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Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9)) ................................................... 500 500 7 hours ............ 3,500 

Totals ................................................................................ 535 535 ..................... 4,678 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) 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: August 6, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E9–19405 Filed 8–12–09; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-LE-2009-N168] [99011-1224-0000- 

9B] 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1018-0012; 

Declaration for Importation or 

Exportation of Fish or Wildlife 

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 January 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 October 13, 2009. 

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 Endangered Species Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it unlawful 

to import or export fish, wildlife, or 

plants without filing a declaration or 

report deemed necessary for enforcing 

the Act or upholding the Convention on 

International Trade in Endangered 

Species (CITES) (see 16 U.S.C. 1538(e)). 

With a few exceptions, businesses or 

individuals importing into or exporting 

from the United States any fish, 

wildlife, or wildlife product must 

complete and submit to the Service an 

FWS Form 3-177 (Declaration for 

Importation or Exportation of Fish or 

Wildlife). This form as well as FWS 

Form 3-177a (Continuation Sheet) and 

instructions for completion are available 

for electronic submission at https:// 

edecs.fws.gov. These forms are also 

available in hard copy at http:// 

www.fws.gov/forms/. 

The information that we collect is 

unique to each wildlife shipment and 

enables us to: 

• Accurately inspect the contents of 

the shipment; 

• Enforce any regulations that pertain 

to the fish, wildlife, or wildlife products 

contained in the shipment; and 

• Maintain records of the importation 

and exportation of these commodities. 

Additionally, we use information 

from FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177A to 

compile an annual report that we 

provide to the CITES Secretariat in 

Geneva, Switzerland. This annual report 

on the number and types of imports and 

exports of fish, wildlife, and wildlife 

products is one of our treaty obligations 

under CITES. The report does not 

contain any personally identifying 

information. 

We also use the information obtained 

from FWS Form 3-177 as an 

enforcement tool and management aid 

to monitor the international wildlife 

market and detect trends and changes in 

the commercial trade of fish, wildlife, 

and wildlife products. Our Division of 

Scientific Authority and Division of 

Management Authority use this 

information to assess the need for 

additional protection for native species. 

The information we collect is part of 

a system of records covered by the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)). 

Businesses or individuals must file 

FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177a with us at 

the time and port where they request 

clearance of the import or export of 

wildlife or wildlife products. Our 

regulations allow for certain species of 

wildlife to be imported or exported 

between the United States and Canada 

or Mexico at U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports, even though our 

wildlife inspectors may not be present. 

In these instances, importers and 

exporters may file the forms with U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection. We 

collect the following information: 

(1) Name of the importer or exporter 

and broker. 

(2) Scientific and common name of 

the fish or wildlife. 

(3) Permit numbers (if permits are 

required). 

(4) Description, quantity, and value of 

the fish or wildlife. 

(5) Natural country of origin of the 

fish or wildlife. 

In addition, certain information, such 

as the airway bill or bill of lading 

number, the location of the fish or 

wildlife for inspection, and the number 

of cartons containing fish or wildlife, 

assists our wildlife inspectors if a 

physical examination of the shipment is 

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II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0012. 

Title: Declaration for Importation or 

Exportation of Fish or Wildlife. 

Service Form Number(s): 3-177 and 3- 

177a. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or 

individuals that import or export fish, 

wildlife, or wildlife products; scientific 

institutions that import or export fish or 

wildlife scientific specimens; 

government agencies that import or 

export fish or wildlife specimens for 

various purposes. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

3-177 - Hard Copy Submission ............................................... 4,200 37,000 15 minutes ....... 9,250 

3-177 -Electronic Submission .................................................. 16,500 145,000 10 minutes ....... 24,167 

Totals ................................................................................ 20,700 182,000 ..................... 33,417 

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: August 6, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E9–19404 Filed 8–12–09; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R7–R–2009–N0105; 70133–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife 

Refuges, Galena, AK 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

revised comprehensive conservation 

plan and finding of no significant 

impact for environmental assessment. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service, USFWS), announce the 

availability of our revised 

comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) 

and finding of no significant impact 

(FONSI) for the Koyukuk, Northern Unit 

Innoko, and Nowitna National Wildlife 

Refuges (Refuges). In this revised CCP, 

we describe how we will manage the 

Refuges for the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain 

copies of the revised CCP and FONSI by 

any of the following methods. You may 

request a paper copy, a summary, or a 

CD–ROM containing both. 

Agency Web Site: Download a copy of 

the documents at http://alaska.fws.gov/ 

nwr/planning/plans.htm. 

E-mail: fw7_Koyukuk

Nowitna_planning@fws.gov. Please 

include ‘‘Revised CCP’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

Mail: Mikel R. Haase, Natural 

Resource Planner, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, 

MS–231, Anchorage, AK 99503–6199, or 

Refuge Manager, Koyukuk/Nowitna 

NWRs, P.O. Box 287, Galena, AK 99741. 

In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call 

(907) 786–3357 to make an appointment 

during regular business hours at the 

USFWS Regional Office, 1011 E. Tudor 

Road, Anchorage AK 99053, or call 

(907) 656–1231 to make an appointment 

during business hours at the Koyukuk/ 

Nowitna Refuges’ office in Galena, AK. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mikel Haase, (907) 786–3402 (phone); 

(907) 786–3965 (fax); or fw7_

KoyukukNowitna_planning@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

With this notice, we finalize the 

revised CCP for Koyukuk, Northern Unit 

Innoko, and Nowitna National Wildlife 

Refuges. We started this process through 

a notice of intent in the Federal Register 

(72 FR 57343; October 9, 2007). We 

made available our draft CCP and 

Environmental Assessment (EA) and 

requested comments in a notice of 

availability in the Federal Register (73 

FR 58259; October 6, 2008). The draft 

CCP and EA evaluated two alternatives 

for managing the Refuges for the next 15 

years. 

Established in 1980 by the Alaska 

National Interest Lands Conservation 

Act (ANILCA: 16 U.S.C. 410hh et seq., 

43 U.S.C. 1602 et seq.), Koyukuk, 

Northern Unit Innoko, and Nowitna 

Refuges encompass approximately 6 

million acres under Service jurisdiction. 

The purposes for which the Refuges 

were established include: (i) To 

conserve fish and wildlife populations 

and habitats in their natural diversity; 

(ii) to fulfill international treaty 

obligations of the United States with 

respect to fish and wildlife and their 

habitats; (iii) to provide the opportunity 

for continued subsistence use by local 

residents; and (iv) to ensure water 

quality and necessary water quantity 

within the Refuge. The Draft CCP and 

EA for the Refuges was developed 

consistent with Section 304(g) of 

ANILCA and the Refuge Administration 

Act as amended by the Refuge 

Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et 

seq.). 

CCPs were originally prepared for the 

Refuges in 1987. The revised plan 

includes management direction updated 

by changes to policy since completion 

of the 1987 plans. It also includes a 

vision statement, goals, and objectives 

for management of the Refuge. 

Management of the Refuges would 

generally continue to follow 

management direction described in the 

1987 CCPs and records of decisions as 

modified by subsequent programspecific plans (e.g., fisheries, cultural 

resources, and fire management plans). 

As required by ANILCA, areas of the 

Refuges were designated in the 1987 

CCPs according to their respective 

resources. Under the original CCPs and 

the revised CCP, 91 percent of the 

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