[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 216 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60106-60107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24300]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2019-N124; FF09M21200-190-FXMB1231099BPP0; OMB Control
Number 1018-0167]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Eagle Take Permits and
Fees
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we), are proposing to
reinstate a previously approved information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request by
mail to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: JAO/1N PRB/PERMA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018-0167 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the Service; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Service enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might the Service minimize the burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use of information technology.
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 ICR. 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.
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Abstract: Information collection requirements associated with the
Federal fish and wildlife permit applications and reports for both
migratory birds and eagles are currently approved under a single OMB
control number, 1018-0022, ``Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit
Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and Eagles; 50 CFR 10, 13,
21, 22.'' With this submission to OMB, we are proposing to reinstate
OMB Control Number 1018-0167, ``Eagle Take Permits and Fees, 50 CFR
22,'' in order transfer the eagle requirements back in to a separate
information collection. This transfer will facilitate easier management
of the information collection requirements associated with eagles. We
are not proposing any changes to the currently approved eagle
requirements. This request will simply transfer the information
collection requirements associated with eagles back in to their
original collection under OMB Control Number 1018-0167.
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act; 16 U.S.C. 668-
668d) prohibits take of bald eagles and golden eagles except pursuant
to Federal regulations. The Eagle Act regulations at title 50, part 22
of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) define the ``take'' of an
eagle to include the following broad range of actions: To ``pursue,
shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, destroy,
molest, or disturb.'' The Eagle Act allows the Secretary of the
Interior to authorize certain otherwise prohibited activities through
regulations.
All Service permit applications associated with eagles are in the
3-200 and 3-202 series of forms, each tailored to a specific activity
based on the requirements for specific types of permits. For this
reinstatement, we combined Forms 3-200-10c and 3-200-10d into one form
(3-200-10c) to reduce the number of application forms and help
streamline the application process. Since both forms dealt with
possession for education purposes, and asked virtually the same
questions of the applicant, there was no need to have separate forms.
We collect standard identifier information for all permits. The
information that we collect on applications and reports is the minimum
necessary for us to determine if the applicant meets/continues to meet
issuance requirements for the particular activity.
In addition to reinstating this information collection, the Service
will request OMB approval to automate certain eagle permit forms. The
Service's new ``ePermits'' initiative is an automated permit
application system that will allow the agency to move towards a
streamlined permitting process to reduce public burden. Public burden
reduction is a priority for the Service; the Assistant Secretary for
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and senior leadership at the Department of
the Interior. The intent of the ePermits initiative is to fully
automate the permitting process to improve the customer experience and
to reduce time burden on respondents. This new system will enhance the
user experience by allowing users to enter data from any device that
has internet access, including personal computers, tablets, and
smartphones. It will also link the permit applicant to the Pay.gov
system for payment of the associated permit application fee.
We anticipate including the following Service forms in the ePermits
initiative: FWS Forms 3-200-14, 3-200-15a, 3-200-15b, 3-200-16, 3-200-
18, 3-200-69, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-82, and 3-202-11
through 3-202-16.
Title of Collection: Eagle Take Permits and Fees, 50 CFR 22.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0167.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3-200-14, 3-200-15a, 3-200-15b, 3-200-16, 3-
200-18, 3-200-71, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-82, 3-202-11
through 3-202-16, and 3-2480.
Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved information
collection with revisions.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and businesses. We expect
the majority of applicants seeking long-term permits will be in the
energy production and electrical distribution business.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 11,273.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 11,520.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to
650 hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 258,996.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or
on occasion for reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,725,500 (primarily
associated with application processing fees).
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: November 4, 2019.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2019-24300 Filed 11-6-19; 8:45 am]
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