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OMB Approval Number: 1018–0084.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an import permit can be issued

to a person to import pet bird(s) under

the Wild Bird Conservation Act

(WBCA).

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of respondents: 500.

Estimated completion time: 30

minutes.

Total annual burden: 250 hours.

28. Title: Import of Birds for Scientific

Research or Zoological Breeding

Display.

Service form number: 3–200.47.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0084.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an import permit can be issued

to allow the import of birds under the

WBCA approved cooperative breeding

program. The applicant must first have

a cooperative breeding program

approved (using form 3–200.49) prior to

applying for this permit.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 100.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 200 hours.

29. Title: Import of Birds under an

Apprived Cooperative Breeding

Program.

Service form number: 3–200.48.

OMB Approved Number: 1018–0084.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an import permit can be issued

to allow import of birds under a WBCA

approved cooperaitve breeding program.

The applicant must first have a

cooperaitve breeding program approved

(using form 3–200.49) prior to

applicaiton.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of respondents: 100.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 100 hours.

30. title: Approval under a

Cooperative Breeding Program.

Service form number: 3–200.49

OMB Approved Number: 1018–0084.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a cooperative breeding program

can be approved for the import of birds

as regulated by the WBCA.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 100.

Estimated completion time: 3 hours.

Total annual burden: 300 hours.

31. Title: Reissuance of CITIES

Permit/Certificate of Renewal of Fish

and Wildlife Permits or Registrations.

Service form number: 3–200.52

Description and use: Necessary for

applicants to apply for reissuance or

renewal of previously issued permits,

certificates or registrations.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local, or tribal

government; federa government.

Number of respondents: 200.

Estimated completion time: .25 hours

(15 minutes).

Total annual burden: 50 hours.

32. Title: Export Re-export of Marine

Mammals under CITIES.

Service form number: 3–200.53

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITIES export permit or reexport certificate can be issued to allow

the export or re-export of marine

mammals protected under the MMPA.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 20.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 40 hours.

Dated March 3, 1997.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Assistant Director—International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–6268 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for Extension

Approval

SUMMARY: The proposed collections of

information listed below will be

submitted to the OMB for extension

approval 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 numbers listed

below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before May 12, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and suggestions

on specific requirements should be sent

to the Service Information Collection

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, MS 224–ARLSQ; 1849

C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358–

1943; 703/358–2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service proposes to submit the

following information collection

clearance requirements to OMB for

review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. 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 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 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.

Under the present clearance, the

Service submitted the following

requirements 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

facilitate the comment process, and to

make the application process more

‘‘user friendly,’’ 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 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

these attachments 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 statues 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.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor a collection of information

unless the collection of information

displays a currently valid OMB
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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.

1. Title: Permits to Import/Export

Migratory Birds.

Service form number: 3–200.6

Description and use: Used by the

Service to determine whether or not an

applicant is qualified to posses and use

an import/export permit with respect to

migratory birds. The information is also

used as an enforcement and

management aid in regulating the

possession, transportation, and sale of

lawfully acquired and mounted

migratory birds and their parts, nests, or

eggs.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; and local, State or Federal

government.

Number of respondents: 93.

Estimated completion time: 30

minutes.

Total annual burden: 465 hours.

2. Title: Scientific Collecting Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.7.

Description and use: Used will be

used by the Service to determine if a

permit should be issued to an

individual. Additional information is

required beyond completion of the

standard application form to determine

whether there is a bona fide scientific or

educational need for the issuance of

scientific collecting permit.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; individuals

acting on behalf of an educational or

scientific institution and/or agency.

Number of respondents: 310.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 620 hours.

3. Title: Taxidermist Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.8.

Description and use: Used to

determine whether an applicant is

qualified to engage in taxidermy with

respect to migratory birds in a specific

State, particularly if that State requires

a permit. The information is also used

as a enforcement and management aid

in regulation the possession,

transportation, and sale of lawfully

acquired and mounted migratory birds

and their parts, nest, or eggs.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of respondents: 2,286.

Estimated completion time: .25 hours

(15 minutes).

Total annual burden: 572 hours.

4. Title: Waterfowl Sale and Disposal

Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.9.

Description and use: Used by the

Service to ensure compliance with the

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

regulations that prohibit the sale,

purchase, or barter of migratory

waterfowl. The information collected

from persons wishing to sell captivereared migratory waterfowl is the

minimum necessary that still allows the

Service to fulfill the mandate of

protecting waterfowl populations form

illegal commercial exploitation. This

information also enables the Service to

determine if an applicant with any State

laws requiring a person to obtain a game

breeder’s license prior to conducting

commercial sale activities. Once the

permit is issued, the permittee is require

to keep accurate records of activities

conducted within the authority of the

permit. This information is also used as

an enforcement and management aid in

regulating the take, transportation, and

possession of wild migratory waterfowl,

and sale, trade, or other transfer of

captive-reared properly marked

waterfowl.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; Individuals

acting on behalf of not-for-profit

institutions such as zoos.

Number of respondents: 704.

Estimated completion time: 30

minutes.

Total annual burden: 352 hours.

5. Title: Special Purpose Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.10.

Description and use: Used by the

Service to determine whether there is a

bona fide scientific, educational,

rehabilitation or other need or benefit to

wildlife for the issuance of a special

purpose permit. In addition, the year

end report of the collecting activities

conducted by permittee is necessary to

ensure compliance with permit

conditions, and to identify inactive

permit holders who are no longer

collecting migratory birds. This

information is also used as an

enforcement and management aid in

regulating the taking, transportation,

and possession of migratory birds, for

scientific research or educational

purposes.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; not-forprofit institutions; and local, state,

federal governments.

Number of respondents: 2,753.

Estimated completion time: 2.5 hours

(2 hours and 15 minutes).

Total annual burden: 6,883.

6. Title: Falconry Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.11.

Description and use: Used by the

Service to determine if a falconry permit

should be issued to an individual. This

information is also used by the Service

to determine if a falconry permit should

be issued to an individual. This

information is also used by the Service

as an enforcement and management aid

in regulating the taking, transportation,

and possession of wild migratory birds,

and the sale, trade, or transfer of certain

captive-bred migratory birds. A copy of

the applicant’s State falconry permit is

needed by the Service to ensure that the

applicant has complied with the Federal

regulation regulation requiring the prior

issuance of a State falconry permit as a

pre-requisite for the issuance of a

Federal falconry permit.

In addition, permittee as required to

prepare and submit a Service form 3–

186A documenting the acquisition and

disposition of each bird. This

information is needed by the Service to

monitor the take, possession, purchase,

sale, and other acquisition or

disposition raptors to prevent the illegal

possession by unauthorized persons and

the illegal taking of birds from the wild.

One copy of the form is retained by the

seller and another copy is kept by the

purchaser to document the legal

transaction. The use of this form

precludes the need for an annual report

that was previously required.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households.

Number of respondents: 1,964.

Estimated completion time: .083

hours (5 minutes) per application; 083

hours (5 minutes) per report (form 3–

185A).

Total annual burden: 163 hours

(application); 163 hours (form 3–186A).

7. Title: Raptor Propagation Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.13.

Description and use: Used by the

Service to determine whether or not an

applicant is qualified to conduct raptor

propagation in a specific State,

particularly if that State requires a

permit. The information is also used as

an enforcement and management aid in

regulating the possession,

transportation, and sale of lawfully

acquired migratory birds and their parts,

nests, or eggs. In addition, permittee are

required to complete a form 3–186A as

described above.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; not-forprofit institutions (specifically, zoos).

Number of respondents: 143.

Estimated completion time: 1.5.

Total annual burden: 215 hours.

8. Depredation Permits.

Service form number: 3–200.13.

Description and use: Used by the

Service in conducting investigations to

ascertain the degree of damage to crops

and/or property and determine the most

suitable methods of reducing present

and abating subsequent damage.
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Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profitinstitutions; farms; federal government;

State, local or tribal government.

Number of respondents: 1,406.

Estimated completion time: 15

minutes.

Total annual burden: 352 hours.

9. Title(s) and Service form numbers:

Eagle Permits.

(1) Eagle Permits for Scientific

Collection or Exhibition, form number

3–200.14; (2) Eagle Permits for Native

American Religious Purposes, form

number 3–200.15; (3) Eagle permits for

Depredating Golden or Bald Eagles,

form number 3–200.16; (4) Eagle

Permits for the use or Depredating Gold

or Bald Eagles for Falconry, form

number 3–200.17; (5) Permits to Take

Inactive Golden Eagle Nests, form

number 3–200.18.

Description and use: Used by the

Service to determine whether an

applicant qualifies for a permit to take,

possess, or transport a bald or golden

eagle or their parts, nests, or eggs, if

there is a bona fide need, and if issuance

of the permit is compatible with

conservation measures protecting

national eagle populations.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; businesses

or other for-profit; not-for-profit

institution; farms, Federal government;

State, local or Tribal government.

Number of respondents: 3–200.14

(156); 3–200.15 (756); 3–200.16 (11); 3–

200.17 (10); 3–200.18 (10).

Estimated completion time(s): 3–200.

14 (30 minutes); 3–200.15 (5 minutes);

3–200.16 (30 minutes); 3–200.17 (25

minutes); 3–200.18 (30 minutes).

Total annual burden: 77.5 hours.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Robert G. Streeter,

Assistant Director—Refuges and Wildlife.

[FR Doc. 97–6369 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with endangered species. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

PRT–826077

Applicant: Wayne P. Steffens, Superior,

Wisconsin.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release; and take

voucher specimens) Hines Emerald

Dragonflies (Somatochlora hineana)

throughout the Upper Peninsula of

Michigan. Proposed activities are for

documentation of presence/absence of

the species and habitat monitoring for

the purpose of survival and

enhancement of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Services Operations, 1

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

55111–4056, and must be received

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents to the following office

on or before April 14, 1997: U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Services Operations, 1

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

55111–4056. Telephone: (612/725–3536

x250); FAX: (612/725–3526).

Dated: March 4, 1997.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN, MO

(Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 97–6339 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–067–7122–6606]; CACA–35511

Imperial Project; Draft Environmental

Impact Statement Availability;

Correction; Reopening of Comment

Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register of

November 1, 1996 (Vol. 61, p. 56567), a

notice was published [FR Doc. 96–

27519]. This amends that notice.

Because of expressed interest, the

comment period, which previously

ended on December 31, 1996, is

reopened until March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Bureau of Land

Management, El Centro Resource Area,

1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA

92243, Attention: Keith Shone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Keith Shone (619) 337–4412 or Tom

Zale (619) 337–4420.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Terry A. Reed,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–6367 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

[AZ–910–0777–61–241A]

State of Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory

Council meeting, notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting and tour of the Arizona

Resource Advisory Council. The

meeting will be held April 10, 1997,

beginning at 1:00 p.m. at the Fire

Station in Sonoita, Arizona. The Station

is at the crossroads of Highway 83 and

82. The agenda items to be covered at

the business meeting include review of

previous meeting minutes; BLM State

Director’s Update on legislation,

regulations and statewide planning

efforts; Update on the Record of

Decision of the Statewide Plan

Amendment for Arizona Standards for

Rangeland Health and Guidelines for

Grazing Management; and Reports by

the Recreation and Public Relations

Working Groups; Reports from RAC

members; RAC Discussion on future

meeting dates and locations. A public

comment period will take place at 4:00

p.m. April 10, 1997 for any interested

publics who wish to address the

Council. Following the meeting, the

BLM and the RAC will host an informal

Open House at the same location from

5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. On April 11,

1997, the RAC will tour the EmpireCienega Resource Conservation Area

and discuss the ongoing planning efforts

with the Sonoita Valley Planning

Partnership. The tour will start at 8:30

a.m. from the Empire Ranch House and

will conclude at 2:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Stevens or Ken Mahoney

Bureau of Land Management, Arizona

State Office, 222 North Central Avenue,

Phoenix, Arizona 85004–2203, (602)

417–9512.

Joanie Losacco,

Deputy State Director, External Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–6326 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M