[Federal Register: September 29, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 188)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-LE-2010-N213] [99011-1224-0000-9B]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; 1018-0092; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit
Applications and Reports--Law Enforcement
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on
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November 30, 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. However, under OMB regulations, we
may continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it
is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must send comments on or before October 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments 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 ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0092.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Law Enforcement, 50 CFR 13 and 14.
Service Form Number(s): 3-200-2 and 3-200-3.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, businesses, scientific institutions,
and State, local, or tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or
periodically for reports; ongoing for recordkeeping.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden: $1,189,200 for fees associated
with permit applications.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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3-200-2 - application and 1,350 1,350 1.25 hours......... 1,687
recordkeeping.
3-200-2 - report................ 5 5 1 hour............. 5
3-200-3 - application and 10,555 10,555 1.25 hours......... 13,194
recordkeeping.
3-200-3 - report................ 5 5 1 hour............. 5
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Totals...................... 11,915 11,915 ................... 14,891
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Abstract: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
makes it unlawful to import or export fish, wildlife, or plants without
obtaining prior permission as deemed necessary for enforcing the ESA or
upholding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) (see 16 U.S.C. 1538(e)).
This information collection includes the following permit/license
application forms:
(1) FWS Form 3-200-2 (Designated Port Exception Permit). Under 50
CFR 14.11, it is unlawful to import or export wildlife or wildlife
products at ports other than those designated in 50 CFR 14.12 unless
you qualify for an exception. These exceptions allow qualified
individuals, businesses, or scientific organizations to import or
export wildlife or wildlife products at a nondesignated port:
(a) When the wildlife or wildlife products will be used as
scientific specimens.
(b) To minimize deterioration or loss.
(c) To relieve economic hardship.
To request an import or export of wildlife or wildlife products at
nondesignated ports, applicants must complete FWS Form 3-200-2.
Designated port exception permits are valid for 2 years. We may require
a permittee to file a report on activities conducted under authority of
the permit.
(2) FWS Form 3-200-3 (Import/Export License). It is unlawful to
import or export wildlife or wildlife products for commercial purposes
without first obtaining an import/export license (50 CFR 14.91).
Applicants must complete FWS Form 3-200-3 to request this license. We
use the information that we collect on the application as an
enforcement tool and management aid to: (a) monitor the international
wildlife market and (b) detect trends and changes in the commercial
trade of wildlife and wildlife products. Import/export licenses are
valid for 1 year. We may require a licensee to file a report on
activities conducted under authority of the import/export license.
Permittees and licensees must maintain records that accurately
describe each importation or exportation of wildlife or wildlife
products made under the license, and any additional sale or transfer of
the wildlife or wildlife products. In addition, licensees must make
these records and the corresponding inventory of wildlife or wildlife
products available for our inspection at reasonable times, subject to
applicable limitations of law. We believe the burden associated with
these recordkeeping requirements is minimal because the records already
exist. Importers and exporters must complete FWS Form 3-177
(Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife) for
all imports or exports of wildlife or wildlife products. This form
provides an accurate description of the imports and exports. OMB has
approved the information collection for FWS Form 3-177 and assigned OMB
Control Number 1018-0012. Normal business practices should produce
records (e.g., invoices or bills of sale) needed to document additional
sales or transfers of the wildlife or wildlife products.
Comments: On February 25, 2010, we published in the Federal
Register (75 FR 8732) a notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In that notice, we solicited
comments for 60 days, ending on April 26, 2010. We received two
comments. One comment supported the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements and stated that they were essential to meet the
requirements of the ESA. The other comment stated that the permitting
system is flawed, but did not address information requirements or the
cost and hour burden estimates. We did not make any changes to this
collection as a result of these comments.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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. Before including your
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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 OMB in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review,
we cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: September 23, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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