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Number of annual
respondents

Activity

Completion time
per response

Annual burden
hours

Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9)) ...................................................

500

500

7 hours ............

3,500

Totals ................................................................................

535

535

.....................

4,678

III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) 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.
Dated: August 6, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-LE-2009-N168] [99011-1224-00009B]

Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0012;
Declaration for Importation or
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service, Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)

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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 January 31,
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 October 13, 2009.
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 [email protected] (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone
at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it unlawful
to import or export fish, wildlife, or
plants without filing a declaration or
report deemed necessary for enforcing
the Act or upholding the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered
Species (CITES) (see 16 U.S.C. 1538(e)).
With a few exceptions, businesses or
individuals importing into or exporting
from the United States any fish,
wildlife, or wildlife product must
complete and submit to the Service an
FWS Form 3-177 (Declaration for
Importation or Exportation of Fish or
Wildlife). This form as well as FWS
Form 3-177a (Continuation Sheet) and
instructions for completion are available
for electronic submission at https://
edecs.fws.gov. These forms are also
available in hard copy at http://
www.fws.gov/forms/.
The information that we collect is
unique to each wildlife shipment and
enables us to:
• Accurately inspect the contents of
the shipment;
• Enforce any regulations that pertain
to the fish, wildlife, or wildlife products
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• Maintain records of the importation
and exportation of these commodities.
Additionally, we use information
from FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177A to
compile an annual report that we
provide to the CITES Secretariat in
Geneva, Switzerland. This annual report
on the number and types of imports and
exports of fish, wildlife, and wildlife
products is one of our treaty obligations
under CITES. The report does not
contain any personally identifying
information.
We also use the information obtained
from FWS Form 3-177 as an
enforcement tool and management aid
to monitor the international wildlife
market and detect trends and changes in
the commercial trade of fish, wildlife,
and wildlife products. Our Division of
Scientific Authority and Division of
Management Authority use this
information to assess the need for
additional protection for native species.
The information we collect is part of
a system of records covered by the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)).
Businesses or individuals must file
FWS Forms 3-177 and 3-177a with us at
the time and port where they request
clearance of the import or export of
wildlife or wildlife products. Our
regulations allow for certain species of
wildlife to be imported or exported
between the United States and Canada
or Mexico at U.S. Customs and Border
Protection ports, even though our
wildlife inspectors may not be present.
In these instances, importers and
exporters may file the forms with U.S.
Customs and Border Protection. We
collect the following information:
(1) Name of the importer or exporter
and broker.
(2) Scientific and common name of
the fish or wildlife.
(3) Permit numbers (if permits are
required).
(4) Description, quantity, and value of
the fish or wildlife.
(5) Natural country of origin of the
fish or wildlife.
In addition, certain information, such
as the airway bill or bill of lading
number, the location of the fish or
wildlife for inspection, and the number
of cartons containing fish or wildlife,
assists our wildlife inspectors if a
physical examination of the shipment is
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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0012.
Title: Declaration for Importation or
Exportation of Fish or Wildlife.
Service Form Number(s): 3-177 and 3177a.

Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or
individuals that import or export fish,
wildlife, or wildlife products; scientific
institutions that import or export fish or
wildlife scientific specimens;
Number of annual
respondents

Activity
3-177 - Hard Copy Submission ...............................................
3-177 -Electronic Submission ..................................................
Totals ................................................................................

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.
Dated: August 6, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–R–2009–N0105; 70133–1265–
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Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuges, Galena, AK
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
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145,000
182,000

ACTION: Notice of availability of the
revised comprehensive conservation
plan and finding of no significant
impact for environmental assessment.
SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service, USFWS), announce the
availability of our revised
comprehensive conservation plan (CCP)
and finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) for the Koyukuk, Northern Unit
Innoko, and Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuges (Refuges). In this revised CCP,
we describe how we will manage the
Refuges for the next 15 years.
ADDRESSES: You may view or obtain
copies of the revised CCP and FONSI by
any of the following methods. You may
request a paper copy, a summary, or a
CD–ROM containing both.
Agency Web Site: Download a copy of
the documents at http://alaska.fws.gov/
nwr/planning/plans.htm.
E-mail: fw7_Koyukuk
[email protected]. Please
include ‘‘Revised CCP’’ in the subject
line of the message.
Mail: Mikel R. Haase, Natural
Resource Planner, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road,
MS–231, Anchorage, AK 99503–6199, or
Refuge Manager, Koyukuk/Nowitna
NWRs, P.O. Box 287, Galena, AK 99741.
In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call
(907) 786–3357 to make an appointment
during regular business hours at the
USFWS Regional Office, 1011 E. Tudor
Road, Anchorage AK 99053, or call
(907) 656–1231 to make an appointment
during business hours at the Koyukuk/
Nowitna Refuges’ office in Galena, AK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mikel Haase, (907) 786–3402 (phone);
(907) 786–3965 (fax); or fw7_
[email protected] (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
With this notice, we finalize the
revised CCP for Koyukuk, Northern Unit
Innoko, and Nowitna National Wildlife
Refuges. We started this process through
a notice of intent in the Federal Register
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government agencies that import or
export fish or wildlife specimens for
various purposes.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Number of annual
responses

4,200
16,500
20,700

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Completion time
per response
15 minutes .......
10 minutes .......
.....................

Annual burden
hours
9,250
24,167
33,417

made available our draft CCP and
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
requested comments in a notice of
availability in the Federal Register (73
FR 58259; October 6, 2008). The draft
CCP and EA evaluated two alternatives
for managing the Refuges for the next 15
years.
Established in 1980 by the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA: 16 U.S.C. 410hh et seq.,
43 U.S.C. 1602 et seq.), Koyukuk,
Northern Unit Innoko, and Nowitna
Refuges encompass approximately 6
million acres under Service jurisdiction.
The purposes for which the Refuges
were established include: (i) To
conserve fish and wildlife populations
and habitats in their natural diversity;
(ii) to fulfill international treaty
obligations of the United States with
respect to fish and wildlife and their
habitats; (iii) to provide the opportunity
for continued subsistence use by local
residents; and (iv) to ensure water
quality and necessary water quantity
within the Refuge. The Draft CCP and
EA for the Refuges was developed
consistent with Section 304(g) of
ANILCA and the Refuge Administration
Act as amended by the Refuge
Improvement Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd et
seq.).
CCPs were originally prepared for the
Refuges in 1987. The revised plan
includes management direction updated
by changes to policy since completion
of the 1987 plans. It also includes a
vision statement, goals, and objectives
for management of the Refuge.
Management of the Refuges would
generally continue to follow
management direction described in the
1987 CCPs and records of decisions as
modified by subsequent programspecific plans (e.g., fisheries, cultural
resources, and fire management plans).
As required by ANILCA, areas of the
Refuges were designated in the 1987
CCPs according to their respective
resources. Under the original CCPs and
the revised CCP, 91 percent of the
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