The Fish and Wildlife Service collects
information on application forms and in reports to determine the
eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with
the criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws. The
requirements associated with this information collection implement
the prohibitions and exceptions of the Endangered Species Act,
except those concerning the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES).
US Code:
16 USC 1531 et seq Name of Law: Endangered Species Act
US Code:
16 USC 703 et seq Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act
US Code:
16 USC 3371 et seq Name of Law: Lacey Act
US Code: 16
USC 668 Name of Law: Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
US Code: 16
USC 1374 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act
We are requesting 2,499
responses, totaling 18,796 annual burden hours for this collection.
We are reporting a program change of 3 requests totaling 3 burden
hours. Upon closer examination of our permit regulations at 50 CFR
17, we found three additional minor information collection
requirements that we did not include in our previously approved
information collection. The net decrease of 153 responses and 962
burden hours from our previous request is a result of using a
different method to estimate the number of respondents and
responses for this ICR. In previous renewal requests, we queried
our permit database for the numbers of permits issued annually to
estimate the number of respondents and responses, for this 2007
renewal request we used existing data to make our estimate. We used
the numbers of permits issued that were previously reported to us
by our Regional Offices under our FY 07 annual Government
Performance Results Act (GPRA) data call for this 2007 information
collection renewal request. We believe this represents a more
realistic estimate of burden. We estimate the nonhour burden costs
for this ICR to be $55,000, which is a $38,000 reduction from our
previous request. This reduction is primarily because our previous
request erroneously included application processing fees for exempt
entities.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 3-200-54 Native Endangered and Threatened Species - Enhancement of Survival Permits Associated with Safe Harbor Agreement & Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances - application (individuals)
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Native Endangered and Threatened Species - Enhancement of Survival Permits Associated with Safe Harbor Agreement & Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances - application (individuals)