[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44818-44820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14833]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-N048; FXFR131109WFHS0-234-FF09F12000; OMB Control 
Number 1018-0078]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget; 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 
August 14, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this

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notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB 
(JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference ``1018-0078'' 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. 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.
    On February 14, 2023, we published in the Federal Register (88 FR 
9532) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this 
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 
days, ending on April 17, 2023. In an effort to increase public 
awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes 
associated with information collection requests (ICR), the Service also 
published the Federal Register notice on Regulations.gov (Docket No. 
FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-0002) to provide the public with an additional method 
to submit comments (in addition to the typical [email protected] email 
and U.S. mail submission methods). We received no comments in response 
to that notice.
    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 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 submission, we propose to modify Forms 3-2274 and 3-2275 
to add fields to collect email addresses and contact phone 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 or document contained in 
this information collection by sending a request to the Service 
Information Collection Clearance Officer in ADDRESSES, above.
    Title of Collection: Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification 
for Live Fish and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13).
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0078.
    Form Numbers: 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.

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    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.

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                                        Annual  number
              Requirement                     of         Total annual      Completion time per     Total annual
                                          respondents      responses            response           burden hours
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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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    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. 2023-14833 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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