2010-5030. Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0094; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and ReportsNative Endangered and Threatened Species  

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    AGENCY:

    Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

    ACTION:

    Notice; request for comments.

    SUMMARY:

    We (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 November 30, 2010. 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 May 10, 2010.

    ADDRESSES:

    Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail).

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-Start Printed Page 11193mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    I. Abstract

    Our Endangered Species Program uses information that we collect on permit applications to determine the eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with the criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws, including:

    Service regulations implementing these statutes and treaties are in Chapter I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the 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. This IC includes the following permit application forms and the reporting requirements for each permit:

    (1) FWS Form 3-200-54 - Enhancement of Survival Permits Associated with Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances.

    (2) FWS Form 3-200-55 - Permits for Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation or Survival (i.e, Recovery) and Interstate Commerce.

    (3) FWS Form 3-200-56 - Incidental Take Permits Associated with a Habitat Conservation Plan.

    II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0094.

    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports—Native Endangered and Threatened Species.

    Service Form Number(s): 3-200-54, 3-200-55, and 3-200-56.

    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Affected Public: Individuals/households, businesses, State and local agencies, private organizations, and scientific and research institutions.

    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.

    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for application forms and notifications; annually for reports.

    Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden: $64,450 for fees associated with permit applications.

    ActivityNumber of annual respondentsNumber of annual responsesCompletion time per responseAnnual burden hours
    3-200-54 - permit application11113 hours33
    3-200-54 - annual report64648 hours512
    3-200-54 - notification of incidental take111 hour1
    3-200-54 - notification of change in landowner111 hour1
    2-200-55 - permit application5795794 hours2,316
    3-200-55 - annual report1,0341,0348 hours8,272
    3-200-55 - notification of escape of living wildlife111 hour1
    3-200-56 - permit application60603 hours180
    3-200-56 - annual report74874810 hours7,480
    Totals2,4992,49918,796

    III. Request for Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC 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, e-mail 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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    Dated: February 26, 2010.

    Hope Grey,

    Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.

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    FR Doc. 2010-5030 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am

    BILLING CODE 4310-55-S

Document Information

Published:
03/10/2010
Department:
Fish and Wildlife Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice; request for comments.
Document Number:
2010-5030
Dates:
To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by May 10, 2010.
Pages:
11192-11193 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2010-5030.pdf