Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Eagle Take Permits and Fees, 18173-18175 [2023-06240]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2023 / Notices mutually acceptable resolution of an appeal. Additional information regarding the SRP process can be found online at https://www.floodsrp.org/pdfs/ srp_overview.pdf. The watersheds and/or communities affected are listed in the tables below. The Preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, FIS report for each community are available for inspection at both the online location https:// hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/ prelimdownload and the respective Community Map Repository address listed in the tables. For communities with multiple ongoing Preliminary studies, the studies can be identified by the unique project number and Preliminary FIRM date listed in the tables. Additionally, the current effective FIRM and FIS report for each Community 18173 community are accessible online through the FEMA Map Service Center at https://msc.fema.gov for comparison. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, ‘‘Flood Insurance.’’) Michael M. Grimm, Assistant Administrator for Risk Management, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security. Community map repository address Shasta County, California and Incorporated Areas Project: 20–09–0027S Preliminary Date: September 22, 2022 City of Redding ......................................................................................... Unincorporated Areas of Shasta County ................................................. Permit Center, 777 Cypress Avenue, 1st Floor, Redding, CA 96001. Shasta County Department of Public Works, 1855 Placer Street, Redding, CA 96001. Sanborn County, South Dakota and Incorporated Areas Project: 18–08–0009S Preliminary Date: December 13, 2022 City of Woonsocket .................................................................................. Town of Artesian ...................................................................................... Unincorporated Areas of Sanborn County ............................................... [FR Doc. 2023–06273 Filed 3–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–12–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–HQ–MB–2023–N030; FF09M30000– 234–FXMB12320900000; OMB Control Number 1018–0167] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Eagle Take Permits and Fees Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew, without change, an information collection. SUMMARY: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 Sanborn County Courthouse, 604 West 6th Street, Woonsocket, SD 57385. Artesian Community Center, 209 South 2nd Street, Artesian, SD 57314. Sanborn County Courthouse, 604 West 6th Street, Woonsocket, SD 57385. selecting ‘‘Currently under Review— Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018–0167’’ in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at Info_ Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. On January 13, 2023, we published in the Federal Register (88 FR 2369) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on March 14, 2023. In an effort to increase public awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes associated with information collection requests, the Service also published the Federal Register notice on Regulations.gov (Docket FWS–HQ–MB–2023–0009) to provide the public with an additional method to submit comments (in addition to the typical Info_Coll@ fws.gov email and U.S. mail submission methods). We received the following comments in response to that notice: Comment 1: Electronic comment received January 14, 2023 from Jean Publiee via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ– MB–2023–0009–0002). The commenter did not address the information collection requirements. Agency Response to Comment 1: No response required. Comment 2: Anonymous electronic comment received March 13, 2023 via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ–MB–2023– 0009–0003). The commenter did not address the information collection requirements. E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 18174 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2023 / Notices Agency Response to Comment 2: No response required. Comment 3: Electronic comment received March 13, 2023 from Kelsey Royce via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ– MB–2023–0009–0004). The commenter requested an extension on the 60-day comment period of this notice. Agency Response to Comment 3: We declined to grant the extension due to the upcoming expiration date of this existing information collection. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule. Comment 4: Electronic comment received March 14, 2023 from Brooke Marcus with the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ–MB–2023–0009–0005). The commenter provided comments addressing the Service’s proposed rule (RIN 1018–BE70; Docket No. FWS–HQ– MB–2020–0023) and did not address the current information collection requirements in this notice. Agency Response to Comment 4: The comments provided are outside the scope of this notice and appear to be in response to the proposed rulemaking. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule. Comment 5: Comment received March 15, 2023 from Evan Inman via email. The commenter requested an extension on the 60-day comment period of this notice. Agency Response to Comment 5: We declined to grant the extension due to the upcoming expiration date of this existing information collection. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response. 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 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. Abstract: The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act; 16 U.S.C. 668–668d) prohibits take of bald eagles and golden eagles except pursuant to Federal regulations. The Eagle Act regulations at title 50, part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) define the ‘‘take’’ of an eagle to include the following broad range of actions: To ‘‘pursue, shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, destroy, molest, or disturb.’’ The Eagle Act allows the Secretary of the Interior to authorize certain otherwise prohibited activities through regulations. All Service permit applications associated with eagles are in the 3–200 and 3–202 series of forms, each tailored to a specific activity based on the requirements for specific types of permits. We collect standard identifier information for all permits. The information that we collect on applications and reports is the minimum necessary for us to determine if the applicant meets/continues to meet issuance requirements for the particular activity. The Service proposes to renew this information collection, without change, in order to extend the expiration date for the collection (currently July 31, 2023) while the Service continues to finalize our rulemaking under RIN 1018–BG70, Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles and Eagle Nests. On September 30, 2022, we published the proposed rule (87 FR 59598) to revise the regulations authorizing the issuance of permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of permitting, PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 facilitate and improve compliance, and increase the conservation benefit for eagles. The comment period for the proposed rule ended on November 29, 2022. On November 28, 2022, we extended the proposed rule’s comment period to December 29, 2022 (87 FR 72957). We received no comments addressing the information collection requirements. In addition to continuing to authorize specific permits, the proposed rule, if finalized as written, would create general permits for certain activities under prescribed conditions (qualifying wind-energy generation projects, power line infrastructure, activities that may disturb breeding bald eagles, and bald eagle nest take). It also would remove the current third-party monitoring requirement for eagle incidental take permits, update current permit fees, and clarify definitions. We anticipate publication of the final rule under RIN 1018–BE70 in late 2023 or early 2024. The public may request copies of any form contained in this information collection by sending a request to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer (see ADDRESSES). Title of Collection: Eagle Permits, 50 CFR 22. OMB Control Number: 1018–0167. Form Numbers: Forms 3–200–14, 3– 200–15a, 3–200–16, 3–200–18, 3–200– 71, 3–200–72, 3–200–77, 3–200–78, 3– 200–82, 3–200–11 through 3–200–16, 3– 1552, 3–1591, and 3–2480. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and businesses. We expect that the majority of applicants seeking long-term permits will be in the energy production and electrical distribution business sectors. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 4,068. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,318. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 228 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,894. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or on occasion for reports. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,369,200 (primarily associated with application processing fees). An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2023 / Notices unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Signed: Madonna Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2023–06240 Filed 3–24–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX23WC00GJNV331; OMB Control Number 1028–0106] Agency Information Collection Activities; USGS Ashfall Report U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before April 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide your comments to U.S. Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_collections@ usgs.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028–0106 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Kristi Wallace by email at kwallace@usgs.gov or by telephone at (907) 786–7109. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:19 Mar 24, 2023 Jkt 259001 also view the ICR at https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public’s reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on November 4, 2022 (87 FR 66743). No comments were received. As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the following: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of response. 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 personally identifiable information (PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your PII—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Abstract: The USGS provides notifications and warnings to the public of volcanic activity in the U.S. in order to reduce the loss of life and property PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 18175 and to mitigate the economic and societal impacts. Ash fallout to the ground can pose significant disruption and damage to buildings, transportation, water and wastewater, power supply, communications equipment, agriculture, and primary production leading to potentially substantial societal impacts and costs, even at thicknesses of only a few millimeters or inches. Additionally, fine grained ash, when ingested can cause health impacts to humans and animals. The USGS will use reports entered by respondents in real time of ash fall in their local area to correct or refine ash fall forecasts as the ash cloud moves downwind. Retrospectively these reports will enable the USGS to improve their ash fall models and further their research into eruptive processes. This project is a database module and web interface allowing the public and Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) staff to enter reports of ash fall in their local area in real time and retrospectively following an eruptive event. Users browsing the AVO website during eruptions will be directed towards a web form allowing them to fill in ash fall information and submit the information to AVO. Compiled ashfall reports are available in real-time to AVO staff through the AVO internal website. A pre-formatted summary report or table that distills information received online will show ash fall reports in chronological order with key fields including (1) date and time of ash fall, (2) location, (3) positive or negative ash fall (4) name of observer, and (5) contact information which is easily viewable internally on the report so that calls for clarification can be made by AVO staff quickly and Operations room staff can visualize ashfall information quickly. Ashfall report data will also be displayed on a dynamic map interface and show positive (yes ash) and negative (no ash) ash fall reports by location. Ash fall reports (icons) will be publicly displayed for a period of 24 hours and shaded differently as they age so that the age of reports is obvious. The ashfall report database will help AVO track eruption clouds and associated fallout downwind. These reports from the public will also give scientists a more complete record of the amount, duration, and other conditions of ash fall. Getting first-hand accounts of ash fall will support ashfall model development and interpretation of satellite imagery. AVO scientists will— as time allows—be able to contact the individuals using their entered contact information for clarification and details. Knowing the locations from which ashfall reports have been filed will improve E:\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-MB-2023-N030; FF09M30000-234-FXMB12320900000; OMB Control 
Number 1018-0167]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Eagle Take 
Permits and Fees

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew, 
without change, an information collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. 
Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB 
(JAO/3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by 
email to [email protected]. Please reference ``1018-0167'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503. Individuals in the United States who are 
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and 
other Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, 
revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps us 
assess the impact of our information collection requirements and 
minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public 
understand our information collection requirements and provide the 
requested data in the desired format.
    On January 13, 2023, we published in the Federal Register (88 FR 
2369) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this 
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 
days, ending on March 14, 2023. In an effort to increase public 
awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes 
associated with information collection requests, the Service also 
published the Federal Register notice on Regulations.gov (Docket FWS-
HQ-MB-2023-0009) to provide the public with an additional method to 
submit comments (in addition to the typical [email protected] email and 
U.S. mail submission methods). We received the following comments in 
response to that notice:
    Comment 1: Electronic comment received January 14, 2023 from Jean 
Publiee via Regulations.gov (FWS-HQ-MB-2023-0009-0002). The commenter 
did not address the information collection requirements.
    Agency Response to Comment 1: No response required.
    Comment 2: Anonymous electronic comment received March 13, 2023 via 
Regulations.gov (FWS-HQ-MB-2023-0009-0003). The commenter did not 
address the information collection requirements.

[[Page 18174]]

    Agency Response to Comment 2: No response required.
    Comment 3: Electronic comment received March 13, 2023 from Kelsey 
Royce via Regulations.gov (FWS-HQ-MB-2023-0009-0004). The commenter 
requested an extension on the 60-day comment period of this notice.
    Agency Response to Comment 3: We declined to grant the extension 
due to the upcoming expiration date of this existing information 
collection. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period 
opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also 
notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule.
    Comment 4: Electronic comment received March 14, 2023 from Brooke 
Marcus with the Energy and Wildlife Action Coalition via 
Regulations.gov (FWS-HQ-MB-2023-0009-0005). The commenter provided 
comments addressing the Service's proposed rule (RIN 1018-BE70; Docket 
No. FWS-HQ-MB-2020-0023) and did not address the current information 
collection requirements in this notice.
    Agency Response to Comment 4: The comments provided are outside the 
scope of this notice and appear to be in response to the proposed 
rulemaking. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period 
opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also 
notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule.
    Comment 5: Comment received March 15, 2023 from Evan Inman via 
email. The commenter requested an extension on the 60-day comment 
period of this notice.
    Agency Response to Comment 5: We declined to grant the extension 
due to the upcoming expiration date of this existing information 
collection. We will inform the commenter when the 30-day comment period 
opens for the renewal of this information collection, and we will also 
notify them for the opening of the comment period for the final rule.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    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 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.
    Abstract: The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (Eagle Act; 16 
U.S.C. 668-668d) prohibits take of bald eagles and golden eagles except 
pursuant to Federal regulations. The Eagle Act regulations at title 50, 
part 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) define the ``take'' of 
an eagle to include the following broad range of actions: To ``pursue, 
shoot, shoot at, poison, wound, kill, capture, trap, collect, destroy, 
molest, or disturb.'' The Eagle Act allows the Secretary of the 
Interior to authorize certain otherwise prohibited activities through 
regulations.
    All Service permit applications associated with eagles are in the 
3-200 and 3-202 series of forms, each tailored to a specific activity 
based on the requirements for specific types of permits. We collect 
standard identifier information for all permits. The information that 
we collect on applications and reports is the minimum necessary for us 
to determine if the applicant meets/continues to meet issuance 
requirements for the particular activity.
    The Service proposes to renew this information collection, without 
change, in order to extend the expiration date for the collection 
(currently July 31, 2023) while the Service continues to finalize our 
rulemaking under RIN 1018-BG70, Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles 
and Eagle Nests. On September 30, 2022, we published the proposed rule 
(87 FR 59598) to revise the regulations authorizing the issuance of 
permits for eagle incidental take and eagle nest take to increase the 
efficiency and effectiveness of permitting, facilitate and improve 
compliance, and increase the conservation benefit for eagles. The 
comment period for the proposed rule ended on November 29, 2022. On 
November 28, 2022, we extended the proposed rule's comment period to 
December 29, 2022 (87 FR 72957). We received no comments addressing the 
information collection requirements.
    In addition to continuing to authorize specific permits, the 
proposed rule, if finalized as written, would create general permits 
for certain activities under prescribed conditions (qualifying wind-
energy generation projects, power line infrastructure, activities that 
may disturb breeding bald eagles, and bald eagle nest take). It also 
would remove the current third-party monitoring requirement for eagle 
incidental take permits, update current permit fees, and clarify 
definitions. We anticipate publication of the final rule under RIN 
1018-BE70 in late 2023 or early 2024.
    The public may request copies of any form contained in this 
information collection by sending a request to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer (see ADDRESSES).
    Title of Collection: Eagle Permits, 50 CFR 22.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0167.
    Form Numbers: Forms 3-200-14, 3-200-15a, 3-200-16, 3-200-18, 3-200-
71, 3-200-72, 3-200-77, 3-200-78, 3-200-82, 3-200-11 through 3-200-16, 
3-1552, 3-1591, and 3-2480.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and businesses. We expect 
that the majority of applicants seeking long-term permits will be in 
the energy production and electrical distribution business sectors.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 4,068.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 4,318.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 
228 hours, depending on activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 25,894.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for applications; annually or 
on occasion for reports.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $1,369,200 (primarily 
associated with application processing fees).
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information

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unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Signed:

Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2023-06240 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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