[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 60 (Thursday, March 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15714-15716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06259]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FHC-2017-N033; FXFR131109WFHS0-167-FF09F10000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget for Approval; Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification
for Live Fish and Fish Eggs
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 the Office of Management and Budget (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 March 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. 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 May 1, 2017.
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 (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC,
5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail), or
madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0078'' in the
subject line of your comments. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna Baucum, at
madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email) or (703) 358-2503 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Abstract
The Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42) (Act) prohibits the importation of any
animal deemed to be and prescribed by regulation to be injurious to:
Human beings;
The interests of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry;
or
Wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States.
The Department of the Interior is charged with implementation and
enforcement of this Act. The 50 CFR 16.13 regulations allow for the
importation of dead uneviscerated salmonids (family Salmonidae), live
salmonids, live fertilized eggs, or gametes of salmonid fish into the
United States. To effectively carry out our responsibilities and
protect the aquatic resources of the United States, it is necessary to
collect information regarding the source, destination, and health
status of salmonid fish and their reproductive parts. In order to
evaluate import requests that contain this data, it is imperative that
the information collected is accurate. Those individuals who provide
the fish health data and sign the health certificate must demonstrate
professional qualifications, and be approved as Title 50 Certifiers by
the Fish and Wildlife Service through an application process.
We use three forms to collect this Title 50 Certifier application
information:
(1) FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form). New
applicants and those seeking recertification as a title 50 certifying
official provide information so that we can assess their
qualifications.
(2) FWS Form 3-2274 (U.S. Title 50 Certification Form). Certifying
officials use this form to affirm the health status of the fish or fish
reproductive products to be imported.
(3) FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form). We use the
information on this form to ensure the safety of the shipment and to
track and control importations.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0078.
Title: Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish
and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13).
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2273, 3-2274, and 3-2275.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Aquatic animal health professionals
seeking to be certified title 50 inspectors; certified title 50
inspectors who have performed health certifications on live salmonids;
and any entity wishing to import live salmonids or salmonid
reproductive products into the United States.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Annual number Total annual
Requirement of Total annual Completion time per burden hours
respondents responses response *
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FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form)
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Private Sector........................ 9 9 1 hour.................. 9
Government............................ 7 7 1 hour.................. 7
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FWS Form 3-2274 (U.S. Title 50 Health Certification Form)
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Private Sector........................ 10 20 30 minutes.............. 10
Government............................ 15 30 30 minutes.............. 15
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FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form)
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Private Sector........................ 10 20 15 minutes.............. 5
Government............................ 15 30 15 minutes.............. 8
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Totals:........................... 66 116 ........................ 54
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* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
III. Comments
On December 19, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR
91944) 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 February 17, 2017. We received one formal comment in
response to that notice. That comment was critical of the 50 CFR 16.13
regulations generally, suggesting that no salmonid fishes be imported
into the United States and that we utilize only domestic salmonids for
propagation and aquaculture purposes. Although we allow importation of
salmonids and their reproductive parts, we regulate their importation
because they may carry harmful pathogens. The Service, however, agrees
that the further development of a domestic salmonid fish trade could
lessen the demand for imported fishes.
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.
Authority
The authorities for this action are the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42;
Act), and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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Dated: March 24, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-06259 Filed 3-29-17; 8:45 am]
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