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.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: December 20, 2018.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-28025 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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