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data users, and other interested parties
are encouraged to participate by
submitting comments. Official address,
contact, and due date for submitting
comments are stated above.
Dated: January 17, 2014.
Jean Lin Pao,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
Development and Research.
[FR Doc. 2014–01594 Filed 1–27–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4210–67–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–FHC–2014–N016;
FXFR131109WFHS0–FF09F10000–134]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Injurious Wildlife;
Importation Certification for Live Fish
and Fish Eggs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information

SUMMARY:

Number of
respondents

Activity

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Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. This information collection is
scheduled to expire on February 28,
2014. 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
[email protected] (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail), or [email protected]
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0078’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
Number of
responses

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_
[email protected] (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
the Interior collections under review by
OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 1018–0078.
Title: Injurious Wildlife; Importation
Certification for Live Fish and Fish
Eggs, 50 CFR 16.13.
Service Form Number(s): 3–2273,
3–2274, and 3–2275.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Aquatic
animal health professionals seeking to
be certified title 50 inspectors; certified
title 50 inspectors who have performed
health certifications on live salmonids;
and any entity wishing to import live
salmonids or their reproductive
products into the United States.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Completion time per response

Total annual
burden hours

FWS Form 3–2273 .........................................
FWS Form 3–2274 .........................................
FWS Form 3–2275 .........................................

16
25
25

16
50
50

1 hour .............................................................
30 minutes ......................................................
15 minutes ......................................................

16
25
13

Total .........................................................

66

116

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

54

Abstract: The Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42)
(Act) prohibits the possession or
importation of any animal deemed to be
and prescribed by regulation to be
injurious to:
• Human beings;
• The interests of agriculture,
horticulture, and forestry; or
• Wildlife or the wildlife resources of
the United States.
The Department of the Interior is
charged with enforcement of this Act.
The Act and regulations at 50 CFR 16
allow for the importation of animals
classified as injurious if specific criteria
are met. To effectively carry out
responsibilities and protect the aquatic
resources of the United States, we must
gather information on the animals being
imported with regard to their source,
destination, and health status. It is also
imperative that we ensure the
qualifications of those individuals who
provide the fish health data and sign the
health certificate upon which we base
our decision to allow importation.

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We use three forms to collect this
information:
(1) FWS Form 3–2273 (Title 50
Certifying Official Form). New
applicants and those seeking
recertification as a title 50 certifying
official provide information so that we
can assess their qualifications.
(2) FWS Form 3–2274 (U.S. Title 50
Certification Form). Certifying officials
use this form or their own health
certificate to affirm the health status of
the fish or their reproductive products
to be imported.
(3) FWS Form 3–2275 (Title 50
Importation Request Form). We use the
information on this form to ensure the
safety of the shipment and to track and
control importations.
Comments: On November 6, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 66760) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on January 6, 2014. We did
not receive any comments.

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We again 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. 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 OMB in your comment to
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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: January 22, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014–01478 Filed 1–27–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R7–MM–2014–N014; FF07CAMM00
FXFR133707PB000]

Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Incidental Take of
Marine Mammals During Specified Oil
and Gas Industry Activities
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for

SUMMARY:

review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. This information collection is
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2014. 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 27, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
[email protected] (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS 2042–PDM, 4401
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA
22203 (mail), or [email protected]
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0070’’ in
the subject line of your comments.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 1018–0070.
Title: Incidental Take of Marine
Mammals during Specified Oil and Gas
Industry Activities, 50 CFR 18.27 and 50
CFR part 18, Subparts I and J.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Oil and
gas industry companies.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit (incidental
take regulations and/or a Letter of
Authorization (LOA)).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
annual
responses

Activity

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours

Application for procedural regulations 1 .......................................................................................
LOA Requests .............................................................................................................................
Onsite Monitoring and Observation Reports ...............................................................................
Final Monitoring Report ...............................................................................................................
Polar Bear Den Detection Survey and Report ............................................................................

2
25
300
25
4

150
24
1.5
10
50

300
600
450
250
200

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

356

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

1,800

1 Occurs

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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_
[email protected] (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
the Interior collections under review by
OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

once every 5 years.

Abstract: This information collection
includes requirements associated with
specified oil and gas industry activities
and their incidental taking of polar
bears and Pacific walruses in the
Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of
1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.), imposed, with certain exceptions,
a moratorium on the taking of marine
mammals. Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the
MMPA directs the Secretary of the
Interior to allow, upon request by
citizens of the United States, the taking
of small numbers of marine mammals
incidental to specified activities (other
than commercial fishing) if the
Secretary makes certain findings and
prescribes specific regulations that,
among other things, establish
permissible methods of taking.
Applicants seeking to conduct
activities must request an LOA for the
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monitoring reports and a final report of
the activity to the Secretary. This is a
nonform collection. Regulations at 50
CFR 18.27 outline the procedures and
requirements for submitting a request.
Specific regulations governing
authorized activities in the Beaufort Sea
are in 50 CFR part 18, subpart J.
Regulations governing authorized
activities in the Chukchi Sea are in 50
CFR part 18, subpart I. These
regulations provide the applicant with a
detailed description of information that
we need to evaluate the proposed
activity and determine whether or not to
issue specific regulations and,
subsequently, LOAs.
We use the information to verify the
finding required to issue incidental take
regulations, to decide if we should issue
an LOA, and, if issued, what conditions
should be in the LOA. In addition, we
analyze the information to determine
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walruses and the availability of those
marine mammals for subsistence
purposes of Alaska Natives.
Comments: On October 3, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 61379) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on December 2, 2013. We
received two comments.
One commenter expressed opposition
to authorization of activities for the oil
and gas industry. We note the concerns
raised by this individual; however, we
do not grant authorization for industry
activities. Instead, we are required
under section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA
to take certain actions with regard to the
‘‘incidental taking’’ of marine mammals
that may result from specified activities.
The regulations at 50 CFR 18.27(c)
define incidental, but not intentional,
taking as ‘‘takings which are infrequent,

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