Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0022; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and ReportsMigratory Birds and Eagles, 39828-39829 [E7-14057]

Download as PDF 39828 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 139 / Friday, July 20, 2007 / Notices Dated: July 12, 2007. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07–3524 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review; Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Center for Scientific Review Special Emphasis Panel, June 18, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to June 18, 2007, 6 p.m. The River Inn, 924 25th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037 which was published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2007, 72 FR 28706–28708. The meeting will be held July 27, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the George Washington University Inn, 824 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20037. The meeting is closed to the public. Dated: July 12, 2007. Jennifer Spaeth, Director, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 07–3525 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. Dated: July 16, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 07–3521 Filed 7–19–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018–0022; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports—Migratory Birds and Eagles Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; Request for Comments. AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4140–01–M DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5125–N–29] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. DATES: Effective Date: July 20, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Room 7262, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 1–800–927–7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the December 12, 1988 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Jul 19, 2007 Jkt 211001 SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. 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 August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395–6566 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358–2482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 1018–0022. Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports— Migratory Birds and Eagles, 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, and 22. Service Form Number(s): 3–200–6 through 3–200–18, 3–200–67, 3–200–68, 3–200–77, 3–200–78, 3–200–79, 3–202– 1 through 3–202–14, 3–186, and 3– 186A. Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; and Federal, State, tribal, and local governments. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or on occasion for reports. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 29,844. Estimated Total Annual Responses: 55,674. Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 12 hours depending on activity. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 47,331. Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden: $706,300 for fees associated with permit applications. Abstract: Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices use information that we collect on permit applications to determine the eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with the criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws and international treaties, including: (1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.). (2) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668). 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 specific requirements that, when met, allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that are otherwise prohibited. This revised IC includes migratory bird and eagle permit applications and the reports associated with the permits. We have: (1) Modified the format and content of the currently approved application forms so that they (a) are easier to understand and complete and (b) accommodate future electronic permitting. E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 139 / Friday, July 20, 2007 / Notices (2) Added six new forms: (a) FWS Form 3–200–15b (Eagle Parts for Native American Religious Purposes - Reorder Request) will enable Native Americans to send reorders directly to the National Eagle Repository, which distributes the parts, instead of to the Regional permit office. (b) FWS Form 3–200–77 (Native American Religious Use - Eagle Take), FWS Form 3–200–78 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles), and FWS Form 3–200–79 (Special PurposeAbatement Activities Using Raptors) will provide the public with applications specifically designed to address information necessary to issue permits for these activities. (c) FWS Form 3–202–13 (Eagle Exhibition Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under Eagle Exhibition permits by clarifying that we need information about eagles only. Currently, permittees use FWS Form 3– 202–5 (Special Purpose Possession Live/ Dead (Education) Annual Report), which requests information on other migratory birds. (d) FWS Form 3–202–14 (Native American Religious Use – Live Eagles Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under the permits for Native American religious use. We have transferred FWS Forms 3– 200–69 (CITES Import/Export – Eagle Transport for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes) and 3–200–70 (CITES Import/ Export – Eagle Transportation for Indian Religious Purposes), currently approved under this information collection, to OMB Control Number 1018–0093. Comments: On March 23, 2007, we published in the Federal Register (72 FR 13815) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on May 22, 2007. We received one comment. The comment did not address issues surrounding the proposed collection of information or the cost and hour burden estimates, but instead objected to other aspects of our program, such as killing of eagles. We have not made any changes to this collection as a result of the comment. III. Request for Comments We again invite comments concerning this IC on: (1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:19 Jul 19, 2007 Jkt 211001 (4) 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: June 29, 2007. Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. FR Doc. E7–14057 Filed 7–19–07; 08:45am≤ Billing Code 4310–55–S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Receipt of Applications for Permit Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications for permit. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The public is invited to comment on the following applications to conduct certain activities with endangered species and/or marine mammals. Written data, comments or requests must be received by August 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358–2104. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: Endangered Species The public is invited to comment on the following applications for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39829 the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Written data, comments, or requests for copies of these complete applications should be submitted to the Director (address above). Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, Bronx, NY, PRT– 158751. The applicant requests a permit to export one captive born Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) to the Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Naples Zoo, Naples, FL, PRT–156539. The applicant requests a permit to import four captive born ocelots (Leopardus pardalis mitis) from the Sbcampo, Bauru, and Casib Zoos, Brazil for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, PRT–158368. The applicant requests a permit to import biological samples collected from wild mouse lemurs (Microcebus griseorufus syn. Microcebus murinus) in Madagascar for scientific research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a fiveyear period. Applicant: Robert P. Remillard, Croydon, NH, PRT–158683. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Steve C. Dannecker, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, PRT–158104. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Gregory B. Hagar, Iverness, FL, PRT–159501. The applicant requests a permit to import the sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Applicant: Marc L. Abel, Tulsa, OK, PRT–157455. E:\FR\FM\20JYN1.SGM 20JYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0022; Federal Fish 
and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds and 
Eagles

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which 
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the 
estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to 
expire on July 31, 2007. 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 August 20, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or OIRA--DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy 
of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance 
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax 
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see 
ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0022.
    Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--
Migratory Birds and Eagles, 50 CFR 10, 13, 21, and 22.
    Service Form Number(s): 3-200-6 through 3-200-18, 3-200-67, 3-200-
68, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-79, 3-202-1 through 3-202-14, 3-186, and 
3-186A.
    Type of Request: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals; zoological parks; museums; 
universities; scientists; taxidermists; businesses; and Federal, State, 
tribal, and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or 
on occasion for reports.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 29,844.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 55,674.
    Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 12 hours 
depending on activity.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 47,331.
    Estimated Nonhour Cost Burden: $706,300 for fees associated with 
permit applications.
    Abstract: Our Regional Migratory Bird Permit Offices use 
information that we collect on permit applications to determine the 
eligibility of applicants for permits requested in accordance with the 
criteria in various Federal wildlife conservation laws and 
international treaties, including:
    (1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
    (2) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
    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 specific requirements that, 
when met, allow us to issue permits to authorize activities that are 
otherwise prohibited.
    This revised IC includes migratory bird and eagle permit 
applications and the reports associated with the permits. We have:
    (1) Modified the format and content of the currently approved 
application forms so that they (a) are easier to understand and 
complete and (b) accommodate future electronic permitting.

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    (2) Added six new forms:
    (a) FWS Form 3-200-15b (Eagle Parts for Native American Religious 
Purposes - Reorder Request) will enable Native Americans to send 
reorders directly to the National Eagle Repository, which distributes 
the parts, instead of to the Regional permit office.
    (b) FWS Form 3-200-77 (Native American Religious Use - Eagle Take), 
FWS Form 3-200-78 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles), and 
FWS Form 3-200-79 (Special Purpose-Abatement Activities Using Raptors) 
will provide the public with applications specifically designed to 
address information necessary to issue permits for these activities.
    (c) FWS Form 3-202-13 (Eagle Exhibition Annual Report) will 
facilitate reporting under Eagle Exhibition permits by clarifying that 
we need information about eagles only. Currently, permittees use FWS 
Form 3-202-5 (Special Purpose Possession Live/Dead (Education) Annual 
Report), which requests information on other migratory birds.
    (d) FWS Form 3-202-14 (Native American Religious Use - Live Eagles 
Annual Report) will facilitate reporting under the permits for Native 
American religious use.
    We have transferred FWS Forms 3-200-69 (CITES Import/Export - Eagle 
Transport for Scientific or Exhibition Purposes) and 3-200-70 (CITES 
Import/Export - Eagle Transportation for Indian Religious Purposes), 
currently approved under this information collection, to OMB Control 
Number 1018-0093.
    Comments: On March 23, 2007, we published in the Federal Register 
(72 FR 13815) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this 
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 
days, ending on May 22, 2007. We received one comment. The comment did 
not address issues surrounding the proposed collection of information 
or the cost and hour burden estimates, but instead objected to other 
aspects of our program, such as killing of eagles. We have not made any 
changes to this collection as a result of the comment.
    III. Request for Comments
     We again invite comments concerning this IC on:
    (1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information;
    (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) 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: June 29, 2007.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
FR Doc. E7-14057 Filed 7-19-07; 08:45am>
Billing Code 4310-55-S
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