[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11596-11598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03586]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2017-N022; FXIA16710900000-167-FF09A30000]
Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit
Applications and Reports--Management Authority
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 May 31, 2017. 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 April 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or
madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0093'' in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna Baucum, at
madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email) or (703) 358-2503 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection covers permit applications and reports
that our Division of Management Authority uses to determine the
eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with the
criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws and
international treaties. Service regulations implementing these statutes
and treaties are in chapter I, subchapter B of title 50, Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). These regulations stipulate general and
specific requirements that, when met, allow us to issue permits to
authorize activities that are otherwise prohibited.
Information collection requirements associated with the Federal
fish and wildlife permit applications and reports are currently
approved under three different OMB control numbers: 1018-0093,
``Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Management
Authority; 50 CFR 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23''; 1018-0150,
``Renewal of CITES Registration of Commercial Breeding Operations for
Appendix I Wildlife and Other CITES Requirements, 50 CFR 17 and 23'';
and 1018-0164, ``Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies, 50
CFR 17.'' In this revision of 1018-0093, we will include all of the
information collection requirements associated with all three OMB
Control Numbers. If OMB approves this revision, we will discontinue OMB
Control Numbers 1018-0150 and 1018-0164.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0093.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Management Authority; 50 CFR 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23.
Form Numbers: FWS Forms 3-200-19 through 3-200-37, 3-200-39 through
3-200-44, 3-200-46 through 3-200-53, 3-200-58, 3-200-61, 3-200-64
through 3-200-66, 3-200-69 to 3-200-70, 3-200-73 through 3-200-76, 3-
200-80, and 3-200-85 through 3-200-88.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Individuals; biomedical companies;
circuses; zoological parks; botanical gardens; nurseries; museums;
universities; antique dealers; exotic pet industry; hunters;
taxidermists; commercial importers/exporters of wildlife and plants;
freight forwarders/brokers; and State, tribal, local, and Federal
governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Completion
Annual Annual time per Annual burden
Regulation/activity respondents responses response hours *
(hours)
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ICs from 1018-0093, ``Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Management Authority, 50 CFR
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23''
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Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies--Application 66 69 1 69
(Form 3-200-20)................................
Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Argali-- 118 149 0.75 112
Application (Form 3-200-21)....................
Import of Sport-Hunted Bontebok Trophies from 76 77 0.33333 26
South Africa--Application (Form 3-200-22)......
Export of Pre-Convention, Pre-Act, or Antique 113 181 0.75 136
Specimens (CITES, MMPA, and/or ESA)--
Application (Form 3-200-23)....................
Commercial Export of Live Captive-Born Animals 109 326 0.75 245
(CITES)--Application (Form 3-200-24)...........
Export of Raptors (MBTA and/or CITES)-- 34 115 1 115
Application (Form 3-200-25)....................
Export of Skins of 7 Native Species: Bobcat, 45 206 0.33333 69
lynx, river otter, Alaskan brown bear, Alaskan
black bear, Alaskan gray wolf, and American
alligator (CITES) (Form 3-200-26)..............
Export of Wildlife Removed from the Wild (Live/ 52 91 0.75 68
Samples/Parts/Products (CITES))--Application
(Form 3-200-27)................................
Export of Trophies by Hunters or Taxidermists 123 222 0.5 111
(CITES)--Application (Form 3-200-28)...........
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Export/Re-export of Wildlife Samples and/or 114 387 2.5 968
Biomedical Samples (CITES)--Application (Form 3-
200-29)........................................
Export/Re-export/Re-import of Circuses and 24 36 1 36
Traveling Animal Exhibitions (and Reissuance)
(CITES/ESA)--Application (Form 3-200-30).......
Annual Report for Exhibition Permittees (Form 3- 36 36 0.5 18
200-30A).......................................
Introduction from the Sea (CITES) (Form 3-200- 3 3 2 6
31)............................................
Export/Re-export of Plants (CITES)--Application 92 156 1 156
(Form 3-200-32)................................
Export of Artificially Propagated Plants-- 26 38 2 76
Application (Form 3-200-33)....................
Export of American Ginseng--Application (Form 3- 49 81 0.33333 27
200-34)........................................
Import of Wild Collected Appendix 1 Plants 1 1 1 1
(CITES)--Application (Form 3-200-35)...........
Export/Import/Interstate and Foreign Commerce of 3 3 1 3
Plants (CITES and/or ESA)--Application (Form 3-
200-36)........................................
Export/Import/Interstate and Foreign Commerce/ 146 191 2 382
Take of Animals (Live/Samples/Parts/Products
(CITES and/or ESA)--Application (Form 3-200-37)
Certificate of Scientific Exchange/COSE (CITES)-- 28 28 1 28
Application (Form 3-200-39)....................
Certificate of Scientific Exchange (COSE) 43 43 0.5 22
Special Reporting Conditions--Report (Form 3-
200-39A).......................................
Export and Re-export of Museum Specimens-- 5 5 1 5
Application (Form 3-200-40)....................
ESA Museum Permit Report (Form 3-200-40A)....... 31 31 0.5 16
Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration/CBW-- 61 62 2 124
Application (Form 3-200-41)....................
Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration Annual Report 541 541 0.5 221
(Form 3-200-41A)...............................
Import/Acquisition/Transport of Injurious 61 78 1 78
Wildlife--Application (Form 3-200-42)..........
Take/Import/Transport/Export of Marine Mammals 14 16 2.33 37
or Renewal/Amendment of Existing Permit
Application (Form 3-200-43)....................
Registration of an Agency/Tannery (MMPA)-- 4 4 0.33333 1
Application (Form 3-200-44)....................
Registered Agent/Tannery Inventory Report (Form 9 9 1 9
3-200-44A).....................................
Import/Export/Re-export of Personal Pets (CITES 248 259 0.5 130
or Wild Bird Conservation Act)--Application
(Form 3-200-46)................................
Import of Birds for Scientific Research or 12 14 2 28
Zoological Breeding and Display (WBCA)--
Application (Form 3-200-47)....................
Import of Birds Under an Approved Cooperative 5 9 1 9
Breeding Program (WBCA)--Application (Form 3-
200-48)........................................
Approval, Amendment or Renewal of a Cooperative 5 6 3 18
Breeding Program (WBCA) (Form 3-200-49)........
Approval of Sustainable Use Management Plan <1 <1 10 <10
(WBCA)--Application (Form 3-200-50)............
Approval of a Foreign Breeding Facility under <1 <1 8 <8
the WBCA--Application (Form 3-200-51)..........
Reissuance, Renewal, or Amendment of a Permit-- 326 423 0.25 106
Application (Form 3-200-52)....................
Export/Re-export of Live Captive--Held Marine 1 2 2 4
Mammals (CITES) Application (Form 3-200-53)....
Supplemental Application for a Retrospectively 42 42 1 42
Issued Document (CITES)--Application (Form 3-
200-58)........................................
American Ginseng Export Program--Report (Form 3- 19 24 43.5 1,044
200-61)........................................
Certificate of Ownership for Personally Owned 26 92 0.5 46
Wildlife ``Pet Passport'' (CITES)--Application
(Form 3-200-64)................................
Registration of Appendix I Commercial Breeding 1 1 40 40
Operations (CITES) Application (Form 3-200-65).
Replacement Document (CITES,MMPA, WBCA/Lacey 50 50 0.25 13
Act)--Application (Form 3-200-66)..............
Export/Import/Transport of Bald and Golden Eagle 2 2 0.5 1
for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes (CITES)
(Form 3-200-69)................................
Export/Re-import/Transport of Bald and Golden 7 7 0.5 4
Eagle for Indian Religious Purposes (CITES)
(Form 3-200-70)................................
Re-export of Wildlife (CITES) (Form 3-200-73)... 240 1,762 0.5 881
Single Use Export Permits Under a Master File or 197 600 0.1 60
an Annual Program File (Form 3-200-74).........
Registration of a Production Facility for Export 20 25 0.5 13
of Certain Native Species Application (Form 3-
200-75)........................................
Export of Caviar or Meat of Paddlefish or 13 24 3 72
Sturgeon Removed from the Wild (CITES) (Form 3-
200-76)........................................
Export of Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar, or Meat 3 3 3 9
from Aquacultured Paddlefish or Sturgeon
(CITES) (Form 3-200-80)........................
Application to Establish a Master File for the 20 38 1 20
Export of Live Captive-Bred Animals (CITES)
(Form 3-200-85)................................
Photography of Marine Mammals Application (Form 4 5 1.5 8
3-200-86)......................................
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Transfer/Transport of Live Captive-Held Marine 25 25 1 25
Mammals (Form 3-200-87)........................
Musical Instrument Application (Form 3-200-88).. 13 15 0.5 8
Request for Approval of a CITES Export Program 2 2 12 24
(American Ginseng, CITES furbearers, American
Alligator).....................................
Report for Furbearer CITES Export Programs...... 52 52 1 52
Report for American Alligator CITES Export 10 10 1 10
Program........................................
Participation in the Plant Rescue Center 3 3 1 3
Program--Application...........................
Plant Rescue Program--Report on Receipt and 195 250 0.5 125
Condition of Specimens.........................
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ICs from 1018-0150, ``Renewal of CITES Registration of Commercial Breeding Operations for Appendix I Wildlife,
50 CFR 23''
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Report Take--Grizzly Bears...................... 25 25 0.25 6
Report Take--Mountain Lions..................... 15 15 0.25 4
Marking/Labeling of Vicuna Products, Beluga 471 601 0.5 300
Sturgeon Caviar, and African Elephant Sport-
Hunted Trophies................................
Beluga Sturgeon Exemption....................... 1 1 16 16
Wildlife Hybrid Exemption....................... 75 150 0.5 75
Exception to Use of CITES Specimens after Import 250 250 0.5 125
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ICs from 1018-0164, ``Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies, 50 CFR 17''
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Import of Sport-hunted Trophies of Southern 513 548 0.33 182
African Leopard, African Elephant, and Namibian
Southern White Rhinoceros--Application (Form 3-
200-19)........................................
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Total:...................................... 4,920 8,522 .............. 6,686
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* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $840,600.
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: February 17, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-03586 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
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