60-Day Notice

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OMB
Control Number: 1018–0093.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife
Permit Applications and Reports—
Management Authority, 50 CFR 13, 15,
16, 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, and 3–
200–85 through 3–200–87.
Type of Request: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
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 Annual Number of
Respondents: 10,314.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 13,055.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 6 minutes to 85
hours depending on activity.
Estimated Annual Number of Burden
Hours: 9,525.
Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden:
$982,751 associated with application
fees.
Abstract: This information collection
covers permit applications and reports
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:
• Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.).
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
• Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
• Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna
and Flora (CITES) (27 U.S.T. 1087).
• Marine Mammal Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1361–1407 et seq.).
• Wild Bird Conservation Act (16
U.S.C. 4901–4916 et seq.).
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
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allow us to issue permits to authorize
activities that are otherwise prohibited.
In addition to the forms and reports
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 1018–0093, this revised ICR
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. If
OMB approves this ICR, we will
discontinue 1018–0137.
• Four new forms that we believe will
reduce burden on applicants, improve
customer service, and allow us to
process applications and issue CITES
documents quickly:
(1) FWS Form 3–200–80 (Export of
Fertilized Live Eggs, Caviar, or Meat
from Aquacultured Paddlefish or
Sturgeon (CITES)). Applicants currently
use FWS Form 3–200–24 or 3–200–76
for this activity.
(2) FWS Form 3–200–85 (Master File
for the Export of Live Captive-bred
Animals (CITES)). Applicants currently
use FWS Form 3–200–24 for this
activity.
(3) 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.
(4) FWS Form 3–200–87 (Transfer of
Live Captive-held Marine Mammals
(MMPA)). Applicants currently submit
letters for notification or authorization.
Comments: On August 31, 2010, we
published in the Federal Register (75
FR 53328) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice,
we solicited comments for 60 days,
ending on November 1, 2010. We
received one comment. The comment
did not address issues surrounding the
proposed collection of information or
the cost and hour burden estimates, but
did object to other aspects of our
permitting program and the killing of
wildlife. We have not made any changes
to this collection as a result of the
comment. The commenter did question
the groups that we included under the
heading ‘‘Affected Public’’ in our
previous Federal Register notice and
stated that the entire U.S. public and
animal protection groups are affected by
this information collection. The groups
listed under this heading were potential
respondents. To ensure clarity, we have
changed the heading title to
‘‘Description of Respondents.’’
We again invite comments concerning
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• 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. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: November 22, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018–0102;
Applications for Special Use Permits
on National Wildlife Refuges
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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 April 30,
2011. 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
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DATES: To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this IC, we
must receive them by January 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service 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 Kevin Kilcullen by
e-mail at [email protected] or by
telephone at (703) 358–2382.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Administration Act) and
the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) (Recreation Act)
govern the administration and uses of
national wildlife refuges and wetland
management districts. The
Administration Act consolidated all of
the different refuge areas into a single
National Wildlife Refuge System
(System). It also authorizes us to permit
public accommodations, including
commercial visitor services, on lands of
the System when we find that the
activity is compatible and appropriate
with the purpose for which the refuge
was established. The Recreation Act
allows the use of refuges for public
recreation when it is not inconsistent or
does not interfere with the primary
purpose(s) of the refuge.
In our general refuge regulations, we
provide for public entry for specialized
purposes, including economic activities
such as the operation of guiding and
other visitor services on refuges by
concessionaires or cooperators under
the appropriate legal instrument or
special use permits (50 CFR 25.41,
25.61, 26.36, 27.71, 27.91, 27.97, 29.1,
29.2, 30.11, 31.2, 31.13, 31.14, 31.16,
32.2(1), 36.31, 36.32, 36.33, 36.37,
36.39, and 36.41, and 43 CFR 5). These
regulations provide the authorities and
procedures for allowing permits on
refuges.
Previously, we used FWS Form
3–1383 (Special Use Application and
Permit) for all activities. However,
experience has indicated that some
types of activities, such as commercial
use or research, require that we collect
detailed information on the specific
activity so that we can more effectively

manage the numerous uses being
conducted on System lands.
We are proposing to use three forms
as applications for Special Use Permits:
(1) FWS Form 3–1383. We will use
this form for the majority of activities
including, but not limited to:
• Special events, such as fishing
tournaments.
• Personal events, such as weddings.
• Beneficial management activities,
such as wood cutting or rotational
grazing, that we use to provide the best
habitat possible on some refuges.
• Group visits and other one-time
events.
(2) FWS Form 3–XXXX (Commercial
Special Use Application and Permit).
We will use this form for commercial
activities including, but not limited to:
• Recreational visitor service
operations.
• Commercial filming.
• Agricultural activities.
• Guiding for fishing, hunting,
wildlife education, and interpretation.
• Building and using cabins to
support subsistence or commercial
activities (in Alaska).
(3) FWS Form 3–YYYY (Research
Special Use Application and Permit).
We will use this form to authorize
research and monitoring activities on a
refuge.
We plan to collect the following
information. However, not all
information will have to be provided,
depending on the permit and specific
activity:
• Type of activity/project.
• Identifying data (such as, name,
business, or principal investigator, title,
organization or affiliation, address,
telephone number, and e-mail address).
• Whether the request is for a new
permit or renewal or modification of an
existing permit.
• Description, frequency and time
line of the activity/project.
• Location/map.
• Assistants/subpermittees.
• Description of how the activity/
project will help the refuge fulfill its
purpose (FWS Form 3–YYYY).
• Insurance coverage.
• Licenses/permits required.
• Support/subcontractors used to
support the activity.
• Equipment/gear and materials.
• Whether or not the activity requires
overnight stay.
• Transportation logistics and
requirements.
Number of
respondents

Activity
FWS Form 3–1383 ..........................................................................

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II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0102.
Title: Applications for Special Use
Permits on National Wildlife Refuges,
50 CFR 25.41, 25.61, 26.36, 27.71, 27.91,
27.97, 29.1, 29.2, 30.11, 31.2, 31.13,
31.14, 31.16, 32.2(1), 36.31, 36.32,
36.33, 36.37, 36.39, and 36.41.
Service Form Number(s): 3–1383, 3–
XXXX, and 3–YYYY.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals and households; business
and other for-profit organizations;
nonprofit institutions; farms; and State,
local, or Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Number of
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• Descriptions of work and living
accommodations.
• Number of clients and/or
participants.
• Certifications.
• Tax ID number or Social Security
Number (FWS Form 3–XXXX).
• Whether or not an applicant or
subpermittee has been convicted of a
felony, or issued a national wildlife
refuge notice of violation. If yes,
applicant must provide details and
court action taken (FWS Form 3–
XXXX).
• Trip schedule(s).
• Curriculum Vitae or resume of
principal researcher (FWS Form 3–
YYYY).
• Relationship of principal researcher
to affiliation/organization (such as
professor, staff, student, etc) (FWS Form
3–YYYY).
• Full proposal of the planned
research (FWS Form 3–YYYY).
• Description of how project will
benefit the management of the refuge
including how the project may benefit
the management of threatened or
endangered species (FWS Form 3–
YYYY).
Some permits may require submission
of:
• Interim and final reports.
• Safety plans.
• Operational plans.
• Minimum Requirements Decision
Assessment for activities/projects
requested in wilderness areas.
• Assurance of Animal Care Form (or
equivalent) for research involving
animals.
• Before and after photograph of site.

Completion time
per response

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burden hours
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Number of
respondents

Activity

Completion time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

FWS Form 3–XXXX .........................................................................
FWS Form 3–YYYY .........................................................................

1,200
300

1,200
300

4 hours
4 hours

4,800
1,200

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

15,000

15,000

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

19,500

III. 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,
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: November 23, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010–29977 Filed 11–26–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and
Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuges,
Coos, Tillamook, and Lincoln
Counties, OR; Comprehensive
Conservation Plan and Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent; announcement
of three public open house meetings;
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare a comprehensive conservation
plan (CCP) for the Bandon Marsh,
Nestucca Bay, and Siletz Bay National
Wildlife Refuges (NWRs), in or near the
towns of Bandon, Pacific City,
Neskowin, and Lincoln City, Oregon.
We will also prepare an environmental
assessment (EA) to evaluate the
potential effects of various CCP
alternatives. We provide this notice in
compliance with our CCP policy to
advise other Federal and State agencies,
Tribes, and the public of our intentions
and to obtain suggestions and
information on the scope of issues to
consider during the planning process.
We are also announcing public meetings
and requesting public comments.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by
December 31, 2010. We will hold public
meetings to begin the CCP planning
process; see Public Meetings under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for dates,
times, and locations.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments or
requests for more information by any of
the following methods:
E-mail: [email protected].
Include ‘‘Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay,
and Siletz Bay CCP’’ in the subject line
of the message.
Fax: Attn: Project Leader, 541–867–
4551.
U.S. Mail: Oregon Coast National
Wildlife Refuge Complex, 2127 SE.
Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
97365.
In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off
comments during regular business hours
at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy
W. Lowe, Project Leader, Oregon Coast
National Wildlife Refuge Complex, 2127
SE. Marine Science Drive, Newport, OR
97365; phone (541) 867–4550, and fax
(541) 867–4551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Introduction
With this notice, we initiate our
process for developing a CCP for
Bandon Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and Siletz
Bay National Wildlife Refuges in Coos,
Tillamook, and Lincoln Counties,
Oregon. This notice complies with our
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and State agencies, Tribes, and the
public of our intention to conduct
detailed planning on these refuges, and
(2) obtain suggestions and information
on the scope of issues to consider in the
environmental document and during
development of the CCP.
Background
The CCP Process
The National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee) (Refuge Administration
Act), as amended by the National
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement
Act of 1997, requires us to develop a
CCP for each national wildlife refuge.
The purpose for developing a CCP is to
provide refuge managers with a 15-year
plan for achieving refuge purposes and
contributing toward the mission of the
National Wildlife Refuge System,
consistent with sound principles of fish
and wildlife management, conservation,
legal mandates, and our policies. We
will review and update the CCP at least
every 15 years in accordance with the
Refuge Administration Act.
Each unit of the National Wildlife
Refuge System was established for
specific purposes. These purposes are
the foundation for developing and
prioritizing the conservation and
management goals and objectives for
each refuge within the National Wildlife
Refuge System, and determining
compatible public uses for each refuge.
The planning process is a way for us
and the public to evaluate management
goals and objectives for refuge wildlife,
plant, and habitat conservation, while
providing for wildlife-dependent
recreation opportunities that are
compatible with the refuge’s
establishing purposes and the mission
of the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Our CCP process provides
participation opportunities for Tribal,
State, and local governments; agencies;
organizations; and the public. At this
time we encourage input in the form of
issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions
for the future management of Bandon
Marsh, Nestucca Bay, and Siletz Bay
Refuges.
We will conduct an environmental
review of this project and prepare an EA
in accordance with the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.

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