[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 231 (Friday, November 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60721-60722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30463]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Emergency Approval and Request for Public
Comment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Service has submitted the proposal for the collection of
information listed below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for emergency approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Copies of the information collection requirement and
related forms and explanatory material may be obtained by contacting
the Service's Information Collection Clearance Officer at the phone
number listed below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 6, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Interior Department Desk Officer,
Washington, D.C. 20503; and a copy of the comments should be sent to
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1849 C Street, NW., (MS 224-ARLSQ), Washington, D.C. 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, 703/
358-1943; 703/358-2269 (fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Title: Wild Exotic Bird Import Application.
OMB Approval Number: 1018-0084.
Service Form Number: 3-200.
Description: The Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992, (WBCA)
authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to issue permits for
the importation of individual birds from otherwise prohibited species
for the following purposes (after a finding that such imports are not
detrimental to the species' survival): scientific research, personally
owned pets of individuals returning to the United States after being
out of the country for at least one year; zoological breeding or
display programs; and cooperative breeding program designed to promote
the conservation of the species in the wild that are developed and
administered by organizations meeting certain standards. The
information required on the application is used by the Service to
determine if an applicant should be granted a permit to import a bird
species under the provisions of the WBCA. This requirement is being
amended to add applications from foreign governments and foreign
breeding facilities in accordance with recently enacted regulations to
implement the WBCA. This amendment does not affect existing information
collection requirements for scientific research, personal pets,
zoological breeding or display, or cooperative breeding in any way.
The WBCA affords additional protection to birds that are protected
by the Convention on International Trade
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in Endangered Species (CITES). The WBCA prohibits the importation of
any exotic bird that is listed in the Appendices of CITES unless the
importation qualifies for one of the exemptions in the WBCA, for which
a permit must be obtained in advance or, the exotic bird species to be
imported is contained on an approved list in accordance with the WBCA,
for which no permit is required.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses
or other for profit; non-profit institutions; small businesses or
organizations; and foreign governments.
Completion Time: The reporting burden for all permits, except those
for personally owned pets, will average four hours per response.
Permits for personally owned pets will average one hour per
application. Applications from foreign governments and breeding
facilities will require an average of ten hours to complete. The
average completion time for all applicants is 2.0 hours per response.
Annual Responses: Service experience indicates that approximately
600 applicants apply each year for permits including personally owned
pets; 10 or less foreign governments; and, 20 foreign breeding
facilities will apply. The total annual responses will be 630.
Annual Burden Hours: 1,300.
Dated: October 16, 1996.
Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,
Assistant Director--International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-30463 Filed 11-27-96; 8:45 am]
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