OMB control number

Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports – Requirements for African Elephants

OMB 1018-0186 · DOI/FWS.

OMB 1018-0186

Our final rule (RIN 1018-BG66) will: (1) to increase protection for African elephants in response to the recent rise in international trade of live African elephants by establishing ESA permit requirements and specific enhancement requirements for the import of wild-sourced elephants, as well as requirements to ensure that proposed recipients of live African elephants are suitably equipped to house and care for them; (2) to clarify the existing enhancement requirement during our evaluation of an application for a permit to import African elephant sport-hunted trophies; and (3) to incorporate a Party’s designation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) National Legislation Project into the decision-making process for the import of live African elephants, African elephant sport-hunted trophies, and African elephant parts and products other than ivory. We find it is appropriate for the United States to propose requirements under the ESA to ensure that activities with live African elephants under U.S. jurisdiction contribute to enhancing the conservation of the species and that live African elephants are well cared for, so that any domestic demand for live African elephants enhances the conservation of the species and does not contribute to the decline in populations of the species in the wild. In addition, clarifying the enhancement requirement for the import of African elephant sport-hunted trophies and receiving information from the range countries will enable us to ensure that authorized imports contribute to enhancing the conservation of the species and do not contribute to the decline in populations of the species. Benefits of clarifying the enhancement standards for the import of African elephant sport-hunted trophies also include increased transparency with stakeholders in the decision-making process. We propose allowing certain types of imports only from countries that have met the basic requirements to implement CITES under their national laws in order to support U.S. African elephant efforts. Finally, we anticipate these measures will affect implementation in foreign countries of management measures that enhance African elephant conservation.

The latest form for Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports – Requirements for African Elephants expires 2027-04-30 and is listed under ICR 202311-1018-004.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Form 3-200-37h Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
1018-0186 SSA African elephant FR RIN 1018-BG66 Round 1 PB 02.06.24_FWS_030824 Final.docx	Supporting Statement A
1018-0186 Attachment A Burden Calcs FR RIN 1018-BG66 Updated 03252024.xlsx	Supplementary Document
SORN Updates 03162023 88FR16277.pdf	Supplementary Document
50 CFR Part 23 as of 11032023.pdf	Supplementary Document
50 CFR Part 17 as of 11032023.pdf	Supplementary Document
50 CFR Part 13 as of 11032023.pdf	Supplementary Document
CITES-Convention-EN as of 11072023.pdf	Supplementary Document
16 USC 1531 ESA as of 01132021.pdf	Supplementary Document
Range Country Certification Requirements 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Foreign Governments)	Information collection
ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
ePermits Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Amendment - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
ePermits Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction
Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Government)	Form and Instruction
Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Private Sector)	Form and Instruction
Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)	Form and Instruction

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Concluded	Action
202311-1018-004	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2024-04-01		Approved with change
202210-1018-001	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2022-11-17		Comment filed on proposed rule

OMB Details

Application - Interstate Commerce or Transfer of Captive-Held African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Form 3-200-37h) 50 CFR 17.40(e) (Individuals)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Natural Resources - Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Information collection instruments
Form	Name	Electronic access	Type
Form 3-200-37h	Interstate Commerce, Transfer, Export, or Foreign Commerce of Live African Elephants under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA)	fwsepermits.servicenowservices.com/fws/	Form and instruction

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