[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9532-9533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03090]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-0002; FXFR131109WFHS0-234-FF09F12000; OMB 
Control Number 1018-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Injurious Wildlife; 
Importation Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs

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

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request 
(ICR) by one of the following methods (please reference 1018-0078 in 
the subject line of your comments):
     Internet (preferred): https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 
the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-
0002.
     Email: [email protected].
     U.S. mail: Service Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB 
(JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5 
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under 
the PRA. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the 
following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 Lacey Act (Act; 18 U.S.C. 42) 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.
    Implementation and enforcement of the Lacey Act are the 
responsibility of

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the Department of the Interior. The implementing regulations at 50 CFR 
16.13 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, we must collect information regarding the source, destination, 
and health status of salmonid fish and their reproductive parts. 
Moreover, in order to evaluate import requests, we must be able to 
ascertain that the collected information is accurate. Individuals who 
provide the fish health data and sign the health certificates 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:
     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.
     FWS Form 3-2274 (Title 50 Certification Form)--Certifying 
officials use this form to affirm the health status of the fish or fish 
reproductive products to be imported.
     FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form)--We 
use the information on this form to track and control importations and 
to ensure the safety of shipments.

Proposed Revisions

    With this renewal, we propose to modify Forms 3-2274 and 3-2275 to 
add fields to collect email addresses and contact numbers with each 
submission. We do not plan to revise Form 3-2273, which already 
collects this information. We also plan to begin publishing, with OMB 
approval, the results of this information collection for Form 3-2273 on 
a publicly accessible, Service-managed web page to inform importers of 
Certified Signing Officials by country of origin.
    The public may request copies of any form contained in this 
information collection by sending a request to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (see ADDRESSES).
    Title of Collection: Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification 
for Live Fish and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13).
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0078.
    Form Numbers: FWS Forms 3-2273, 3-2274, and 3-2275.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Aquatic animal health professionals 
seeking to be certified title 50 inspectors; certified title 50 
inspectors who perform 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.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                       Annual number   Total annual       Completion time per      Total annual
             Requirement              of respondents     responses             response            burden hours
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                               FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form)
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Private Sector......................              20              20  1 hour....................              20
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......................              20              40  30 minutes................              20
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......................              20              40  15 minutes................              10
Government..........................              15              30  15 minutes................               8
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    Totals..........................              97             167  ..........................              80
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    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.).

Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-03090 Filed 2-13-23; 8:45 am]
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