[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66761-66762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26516]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-LE-2013-N242; FF09L00200-FX-LE12200900000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; 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 (U.S. 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 information collection is scheduled to
expire on November 30, 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 6, 2013.
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_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments 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 hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0092'' in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
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: 3-200-2 and 3-200-3.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: 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.
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Number of Number of Completion time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours *
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3-200-2--application and recordkeeping 1,350 1,350 1.25 hours.............. 1,687
3-200-2--report....................... 5 5 1 hour.................. 5
3-200-3--application and recordkeeping 7,843 7,843 1.25 hours.............. 9,804
3-200-3-report........................ 5 5 1 hour.................. 5
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Totals............................ 9,203 9,203 ........................ 11,501
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* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $918,000 for application
fees.
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
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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 June 17, 2013, we published in the Federal Register
(78 FR 36236) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on August 16. We received no comments in response
to that notice.
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 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: October 31, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-26516 Filed 11-5-13; 8:45 am]
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