OMB understands that the increase in burden hours is due primarily to the inclusion of the habitat conservation planning process, which entailed information collections in use without OMB approval and was previously uncounted. The agency is requested to contact three people or entities each on the collections that have more than 1,000 hours: Recovery Annual Report (Individual, Private, and Government), Habitat Conservation Plan Annual Report (Individual, Private), Habitat Conservation Plan (Individual, Private, Government). The agency is requested to update the Supporting Statement with this information within one year.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2018
4,051
0
2,499
114,075
0
18,796
59,750
0
55,000
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).
We are reporting an increase of 1,552 responses and 95,273 burden hours. The increased burden and changes to this collection are the result of:
⢠an increased number of submissions of applications, as well clarifications regarding the CCAA/SHA submission requirements associated with those respective applications, and the corresponding annual reports;
⢠improved tracking of the information regarding applications (for example, in the past, we may have inadvertently included federal agencies in our count of number of applications received);
⢠submission of new report forms for bats and sea turtles for approval by OMB;
⢠separation of burden for âRequest to Revise List of Authorized Individualsâ into a separate IC in order to simplify this process (this IC was previously included in the application burden), and
⢠separation of the burden for the submission of Habitat Conservation Plans into a separate IC (previously included with the application).
We are also reporting an increase to the annual nonhour burden of $4,750 as the result of the increased number of applications received from local, state, and tribal governments.
We also updated the title of the collection to include Section 10.
We also updated the title of the collection to include Section 10.
Finally, we are reporting an increase in the cost to the Federal government of $677,766 (rounded) (detailed in Attachment B in the Supporting Statement). The additional costs to the government is the result of additional burden hours required for FWS staff to review and process the increased number of responses, as well as the inclusion of the new ICs which were in use without approval from OMB. The new ICs are identified in the question 12 burden table.
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.
SHA/CCAA (Application Form 3-200-54) - Individuals