Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports-Migratory Birds and Eagles
Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Number 36 (Friday, February 24, 2017)
Notices
Pages 11599-11601
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2017-03585
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
FWS-HQ-MB-2017-N016; FF09M21200-167-FXMB1231099BPP0
Proposed Information Collection; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and Eagles
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. 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 May 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by April 25, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC 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-
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0022'' in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna Baucum, at madonna_baucum@fws.gov (email) or (703) 358-2503 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Abstract:
Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices use 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 and international treaties, including:
(1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(2) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(3) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
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.
All Service permit applications are in the 3-200 series of forms, each tailored to a specific activity based on the requirements for specific types of permits. 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.
Information collection requirements associated with the Federal fish and wildlife permit applications and reports for migratory birds and eagles are currently approved under two different OMB control numbers: 1018-0022, ``Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and Eagles; 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, 22,'' and 1018-
0167, ``Eagle Take Permits and Fees, 50 CFR 22.'' In this revision of 1018-0022, we are including all of the information collection requirements associated with both OMB Control Numbers. If OMB approves this revision, we will discontinue OMB Control Number 1018-0167.
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Data:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Migratory Birds and Eagles; 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, 22.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-200-6 through 3-200-9, 3-200-
10a through 3-200-10f, 3-200-12 through 3-200-16, 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-68, 3-200-71, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-79, 3-200-81, 3-200-82, 3-202-1 through 3-202-17, 3-186, and 3-186a.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; utilities, and Federal, State, tribal, and local governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or on occasion for reports.
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Completion
Number of Number of time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
(hours) \2\
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APPLICATIONS
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3-200-6, Import/Export.......................... 76 76 1 76
3-200-7, Scientific Collecting.................. 210 210 5 1,050
3-200-8, Taxidermy.............................. 690 690 2 1,380
3-200-9, Waterfowl Sale and Disposal............ 370 370 1.5 555
3-200-10a, Special Purpose Salvage.............. 300 300 1.5 450
3-200-10b, Rehabilitation....................... 175 175 12 2,100
3-200-10c, Education--Live...................... 250 250 4.5 1,125
3-200-10d, Education--Dead...................... 65 65 2.5 163
3-200-10e, Game Bird Propagation................ 15 15 1.5 23
3-200-10f, Miscellaneous........................ 50 50 2.5 125
3-200-12, Raptor Propagation.................... 55 55 4 220
3-200-13, Depredation........................... 2,700 2,700 \1\ 3.6 7,963
3-200-14, Eagle Exhibition...................... 120 120 5.5 660
3-200-15a, Eagle Indian Religious and First 2,000 2,000 1 2,000
Order..........................................
3-200-15b, Eagle Indian Religious Reorder....... 2,700 2,700 .5 1,350
3-200-16, Take of Depredating Eagles............ 6 6 3.5 22
3-200-18, Take of Golden Eagle Nests............ 4 4 6.5 26
3-200-67, Special State Canada Goose............ 1 1 7 7
3-200-68, Renewal of Permit..................... 5,050 5,050 1.5 7,575
3-200-71, Eagle Take (Disturb).................. 150 150 16 2,400
3-200-72, Eagle Nest Take....................... 50 50 16 800
3-200-71 and 3-200-72, Eagle/Nest Take Amendment 40 40 6 240
3-200-71 and 3-200-72, Eagle Take Programmatic.. 20 20 452 9,040
3-200-71 and 3-200-72, Eagle Take Programmatic 3 3 70 210
Amendment......................................
3-200-77, Native American Eagle Take............ 10 10 2.25 23
3-200-78, Native American Eagle Aviary.......... 5 5 5 25
3-200-79, Special Purpose Abatement............. 25 25 2.5 63
3-200-81, Special Purpose Utility............... 30 30 15 450
3-200-82, Eagle Transport....................... 10 10 1 10
Eagle Take Programmatic Transfer................ 3 3 40 120
3-200-72, Application--Eagle Nest Take 10 10 40 400
Programmatic...................................
3-200-72, Application--Eagle Nest Take 2 2 20 40
Programmatic Amendment.........................
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REPORTS
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3-202-1, Scientific Collecting.................. 580 580 1 580
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3-202-2, Waterfowl Sale and Disposal............ 1,000 1,000 .5 500
3-202-3, Special Purpose Salvage................ 1,850 1,850 1 1,850
3-202-4, Rehabilitation......................... 1,650 1,650 3 4,950
3-202-5, Possession for Education............... 1,160 1,160 1.5 1,740
3-202-6, Special Purpose Game Bird.............. 95 95 .5 48
3-202-7, Special Purpose Miscellaneous.......... 125 125 .5 63
3-202-8, Raptor Propagation..................... 425 425 1 425
3-202-9, Depredation............................ 3,000 3,000 1 3,000
3-202-10, Special State Canada Goose............ 18 18 1 18
3-202-11, Eagle Depredation..................... 125 125 1 125
3-202-12, Acquisition and Transfer Request...... 2,600 2,600 1.5 3,900
3-202-13, Eagle Exhibition...................... 700 700 1 700
3-202-14, Native American Eagle Aviary.......... 10 10 .5 5
3-202-15, Eagle Take Monitoring & Reporting..... 990 990 30 29,700
3-202-15, Eagle Take Monitoring, Reporting, and 20 20 342 6,840
Recordkeeping Programmatic.....................
3-202-16, Eagle Nest Take & Monitoring.......... 40 40 16 640
3-202-17, Avian Injury/Mortality Report......... 500 500 6 3,000
3-186, Notice of Transfer & Sale of Migratory 12,900 12,900 .25 3,225
Waterfowl......................................
3-186a, Migratory Bird Acquisition & Disposition 18,640 18,640 .25 4,660
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Total....................................... 61,623 61,623 .............. 106,656
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\1\ Completion time varies from 1.75 hours for individuals to 3.5 hours for businesses and governments.
\2\ Rounded.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: $1,520,525 for permit application fees.
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Comments
We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. 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.
Dated: February 17, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. 2017-03585 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am
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