2010-21724. Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0093; Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications, Management Authority
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AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
Start Printed Page 53329SUMMARY:
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 November 1, 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).
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
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I. Abstract
This IC covers permit applications 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, including:
(1) Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(2) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(3) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(4) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
(5) Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (27 U.S.T. 1087).
(6) Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407).
(7) Wild Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901-4916).
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.
This revised IC includes FWS Forms 3-200-74 (Single-Use Export Permits Under a Master File or Annual Program File) and 3-200-75 (Registration of a Production Facility for Export of Certain Native Species). These forms are currently approved under OMB Control Number 1018-0137. After OMB takes action on this information collection request, we will discontinue 1018-0137.
In addition, we are proposing 10 new forms. We believe these forms will reduce burden on applicants, improve customer service, and allow us to process applications and issue CITES documents quickly.
(1) FWS Form 3-200-21a (Report on the Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Argali). Applicants currently submit this report in a nonform format.
(2) FWS Form 3-200-80 (Export of Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar, or Meat from Aquacultured Paddlefish or Sturgeon CITES). Applicants currently use FWS Forms 3-200-24 or 3-200-76 for this activity.
(3) FWS Form 3-200-83 (Approval of a CITES Export Program (American ginseng, CITES furbearers, American Alligator)). Applicants currently submit this information in a nonform format.
(4) FWS Form 3-200-83a (Report for Furbearer CITES Export Programs). Applicants currently submit this report in a nonform format.
(5) FWS Form 3-200-83b (Report for American Alligator CITES Export Programs). Applicants currently submit this report in a nonform format.
(6) FWS Form 3-200-84 (Participation in the Plant Rescue Center Program). Applicants currently submit the necessary information in a nonform format.
(7) FWS Form 3-200-84a (Plant Rescue Program - Report on Receipt and Condition of Specimens). Applicants currently submit this report in a nonform format.
(8) FWS Form 3-200-85 (Establishment of a Master File for the Export of Live Captive-Bred Animals (CITES)). Applicants currently use FWS Form 3-200-24 for this activity.
(9) FWS Form 3-200-86 (Photography of Marine Mammals for Educational or Commercial Purposes (MMPA)). Applicants currently use FWS Form 3-200-43 for this activity.
(10) FWS Form 3-200-87 (Transfer of Live Captive-held Marine Mammals (MMPA)). Applicants currently submit letters for notification or authorization.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0093.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife License/Permit Applications, Management Authority, 50 CFR 13, 15, 17, 18, 21, and 23.
Service Form Number(s): 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, 3-200-83 through 3-200-87.
Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: 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.
Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden: $942,000, primarily associated with application fees.
The following table lists the various applications and reports with burden estimates. We have rounded the annual burden hours for each form to the nearest hour. Those applications with an asterisk (*) have a reporting requirement for the associated permit. Each permit specifies the required report information.
Application Forms/Reports Number of annual respondents Number of annual responses Completion time per response Annual burden hours 3-200-19/Import of Sport-hunted Trophies of Southern African Leopard, African Elephant, and Namibian Southern White Rhinoceros 1,031 1,083 20 minutes 361 3-200-20/Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies (Appendix I of CITES and/or ESA) 15 21 1 hour 21 3-200-21/Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Argali 134 201 45 minutes 151 3-200-21a/Report on the Import of Sport-Hunted Trophies of Argali 100 135 15 minutes 34 Start Printed Page 53330 3-200-22/Import of Sport-Hunted Bontebok Trophies* 70 95 20 minutes 32 3-200-23/Export of Pre-Convention, Pre-Act, or Antique Specimens (CITES and/or ESA) 127 241 45 minutes 181 3-200-24/Export of Live Captive-Born Animals (CITES) 170 485 45 minutes 364 3-200-25/Export of Raptors 46 64 1 hour 64 3-200-26/Export of skins/products of 7 native species: bobcat, lynx, river otter, American alligator, Alaskan brown bear, black bear, and gray wolf 618 865 20 minutes 288 3-200-27/Export of Wildlife Removed from the Wild (CITES) 68 113 45 minutes 85 3-200-28/Export/Reexport of Trophies by Hunters or Taxidermists (CITES) 57 95 30 minutes 48 3-200-29/Import/Export/Reexport of Wildlife Samples and/or Biomedical Samples (CITES)* 108 270 1 hour, 10 minutes 316 3-200-30/Export/Reexport/Reimport of Circuses and Traveling Animal Exhibitions* 73 81 1 hour 81 3-200-30a/Export/Reexport of Circuses and Traveling Animal Exhibitions Report 64 69 30 minutes 35 3-200-31/Introduction from the Sea (CITES) 3 3 2 hours 6 3-200-32/Export/Reexport of Plants (CITES) 105 614 1 hour 614 3-200-33/Export of Artificially Propagated Plants (Multiple Commercial Shipments) 20 303 2 hours 606 3-200-34/Export of American Ginseng (Commercial only)* 41 107 20 minutes 36 3-200-35/Import of Appendix-I Plants (CITES) 3 3 1 hour 3 3-200-36/Export/Import/InterState and Foreign Commerce of Plants* 3 3 1 hour 3 3-200-37/ Export/Import/Interstate and Foreign Commerce/Take of Animals* 110 165 2 hours 330 3-200-39/Certificate of Scientific Exchange (COSE)* 3 7 1 hour 7 3-200-39a/ Certificate of Scientific Exchange (COSE) - Special Reporting Conditions Report 4 7 30 minutes 4 3-200-40/Export and Reimport of Museum Specimens* 2 2 1 hour 2 3-200-40a/ESA Museum Permit Report 2 2 1 hour 2 3-200-41/Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration* 87 87 2 hours 174 3-200-41a/Captive-Bred Wildlife Registration Annual Report 83 83 30 minutes 42 3-200-42/Import/Acquisition/Transport of Injurious Wildlife 21 21 1 hour 21 3-200-43/ Take/Import/Transport/Export of Marine Mammals or Amendment of Existing Permit* 16 19 2 hours, 20 minutes 44 3-200-44/Registration of An Agent/Tannery* 1 1 1 hour 1 3-200-44a/Registered Agent/Tannery Inventory Report 1 1 1 hour 1 3-200-46/Import/Export/Reexport of Personal Pets (WBCA and or CITES) 335 369 30 minutes 185 3-200-47/Import of Birds for Scientific Research or Zoological Breeding and Display (WBCA) 7 16 2 hours 32 3-200-48/Import of Birds Under an Approved Cooperative Breeding Program (WBCA)* 3 4 1 hours 4 3-200-49/Approval, Amendment or Renewal of a Cooperative Breeding Program (WBCA) 3 4 3 hours 12 3-200-50/Approval of Sustainable Use Management Plan Under the Wild Bird Conservation Act 2 2 10 hours 20 3-200-51/Approval of a Foreign Breeding Facility Under the Wild Bird Conservation Act 2 2 8 hours 16 3-200-52/Reissuance or Renewal of a Permit 145 198 15 minutes 50 3-200-53/Export/Reexport of Live Captive-Held Marine Mammals (CITES) 4 4 2 hours 8 3-200-58/Supplemental Application for a Retrospective Document (CITES) 50 50 1 hour 50 3-200-61/CITES Export Programs* 25 25 43 hours, 30 minutes 1,088 3-200-64/Certificate of Ownership for Personally Owned Wildlife “Pet passport” (CITES) 115 137 30 minutes 69 3-200-65/Registration of Appendix-I Commercial Breeding Operations (CITES) 2 2 40 hours 80 3-200-66/Replacement Document (CITES) 50 50 30 minutes 26 3-200-69/CITES Import/Export- Eagle Transport for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes 3 3 30 minutes 3 3-200-70/CITES Import/Export- Eagle Transport for Indian Religious Purposes 16 16 30 minutes 8 3-200-73/Reexport of Wildlife (CITES) 3,975 5,565 30 minutes 2,784 3-200-74/Single-Use Export Permits Under a Master File or Annual Program File 350 1,000 6 minutes 100 3-200-75/ Registration of a Production Facility for Export of Certain Native Species 25 25 30 minutes 13 Start Printed Page 53331 3-200-76/Export of Caviar or Meat of Paddlefish or Sturgeon Removed from the Wild (CITES)* 12 120 3 hours 360 3-200-80/Export of Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar, or Meat from Aquacultured Paddlefish or Sturgeon CITES) 5 15 3 hours 45 3-200-83/Approval of a CITES Export Program (American ginseng, CITES furbearers, American Alligator) 2 2 12 hours 24 3-200-83a/Report for Furbearer CITES Export Programs 52 52 1 hour 52 3-200-83b/Report for American Alligator CITES Export Program 10 10 1 hour 10 3-200-84/Participation in the Plant Rescue Center Program - Application 3 3 1 hour 3 3-200-84a/Plant Rescue Program - Report on Receipt and Condition of Specimens 70 140 30 minutes 70 3-200-85/Master File for the Export of Live Captive-bred Animals (CITES)* 45 90 1 hour 90 3-200-86/Photography of Marine Mammals for Educational or Commercial Purposes (MMPA) 10 15 1.5 hours 23 3-200-87/Transfer of Live Captive-held Marine Mammals (MMPA) 2 25 1 hour 25 Totals 8,509 13,190 9,207 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.
Start SignatureDated: August 25, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. 2010-21724 Filed 8-30-10; 8:45 am
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Document Information
- Published:
- 08/31/2010
- Department:
- Fish and Wildlife Service
- Entry Type:
- Notice
- Action:
- Notice; request for comments.
- Document Number:
- 2010-21724
- Dates:
- To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by November 1, 2010.
- Pages:
- 53328-53331 (4 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- FWS-R9-IA-2010-N188, 96300-1671-0000-P5
- PDF File:
- 2010-21724.pdf