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6. To the Internal Revenue Service—

to report income using IRS Form 1099;

7. To Social Security Administration

and Immigration and Naturalization

Service—to verify alien status and

continued eligibility in HUD’s rental

assistance programs;

8. To researchers affiliated with

academic institutions, with not-forprofit organizations, or with Federal,

state or local governments, or to policy

researchers—in the form of user—

defined microdata files, without

individual identifiers—name, address,

date of birth, and Social Security

Number—for the performance of

research and statistical activities on

housing and community development

issues. Even though no individual

identifiers will be included in the data

files, patterns in the data may result in

identification of some individual

tenants. Researchers receiving these

files may not use them in whole or in

part in making any determination about

an identifiable individual, nor may they

release the data to others in a form that

can identify individual tenants. Records

will be released under this paragraph

only with approval of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research;

9. To State/County welfare, social

service, or employment agencies for the

purpose of matching assisted housing

tenant records to employment,

education and other data which would

be transmitted to the HUD Office of

Policy Development and Research for

statistical analyses of the resource

requirements of welfare reform. The

assisted housing tenant records released

under this paragraph may not be used

by the State/County agencies to make

decisions concerning the rights,

benefits, or privileges of specific

individuals.

[FR Doc. 97–6234 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Information Collection to Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for Extension

Approval

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The information collection

requirements listed below will be

submitted to 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 Fish and Wildlife

Service (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 at 703/358–

1943; 703/358–2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service proposes to submit the

following information collection

requirements to OMB for review and

extension approval under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments are

requested regarding (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

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.

Under the present clearance, all

permit requirements were contained in

one submission and they were assigned

OMB Approval 1018–0022, the Federal

Fish and Wildlife License/Permit

Application and Related Reports,

Service Form No. 3–200. In an attempt

to make the application process and the

comment 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 specific types

of permits, and have been assigned

numbers also.

The information collected on the

permit application and attachments 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 Control 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 control

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 control number.

1. Title: Import of Sport-hunted

Trophies of Southern African Leopard

and African Elephant.

Service form number: 3–200.19.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a Convention on International

Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

permit can be issued to allow the import

of sport-hunted African leopard or

African elephant for personal use.

Decription of respondents:

Individuals and households; or

taxidermist (business) acting on behalf

of an individual.

Number of respondents: 1,000.

Estimated completion time: 20

minutes.

Total annual burden: 333 hours.

2. Title: Import of Sport-hunted

Trophies under the Endangered Species

Act (ESA) or ESA/Appendix I of CITES

(excludes southern African leopard and

African elephant).

Service form number 3–200.20.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an ESA import permit or an

ESA/CITES import permit can be issued

to allow the import of sport-hunted

trophy of an ESA or ESA/CITES

protected species for personal use.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households.

Number or respondents: 50.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 50 hours.

3. Title: Import of Sport-hunted Argali

Trophies.

Service form number: 3–200.21.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an ESA import permit can be

issued to allow the import of a sporthunted argali trophy from Mongolia,

Kyrgystan, and Tajikistan for personal

use.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households.

Number of respondents: 30.

Estimated completion time: .75 hours

(45 minutes).

Total annual burden: 22.5.
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4. Title: Import of Sport-hunted

Bontebok Trophies.

Service form number: 3–200.22.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an ESA import permit can be

issued to allow the import of sporthunted bontebok trophy taken from

registered ranches in South Africa for

personal use.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or household.

Number of respondents: 60.

Estimated completion time: .333

hours (20 minutes).

Total annual burden: 20 hours.

Title: Export of Pre-Convention, PreAct of Antique Animal Products.

Service form number: 3–200.23.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether specimens (animal products)

qualify as an antique, as pre-convention

under CITES, or as pre-act under the

ESA or the Marine Mammal Protection

Act (MMPA), and whether a preconvention certificate can be issued to

export animal products from the United

States.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; State, local or Tribal

government; Federal Government.

Number of respondents: 400.

Estimated completion time: 40

minutes.

Total annual burden: 267 hours.

6. Title: Export of Live Animals

(except raptors) Captive Born in the

United States under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.24.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES export permit or

captive-bred certificate can be issued to

export U.S. born or hatched specimens

from the United States.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not for-profit

institutions; state, local or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 800.

Estimated completion time: 40

minutes.

Total annual burden: 533 hours.

7. Title: Export of Raptors.

Service form number: 2–200.25.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES and Migratory Bird

Treaty Act export permit can be issued

to export raptors from the United States.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; not-forprofit institution.

Number of respondents: 80.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 160 hours.

8. Title: Export/Re-export/PreConvention of Animals Under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.27.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES export permit or reexport certificate can be issued to export

specimens of CITES listed species

(except for raptors) from the United

States.

This form was developed for

applicants exporting pets that require

CITES permit or for those applicants

who are not sure what type of CITES

permit they should apply for.

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; 800.

Estimated completion time: 666 hours

(40 minutes).

Total annual burden: 533 hours.

9. Export/Re-export of Trophies by

Taxidermists Under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.28.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES export permit or reexport certificate can be issued to export

specimens of CITES listed species

(except for raptors) from the United

States. This form is designed for use by

taxidermists who deal with a smaller

ranges of species and do not export live

specimens.

Description of respondents: Business

or other for-profit; individuals with

taxidermy as a hobby.

Number of respondents: 150.

Estimated completion time: .5 hours

(30 minutes).

Total annual burden: 75 hours.

10. Title: Export/Re-export of Samples

Collected from CITES and/or ESA-listed

Wildlife.

Service form number: 3–200.29.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES export permit or reexport certificate can be issued to export

tissue samples from specimens of CITES

listed species from the United States.

Description of respondents: Business

or other for-profit; not-for-profit

institution.

Number of respondents: 80.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 80 hours.

11. Title: Circuses and Traveling

Animal Exhibitions.

Services form number: 3–200.30.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES pre-Convention

certificate, export permit or captive-bred

certificate and/or an ESA export/reimport can be issued for a circus or live

animal act to export CITES or ESA listed

species as part of a traveling animal

exhibition.

Description of respondents: Business

or other for-profit.

Number of respondents: 100.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 100 hours.

12. Title: Import of Appendix-I

Animals Under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.31.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES import permit can be

issued to allow the import of a specimen

of an Appendix I CITES listed species

for non-commercial purposes.

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: 40.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 40 hours.

13. Title: Export/Re-export/PreConvention Plants under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.32.

Description and use: To evaluate

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

the export of a specimen of a CITES

listed plant species from the United

States. This application form was

developed for export of plants that do

not qualify as artificially propagated or

for use by applicants who are unsure of

which type of CITES plant export

permit they should apply for.

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: 40.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 40 hours.

14. Title: Certificate for Artificially

Propagated Plants.

Service form number: 3–200.33.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES certificate of

artificially propagation can be issued to

allow the export of specimens CITES

listed plant species from the United

States.

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: 48.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 96 hours.

15. Title: Export of American Ginseng

under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.34.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES export permit can be

issued to export either cultivated or

wild ginseng from the United States.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; farms; state, local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 80.
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Estimated completion time: .333

hours (20 minutes).

Total annual burden: 26 hours.

16. Title Import of Appendix-I Plants

Under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.35.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES import permit can be

issued to allow the import specimens of

CITES Appendix I plant species for noncommercial purposes.

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: 2.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 2 hours.

17. Title: Export or Import of Plants

under ESA or ESA CITES or Interstate

Commerce of Non-native ESA Plants.

Service form number: 3–200.36.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an ESA or ESA/CITES export

permit can be issued to allow the export

of ESA or ESA/CITES protected plants.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; farms;

business or other for-profit; not-forprofit institutions; state, local or tribal

government; federal government

Number of respondents: 2.

Estimeated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 2 hours.

18. Title: Export or Import of Animals

under ESA or ESA/CITES or Interstate

Commerce of Non-native ESA Animals.

Service form number: 3–200.37.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a permit can be issued to

import or export an ESA or ESA/CITES

species for interstate commerce of a

non-native ESA protected species. This

application can be used for both live

and dead specimens.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; farms;

business or other for-profit; not-forprofit institutions; state, local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 60.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 120 hours.

19. Title: Import or Samples Collected

from CITES Appendix-I and/or ESAlisted Wildlife.

Service form number: 3–200.38.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a permit can be issued to

import tissue samples of ESA or ESA

and CITES Appendix I species.

Decription of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 30.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 30 hours.

20. Title: Certificate of Scientific

Exchange under CITES.

Service form number: 3–200.39.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a CITES certificate of scientific

exchange can be issued to an institution

in order to exchange, on noncommercial loan, CITES specimens that

are accessioned/catalogued in scientific

institutions that are registered with the

CITES Secretariat. Issuance of this

certificate includes registration with the

CITES Secretariat.

Description of respondents: Business

or other for-profit; not-for-profit

institution.

Number of respondents: 30.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 30 hours.

21. Title: Export and Re-import of

Museum Specimens under the ESA.

Service form number: 3–200.40.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether an ESA permit can be issued to

export and re-import non-living

museum specimens for the purpose of

enhancing the survival of the species.

Description of respondents: Business

or other for-profit; non-for-profit

institutions.

Number of respondents: 10.

Estimated completion time: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 10 hours.

22. Title: Captive-bred Wildlife

Registration.

Service form number: 3–200.41.

Description and use: to evaluate

whether a facility can become registered

to engage in take, export, re-import and

interstate commerce of non-native

species protected by the ESA for the

enhancement of the species through

captive-breeding.

Note: There is an annual reporting

requirement of this registration.

Service form number: 3–200.41a.

Estimated completion time: 3 hours

(3–200.41) 2 hours (3–200.41a).

Decription 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: 500 hours

(including 200 hours record keeping

requirements for the annual report).

23. Title: Import/Transport of Injuries

Wildlife.

Service form number: 3–200.42.

Description and use: To evaluation

whether a permit can be issued to

import and/or transport an injurious

wildlife species of zoological,

educational, medical or scientific

purposes as regulated by the Lacey Act.

Description of respondents:

Individuals or households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit istitutions;

state, local, or tribal government; federal

government.

Number of respondents: 100.

Estimated completion time: 3 hours.

Total annual burden: 300 hours.

24. Title: Take/Import/Transport of

Marine Mammals.

Service form number: 3–200.42.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a permit can be issued to take,

import and/or transport a marine

mammal species protected by the

MMPA and under the jurisdiction of the

Service.

Note: This permit requires the permittee to

file an annual report. There is not a specific

form that is required, but the information that

must be submitted is outlined on the permit

itself. The estimated completion time is 1

hour.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state local, or tribal

government; federal government.

Number of respondents: 30.

Estimated completion time: 2 hours.

Total annual burden: 90 hours

(including 30 hours record keeping

requirements).

25. Title: Registration of an Agent or

Tannery.

Service form number: 3–200.44 and

3–200.44a.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a person or business can be

come registered as an agency or tannery

under the MMPA to act as an agent to

possess and process marine mammal

products for Indians, Aleuts, or

Eskimos.

Note: There is an annual reporting

requirement for this permit (3–200.44a) that

requires an average of 1 hour to complete.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households; business or

other for-profit

Number of respondents: 10.

Estimated completion time: .5 hours

(30 minutes).

Total annual burden: 150 hours

(including 100 hours for annual report).

26. Title: Import of Sport-hunted

Trophies of Polar Bear.

Service form number(s): 3–200.45.

Description and use: To evaluate

whether a person can be issued a permit

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

trophy taken in Canada for personal use.

Number of respondents: 100,.

Estimated completion time: .5 hours

(30 minutes).

Total annual burden: 50 hours.

27. Title: Import Pet Birds.

Service form number: 3–200.46.
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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