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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2016–N169; FF09E00000 167
FXES11130900000]

Proposed Information Collection;
Federal Fish and Wildlife Permits,
Applications, and Reports—Native
Endangered and Threatened Species
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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 January 31,
2017. 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 December 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or [email protected]
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0094’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Tina Campbell at
[email protected] (email) or 703–
358–2676 (telephone). You may review
the currently approved IC requirements
at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
We use the information we collect on
permit applications to determine the
eligibility of applicants for permits
requested in accordance with various
Federal wildlife conservation laws,
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).
• Marine Mammal Protection Act (16
U.S.C. 1374).

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Service regulations implementing
these statutes and treaties are in chapter
I, subchapter B of title 50 of the Code
of Federal Regulations. These
regulations stipulate general and
specific requirements that when met
allow us to issue permits to authorize
activities that are otherwise prohibited.
This IC includes the following permit
application forms and the reporting
requirements:
Applications
• FWS Form 3–200–54 (Enhancement
of Survival Permits Associated with
Safe Harbor Agreements and Candidate
Conservation Agreements with
Assurances).
• FWS Form 3–200–55 (Scientific
Purposes, Enhancement of Propagation
or Survival Permits (i.e., Recovery
Permits), and Interstate Commerce
Permits).
• FWS Form 3–200–56 (Incidental
Take Permits Associated with a Habitat
Conservation Plan).
Agreement Plans
We are seeking OMB approval for
reporting associated with the following
agreements/plans:
• Habitat Conservation Plan
(application form 3–200–56). A habitat
conservation plan (HCP) is a planning
document that is required as part of an
application for an incidental take
permit. It describes the anticipated
effects of the proposed taking, how
those impacts will be minimized or
mitigated, and how the HCP is to be
funded. Section 10 of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) and its implementing
regulations define the contents of HCPs.
During development of an HCP, the
Service may request that the applicant
provide information such as the
following: Contact information, project
description, site maps, GIS data,
photographs, species and habitat survey
results, training requirements, analysis
of the potential project impacts to listed
species, and annual reporting
requirements outlined in the permit or
HCP.
• Safe Harbor Agreement (application
form 3–200–54). A safe harbor
agreement (SHA) is a voluntary
agreement involving private or other
non-Federal property owners whose
actions contribute to the recovery of
species listed as threatened or
endangered under the ESA. The
agreement is between cooperating nonFederal property owners and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service or the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, which is responsible for
most listed marine and anadromous fish
species. In exchange for actions that

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contribute to the recovery of listed
species on non-Federal lands,
participating property owners receive
formal assurances from the Service that
if they fulfill the conditions of the SHA,
the Service will not require any
additional or different management
activities by the participants without
their consent. In addition, at the end of
the agreement period, participants may
return the enrolled property to the
baseline conditions that existed at the
beginning of the SHA. If an SHA is
feasible, the landowner and the Service
will:
(1) Work together to compile
information about the land, including a
map, the current management, and the
management needs of the species and/
or habitat.
(2) Determine the baseline condition
of the property for the species—the
number and location of individuals, a
habitat assessment, or a combination of
the two.
(3) Identify voluntary actions that
would provide a net conservation
benefit for the species. They also
determine the duration of the SHA,
allowing enough time to achieve the
desired benefit.
(4) Develop a draft SHA that specifies
management actions that will provide a
net conservation benefit to the species.
The draft plan should describe the
current and anticipated management of
the property (farming, ranching, timber
management, etc.). It should also
address the monitoring needed to
determine if the prescribed management
actually benefits the species and/or its
habitat.
• Candidate Conservation Agreement
with Assurances (application form 3–
200–54). A candidate conservation
agreement with assurances (CCAA)
encourages conservation actions for
species that are candidates for listing as
threatened or endangered, or are likely
to become candidates. The CCAA
standard is to provide a net
conservation benefit to the covered
species and the enrolled property. NonFederal property owners receive
assurances that if they fulfill the
conditions of the CCAA, the Service
will not require any additional or
different land management activities by
the participants without their consent.
Permit Conditions
When reviewing materials for the
renewal of OMB Control No. 1018–0094,
we discovered that some of our permit
conditions contain information
collection requirements that need OMB
approval. We will request that OMB
approve the following additional
requirements such as:

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• Notification of injury or mortality. If
an incidental injury or mortality occurs
to a listed species not authorized under
permits issued in accordance with
section 10 of the ESA, the permittee
must immediately cease authorized
activities in the project area where the
species/activities are occurring and
notify the appropriate project leader.
• Field Data Forms. If applicable,
permittees must provide the appropriate
project leader with copies of all field
data forms with positive or negative
survey results, including, if applicable,
copies of quadrangle maps and copies of
any aerial photos used in surveying or
reconnaissance. Photos and maps must
clearly delineate all areas covered
during each survey.
• Approval for Activities. Permittees
may be required to request approval
from the appropriate Service Field
Supervisor for the State in which an
activity is proposed prior to conducting
any activities. The request must be in
writing and include full descriptions of
proposed project, survey sites, purpose
and need of proposed project, and a
copy of any contract that the work will
fulfill. When performing surveys, a copy
of the concurrence letter must be carried
while conducting authorized activities.
The permit is not valid without
applicable concurrence letter(s) for
activities along with any required State
permits.
• Report of Incidental Take. If actions
result in incidental take of ESA-listed
species or other species (e.g., bald
eagles, migratory birds) not covered by
the permit, the permittee must report
this take to the Service.
As described in section 10 of the ESA,
permits issued under this section ‘‘shall
contain such terms and conditions as
the Secretary [of the Department of the
Interior] deems necessary or appropriate

including but not limited to reporting
requirements as the Secretary deems
necessary for determining whether such
terms and conditions are being
complied with.’’ In order to simplify
reporting and review of reporting, the
Service has developed new
standardized report forms.
New Report Forms
We are seeking OMB approval for
reporting associated with the following
report forms:
Use of these new forms is not
mandatory, but the same information
must be submitted either electronically
or by a paper copy. We will use the
information collected via reports to
track activities conducted that affect
endangered or threatened species. These
reports provide data to support recovery
and to help revise recovery priorities of
listed species.
• FWS Form 3–202–5b (ESA
Recovery Permits: Region 3 Bat
Reporting Spreadsheet).
• FWS Form 3–202–55c (ESA
Recovery Permits: Region 4 Bat
Reporting Spreadsheet).
• FWS Form 3–202–55d (ESA
Recovery Permits: Region 5 Bat
Reporting Spreadsheet).
• FWS Form 3–202–55e (ESA
Recovery Permits: Region 6 Bat
Reporting Spreadsheet).
• FWS Form 3–202–55f (NonReleasable Sea Turtle Annual Report).
• FWS Form 3–202–55g (Sea Turtle
Rehabilitation Quarterly Report Form).
The Service may request that the
permittee provide information such as:
• Permittee contact information.
• Species data (species; where and
when activity occurred; critical habitat
unit name, if applicable; life stage; sex;
age; activity; whether take is intentional
or incidental; project/report reference
number; and recovery action number).

• Narrative responses: (1) Explaining
reasons and objectives for taking the
species; (2) addressing data collection
methods and analysis procedures; (3)
summarizing results of the data
collected; and (4) specifically providing,
at a minimum, application of the results
to the recovery of the species.
• For sea turtles, the quarterly reports
are to inform the Service’s Sea Turtle
Coordinator of the releasable status of
the sea turtle(s) currently undergoing
rehabilitation at that facility. The nonrelease form is primarily to inform the
Service’s Sea Turtle Coordinator of the
disposition (alive and healthy or dead
and necropsied) of the non-releasable
sea turtle(s) being held at that facility.
• For bats, information collected also
includes habitat condition and
equipment used.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0094.
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife
Permit Applications and Reports—
Native Endangered and Threatened
Species, 50 CFR 13 and 17.
Service Form Numbers: 3–200–54, 3–
200–55, 3–200–56, 3–202–55b, 3–202–
55c, 3–202–55d, 3–202–55e, 3–202–55f,
and 3–202–55g.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals/
households, businesses, State and local
agencies, private organizations, and
scientific and research institutions.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,913.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for application forms and notifications;
annually or quarterly for reports.
Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
responses

Requirement

Total annual
burden hours

SHA/CCAA

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Application (3–200–54) ................................................................................................................
Safe Harbor Agreement ...............................................................................................................
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances ................................................................
Amendments ................................................................................................................................
Annual report ...............................................................................................................................
Notifications (incidental take, change in landowner, and dead, sick, or injured member of covered species) ............................................................................................................................

37
17
20
2
64

3
30
30
2
8

111
510
600
4
512

2

1

2

400
170
30
1,300
100
10

2
1
.5
2
2
2

800
170
15
2,600
200
20

RECOVERY/INTERSTATE COMMERCE
Application (3–200–55) ................................................................................................................
Amendments ................................................................................................................................
Request to Revise List of Authorized Individuals ........................................................................
Annual Report ..............................................................................................................................
Annual Report—FWS Form 3–202–55b (Region 3 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet) ......................
Annual Report—FWS Form 3–202–55c (Region 4 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet) ......................

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Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
responses

Requirement

Annual Report—FWS Form 3–202–55d (Region 5 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet) ......................
Annual Report—FWS Form 3–202–55e (Region 6 Bat Reporting Spreadsheet) ......................
Annual Report—FWS Form 3–202–55f—Non-Releasable Sea Turtle Annual Report ...............
Quarterly Report—FWS Form 3–202–55g—Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Quarterly Report Form
Notifications (Escape of wildlife, injury or mortality of covered species) ....................................

Total annual
burden hours

10
10
20
20
1

2
2
.5
.5
1

20
20
10
10
1

Application (3–200–56) ................................................................................................................
Annual report ...............................................................................................................................
Habitat Conservation Plan ...........................................................................................................

50
600
50

8
10
2,080

400
6,000
104,000

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

2913

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

116,005

HCP

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: $45,250 for fees associated with
permit applications and amendments.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

III. Comments

[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–22017;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]

National Park Service

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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,
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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.

Notice of Inventory Completion:
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

[FR Doc. 2016–23769 Filed 9–30–16; 8:45 am]

The Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology has
completed an inventory of human
remains in consultation with the
appropriate Indian tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and any present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations.
Representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
to the Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Representatives of any Indian
tribe or Native Hawaiian organization
not identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology at the
address in this notice by November 2,
2016.

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

ADDRESSES:

Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.

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SUMMARY:

Patricia Capone, Museum
Curator and Director of Research and
Repatriation, Peabody Museum of
Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

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University, 11 Divinity Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138, telephone (617)
496–3702, email pcapone@
fas.harvard.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA. The human remains
were removed from Washtenaw County,
MI.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3) and 43 CFR 10.11(d).
The determinations in this notice are
the sole responsibility of the museum,
institution, or Federal agency that has
control of the Native American human
remains. The National Park Service is
not responsible for the determinations
in this notice.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the Peabody
Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
professional staff in consultation with
representatives of Bay Mills Indian
Community, Michigan; Grand Traverse
Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians,
Michigan; Hannahville Indian
Community, Michigan; Keweenaw Bay
Indian Community, Michigan; Lac
Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa Indians of Michigan; Little
River Band of Ottawa Indians,
Michigan; Little Traverse Bay Bands of
Odawa Indians, Michigan; Match-e-benash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi
Indians of Michigan; Nottawaseppi
Huron Band of the Potawatomi,
Michigan (previously listed as the
Huron Potawatomi, Inc.); Pokagon Band
of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and
Indiana; Saginaw Chippewa Indian

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