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gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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 view, we 

cannot guarantee that OMB will be able 

to do so. 

Dated: February 18, 2010. 

Cartina Miller, 

NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3556 Filed 2–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–53–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N033] [96300-1671-0000- 

P5] 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1018-0137; 

Applications for Single Use Permits 

and Registration of Production 

Facilities (CITES) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Service) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. This 

IC is scheduled to expire on July 31, 

2010. 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. 

DATES: To ensure that we are able to 

consider your comments on this IC, we 

must receive them by April 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone 

at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Convention on International 

Trade in Endangered Species of Wild 

Fauna and Flora (CITES) uses a system 

of permits and certificates to help 

ensure that international trade is legal 

and does not threaten the survival of 

wildlife or plant species in the wild. 

Prior to the import or export of CITESlisted species, the Management 

Authority and Scientific Authority must 

make appropriate determinations and 

issue CITES documents. Section 8A of 

the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) designates the Secretary of 

the Interior as the U.S. Management 

Authority and U.S. Scientific Authority 

for CITES. The Secretary delegated these 

authorities to the Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

Before a country can issue an export 

permit for CITES Appendix I or II 

specimens, the CITES Scientific 

Authority of the exporting country must 

determine that the export will not be 

detrimental to the species, and the 

Management Authority must be satisfied 

that the specimens were acquired 

legally. For the export of Appendix III 

specimens, the Management Authority 

must be satisfied that the specimens 

were acquired legally (CITES does not 

require findings from the Scientific 

Authority). Prior to the importation of 

Appendix I specimens, both the 

Scientific Authority and the 

Management Authority of the importing 

country must make required findings. 

The Scientific Authority must also 

monitor trade of all species to ensure 

that the level of trade is sustainable. 

Article VIII(3) of the treaty states that 

participating parties should make efforts 

to ensure that CITES specimens are 

traded with a minimum of delay. 

Section XII of Resolution Conf. 12.3 

(Rev. CoP13) recommends use of 

simplified procedures for issuing CITES 

documents to expedite trade that will 

have no impact, or a negligible impact, 

on conservation of the species involved. 

We use FWS Form 3-200-74 (SingleUse Export Permits Under a Master File 

or Annual Program File (CITES)) to 

streamline the application process for 

CITES documents that involve multiple, 

similar actions over a given amount of 

time. For the initial application, 

respondents use forms designed 

specifically to address their particular 

activity (approved under OMB Control 

No. 1018-0093). From information in the 

application, we create a master file or 

annual program file that contains all the 

information necessary for us to make the 

required legal acquisition and 

nondetriment findings. The applicant 

can then submit FWS Form 3-200-74 to 

request authorization to carry out 

multiple, identical activities over the 

next 6 months. On FWS Form 3-200-74, 

we request information only about the 

number of additional documents the 

applicant requires to carry out activities 

approved under the previous 

application process. By referencing 

information in the master file or annual 

program file, we can quickly issue 

partially completed CITES documents 

(with certain specific areas left blank for 

completion by the applicant). 

United States facilities, such as farms 

and aquaculture operations, produce 

several native U.S. taxa listed in CITES 

Appendices II and III in closed and 

semi-closed production systems. By 

registering a production facility and 

setting up a master file, we can expedite 

issuance of export permits for that 

facility. The registration is valid for 1 

year. We use FWS Form 3-200-75 

(Registration of a Production Facility for 

Export of Certain Native Species 

(CITES)) to collect information on 

annual production levels, method of 

producing specimens, source of the 

parental and founder stock, and method 

of transport for international trade. This 

information allows us to issue 

documents on a very short turnaround 

time, and we do not need to collect 

additional information prior to the 

issuance of export documents. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0137. 

Title: Applications for Single Use 

Permits and Registration of Production 

Facilities (CITES), 50 CFR 13.11, 23.20, 

23.36, and 23.51. 

Service Form Number(s): 3-200-74 

and 3-200-75. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

businesses, nonprofit organizations, and 

State, tribal, and local governments. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

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Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

FWS Form 3-200-74 ................................................................ 270 810 6 minutes ......... 81 

FWS Form 3-200-75 ................................................................ 25 25 30 minutes ....... 13 

Totals ................................................................................ 295 835 ..................... 94 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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. 

Dated: February 17, 2010 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

Proposed Renewal of Agency 

Information Collection for Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Contracts 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs 

(BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS) 

are submitting the information 

collection, titled ‘‘Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act Programs, 25 CFR 900’’ 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for renewal. The current approval, 

designated by OMB Control Number 

1076–0136, expires on February 28, 

2010. The information is collected to 

process contracts, grants, or cooperative 

agreements for award by the BIA and 

the IHS, as authorized by the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the information collection to the 

Desk Officer for Department of the 

Interior at the Office of Management and 

Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806 

or you may send an e-mail to: 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

send a copy of your comments to Terry 

Parks, Office of Indian Services, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs, Department of the 

Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 

4520, Washington, DC 20240, Facsimile: 

(202) 208–5113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request further information or 

obtain copies of the information 

collection request submission from 

Terry Parks, telephone: (202) 513–7625. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Representatives of the BIA and IHS 

seek renewal of the approvals for 

information collections conducted 

under their joint rule, 25 CFR part 900, 

implementing the Indian SelfDetermination and Education 

Assistance Act, as amended (25 U.S.C. 

450 et seq.). The Act required the joint 

rule to govern how contracts and grants 

are awarded to Indian tribes, thereby 

avoiding the unnecessary burden or 

confusion associated with two sets of 

rules and information collection 

requirements. See 25 U.S.C. 

450k(a)(2)(A)(ii). There is no change to 

the approved burden hours for this 

information collection. 

The information requirements for this 

joint rule represent significant 

differences from other agencies in 

several respects. Both the BIA and IHS 

let contracts for multiple programs 

whereas other agencies usually award 

single grants to tribes. Under the Act, 

tribes are entitled to contract and may 

renew contracts annually, whereas other 

agencies provide grants on a 

discretionary or competitive basis. 

The BIA and IHS use the information 

collected to determine applicant 

eligibility, evaluate applicant 

capabilities, protect the service 

population, safeguard Federal funds and 

other resources, and permit the Federal 

agencies to administer and evaluate 

contract programs. Tribal governments 

or tribal organizations provide the 

information by submitting Public Law 

93–638 contract or grant proposals to 

the appropriate Federal agency. No third 

party notification or public disclosure 

burden is associated with this 

collection. Approval for the collection 

expires on February 28, 2010. 

II. Request for Comments 

The BIA and IHS request that you 

send your comments on this collection 

to the locations listed in the ADDRESSES

section. Your comments should address: 

(a) The necessity of the information 

collection for the proper performance of 

the agencies, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agencies’ 

estimate of the burden (hours and cost) 

of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways we could enhance the quality, 

utility and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) ways we could 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

the information on the respondents, 

such as through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please note that an agency may not 

sponsor or conduct, and an individual 

need not respond to, a collection of 

information unless it has a valid OMB 

Control Number. 

It is our policy to make all comments 

available to the public for review at the 

location listed in the ADDRESSES section 

during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

except for legal holidays. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail address or other personally 

identifiable information, be advised that 

your entire comment—including your 

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