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 Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
 ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
 SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 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, which is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. 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: You must submit comments on or before May 22, 2007.
 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); 
                        *hope_grey@fws.gov*
                         (e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax).
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  **I. Abstract** Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices use information that we collect on permit applications to determine the eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with the criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws and international treaties, including: (1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). (2) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). (3) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668). Service regulations implementing these statutes and treaties are in Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). These regulations stipulate general and specific requirements that, when met, allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that are otherwise prohibited. This revised IC includes migratory bird permit applications and the reports associated with the permits. We have: (1) Modified the format and content of the currently approved application forms so that they (a) are easier to understand and complete and (b) accommodate future electronic permitting. (2) Added six new forms: (a) FWS Form 3-200-15b (Eagle Parts for Native American Religious Purposes - Reorder Request) will enable Native Americans to send reorders directly to the National Eagle Repository, which distributes the parts, instead of to the Regional permit office. (b) FWS Form 3-200-77 (Native American Religious Use - Eagle Take), FWS Form 3-200-78 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles), and FWS Form 3-200-79 (Special Purpose-Abatement Activities Using Raptors) will provide the public with applications specifically designed to address information necessary to issue permits for these activities. (c) FWS Form 3-202-13 (Eagle Exhibition Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under Eagle Exhibition permits by clarifying that we need information about eagles only. Currently, permittees use FWS Form 3-202-5 (Special Purpose Possession Live/Dead (Education) Annual Report), which requests information on other migratory birds. (d) FWS Form 3-202-14 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under the permits for Native American religious use. We are proposing to transfer FWS Forms 3-200-69 (CITES Import/Export - Eagle Transport for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes) and 3-200-70 (CITES Import/Export - Eagle Transportation for Indian Religious Purposes), which are currently approved under this IC, to OMB Control Number 1018-0093. **II. Data** *OMB Control Number:*
                     1018-0022. *Title:*
                     Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications and Reports, Migratory Birds. *Service Form Number(s):*
                     3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-68, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-79, 3-202-1 through 3-202-14, 3-186, and 3-186A. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of currently approved collection. *Affected Public:*
                     Individuals; zoological parks; museums; universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; and Federal, State, tribal, and local governments. *Respondent's Obligation:*
                     Required to obtain or retain a benefit. *Frequency of Collection:*
                     On occasion. *Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden:*
                     $849,275 for fees associated with permit applications. The following table lists the migratory bird permit application and report forms and burden estimates for each. We have rounded the annual burden hours to the nearest hour. An asterisk (*) denotes new forms. Activity
Number of annual respondents
Number of annual responses
Completion time per response
Annual burden hours3-200-6 - Import/Export
76
76
1 hour
763-200-7 - Scientific Collecting
209
209
4 hours
8363-200-8 - Taxidermy
692
692
1 hour
6923-200-9 - Waterfowl Sale and Disposal
369
369
1 hour
3693-200-10a - Special Purpose Salvage
192
192
1 hour
1923-200-10b - Rehabilitation
180
180
3 hours
5403-200-10b.2 - Permission to Release Information
79
79
15 minutes
203-200-10c - Special Purpose Education Possession/Live
248
248
3 hours
7443-200-10d - Special Purpose Education Possession/Dead
66
66
2 hours
1323-200-10e - Special Purpose Game Bird Propagation
13
13
1 hour
133-200-10f - Special Purpose Miscellaneous
105
105
1.5 hours
1583-200-11 - Falconry
470
470
1 hour
4703-200-12 - Raptor Propagation
54
54
2 hours
1083-200-13 - Depredation
2,069
2,069
2 hours
4,138( print page 13816)3-200-14 - Bald and Golden Eagle Exhibition
121
121
3 hours
3633-200-15a - Eagle Parts for Native American Religious Purposes - Permit Application First Order and Tribal Enrollment Certification
1,344
1,344
1 hour
1,3443-200-15b - Eagle Parts for Native American Religious Purposes - Reorder Request*
895
895
20 minutes
2983-200-16 - Take of Depredating Eagles
10
10
2 hours
203-200-17 - Eagle Falconry
4
4
1 hour
43-200-18 - Take of Golden Eagle Nests
4
4
4 hours
163-200-57 - Special Canada Goose
1
1
6 hours
63-200-68 - Renewal of a Permit
5,051
5,051
30 minutes
2,5263-200-77 - Native American Religious Use - Eagle Take*
10
10
2 hours
203-200-78 - Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles*
5
5
4 hours
203-200-79 - Special Purpose - Abatement Activities Using Raptors*
25
25
2 hours
503-202-1 - Scientific Collecting Annual Report
580
580
1 hour
5803-202-2 - Waterfowl Sale and Disposal Annual Report
1,053
1,053
30 minutes
5273-202-3 - Special Purpose Salvage Annual Report
1,833
1,833
1 hour
1,8333-202-4 - Rehabilitation Annual Report
1,649
1,649
3 hours
4,9473-202-5 - Special Purpose Possession Live/Dead (Education) Annual Report
1,161
1,161
1.5 hours
1,7423-202-6 - Special Purpose Game Bird Propagation Annual Report
95
95
30 minutes
483-202-7 - Special Purpose Miscellaneous Annual Report
694
694
30 minutes
3473-202-8 - Raptor Propagation Annual Report
423
423
1 hour
4233-202-9 - Depredation Annual Report
2,500
2,500
1 hour
2,5003-200-10 - Special Canada Goose Annual Report
18
18
1 hour
183-202-11 - Eagle Depredation Annual Report
21
21
1 hour
213-202-12 - Acquisition and Transfer Request
1,000
1,000
1 hour
1,0003-202-13 - Eagle Exhibition Annual Report*
1,495
1,495
1 hour
1,4953-202-14 - Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles Annual Report*
10
10
20 minutes
33-186 - Notice of Transfer or Sale of Migratory Waterfowl
1,053
12,636
15 minutes
3,1593-186A - Migratory Bird Acquisition and Disposition Report
4,659
18,636
15 minutes
4,659Totals
30,536
56,096

36,457
 **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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include and/or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. Dated: March 1, 2007 Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.


FR Doc. E7-5310 Filed 3-22-07; 8:45 am Billing Code 4310-55-S