[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60454-60455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24397]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-LE-2012-N229; FF09L00200-FX-LE12240900000G2]
Proposed Information Collection; Declaration for Importation or
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. 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. This IC is scheduled to expire
on March 31, 2013. 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: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by December 3, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 2042-
PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or
INFOCOL@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0012'' in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at (email) or 703-358-2482
(telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it
unlawful to import or export fish, wildlife, or plants without filing a
declaration or report deemed necessary for enforcing the Act or
upholding the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
(CITES) (see 16 U.S.C. 1538(e)). With a few exceptions, businesses,
individuals, or government agencies importing into or exporting from
the United States any fish, wildlife, or
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wildlife product must complete and submit to the Service an FWS Form 3-
177 (Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife).
This form as well as FWS Form 3-177a (Continuation Sheet) and
instructions for completion are available for electronic submission at
https://edecs.fws.gov. These forms are also available in fillable
format at http://www.fws.gov/forms/.
The information that we collect is unique to each wildlife shipment
and enables us to:
Accurately inspect the contents of the shipment;
Enforce any regulations that pertain to the fish,
wildlife, or wildlife products contained in the shipment; and
Maintain records of the importation and exportation of
these commodities.
Businesses or individuals must file FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177a with
us at the time and port where they request clearance of the import or
export of wildlife or wildlife products. Our regulations allow for
certain species of wildlife to be imported or exported between the
United States and Canada or Mexico at U.S. Customs and Border
Protection ports, even though our wildlife inspectors may not be
present. In these instances, importers and exporters may file the forms
with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. We collect the following
information:
(1) Name of the importer or exporter and broker.
(2) Scientific and common name of the fish or wildlife.
(3) Permit numbers (if permits are required).
(4) Description, quantity, and value of the fish or wildlife.
(5) Natural country of origin of the fish or wildlife.
In addition, certain information, such as the airway bill or bill
of lading number, the location of the fish or wildlife for inspection,
and the number of cartons containing fish or wildlife, assists our
wildlife inspectors if a physical examination of the shipment is
necessary
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0012.
Title: Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or
Wildlife, 50 CFR 14.61-14.64.
Service Form Numbers: 3-177 and 3-177a.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Businesses or individuals that import
or export fish, wildlife, or wildlife products; scientific institutions
that import or export fish or wildlife scientific specimens; and
government agencies that import or export fish or wildlife specimens
for various purposes.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Completion
Number of Number of time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
(minutes)
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3-177 hard copy submission...................... 4,200 28,332 15 7,083
3-177 electronic submission..................... 16,500 154,971 10 25,829
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Totals...................................... 20,700 183,303 .............. 32,912
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III. Comments
We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
email 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: September 26, 2012.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-24397 Filed 10-2-12; 8:45 am]
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