[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52763-52764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26817]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collections Submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Reinstatement Approval

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The collection of information listed below is submitted to the 
OMB for reinstatement under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. Copies of specific information collection requirements, 
related forms and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting 
the Service Information Collection Clearance officer at the address 
and/or phone number listed below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions on specific requirements should be 
sent directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the 
Interior Department (1018-0022), Washington, D.C. 20503, and a copy to 
the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, US Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS 224-ARLSQ; 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 
20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service submitted the following 
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of a burden, including whether 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) ways to 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.
    The information collection requirements in this submission 
implement the following regulatory requirements: the Lacey Act (18 
U.S.C. 42) Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378), 
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712) Bald and Golden Eagle 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668d), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543), the Tariff Classification Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 
1202), Fish and Wildlife Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j-l), and the 
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1361-1384, 1401-1407).
    Previously, all permit requirements were contained in one 
submission and they were assigned OMB Approval Number 1018-0022, the 
Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Application and Related 
Reports, Service form number 3-200. In an attempt to make the comment 
and application process more ``user friendly,'' the Service has 
redesigned the standard license/permit form 3-200, and similar types of 
permits have been grouped together and numbered. The application to 
apply for Service permits issued under subchapter B of Title 50 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), will still require completion of the 
standard 3-200 form. In addition to the permit application, attachments 
are often necessary to provide additional information required for each 
specific type of permit and have been assigned numbers, e.g., 3-200-2.
    The information on the application form will be used by the Service 
to review permit applications and allow the Service to make decisions, 
according to criteria established in various Federal wildlife 
conservation statutes and regulations, on the issuance, suspension, 
revocation or denial of permits. The frequency of response for the 
following types of permit applications/licenses is on occasion, and all 
have been currently assigned OMB Approval Number 1018-0022, unless 
otherwise noted.
    A notice was published in the Federal Register on June 3, 1997 (62 
FR 30333) soliciting public comment on the information collection 
requirements prior to submission to OMB. One comment was received and 
that commenter recommended that the hourly burden estimated contained 
in the Federal Register notice cited above was too low, considering the 
time required for applicants to respond to requests for additional 
information from the Service. The Service has considered this comment 
and agrees with the commenter's assessment. The Service

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has increased the hourly burden estimates accordingly.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
approval number and the agency informs the potential persons who are to 
respond to such collections that they are not required to respond to 
the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
approval number. The following requirements are included in this 
submission:
    1. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application.
    Service form number: 3-200-1.
    Description and use: The application will be used by any person 
intending to engage in an activity for which a permit is required by 
subchapter B of 50 CFR. Persons desiring permit privileges authorized 
by subchapter B must complete an application for such a permit as 
required by 50 CFR 13, as well as other regulations which may require 
additional information for the specific permit desired.
    Description of respondents: Individuals and households; business or 
other for-profit; not-for-profit institutions; farms; state, local, 
tribal government; and federal government.
    Number of respondents: 27,109.
    Estimated completion time: 10 minutes (.166 hours).
    Total annual burden: 4,337 hours.

    2. Title: Designated Port Exception Permits (requirements in 50 CFR 
14.31-14.33).
    Service form number: 3-200-2.
    Description and use: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as 
amended, requires that fish or wildlife be imported into or exported 
from the United States only at a designated port or at a nondesignated 
port under certain limited circumstances. To date, thirteen (13) 
customs ports of entry are designed for the import and export of 
wildlife and wildlife products. Exceptions to the designated port 
requirement are permitted by the Secretary of the Interior under 
specific terms and conditions. Permits are available to import or 
export wildlife at nondesignated ports for any one of the three 
reasons: (1) Scientific purposes; (2) to minimize deterioration or 
loss; and (3) to alleviate undue economic hardship.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households; business or 
other for-profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of respondents: 524.
    Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 524.

    3. Title: Import/Export License (requirements in 50 CFR 14.91-
14.93).
    Service form number: 3-200-3.
    Description and use: This license will allow any person to engage 
in business as an importer or exporter of fish or wildlife under the 
Endangered Species Act, unless that person imports or exports certain 
excepted wildlife or falls within one of the categories of persons 
accepted from the requirement by the rules in 50 CFR 14.91-14.93. 
Currently, licensees must (1) pay $50 for a license plus import/export 
inspection fees; (2) keep certain specified records and retain them for 
five years; (3) allow the Service to inspect these records and any 
inventories of imported wildlife; and, (4) file any requested reports.
    Description of respondents: Business or other for-profit; not for-
profit institutions; and individuals and households, or any other 
entities conducting ``commercial'' imports or exports of fish or 
wildlife.
    Number of respondents: 7,000.
    Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 7,000.

    4. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Application for Export 
or Re-export Permits (requirements in 50 CFR 23.12 and 23.15).
    Service form number: 3-200-26.
    Description and use: This permit will allow the re-export of 
specimens of Appendix II and II species regulated by the Convention on 
International Trade in Endangered species (CITES), and the export of 
specimens of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis); Alaskan 
brown bear (Ursus arctos); Alaskan gray wolf (Canis lupus,); Bobcat 
(Lynx rufus); Lynx (Lynx canadensis); and River otter (Lutra 
canadensis) which are species also CITES regulated.
    Description of respondents: Individuals or households; businesses 
or other for-profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of respondents: 2,360.
    Estimated completion time: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 2,360 hours.

    Dated: September 29, 1997.
Tom Striegler,
Acting Assistant Director--Refuges and Wildlife.
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