Notice2022-04521
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Captive Wildlife Safety Act
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Published
March 4, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentFish and Wildlife Service
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12481-12482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04521]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-LE-2022-N011; FF09L00200-FX-LE18110900000; OMB Control Number
1018-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Captive
Wildlife Safety Act
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 an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60290e060f3f230f0c0c200617134e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdf4d3dbd2e2fed2d1d1fddbcace93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference ``1018-0129'' in the subject line
of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce87a0a8a1918da1a2a28ea8b9bde0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4edcac2cbfbe7cbc8c8e4c2d3d78ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503. Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320, all information collections require approval under the PRA.
We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
On October 25, 2021, we published in the Federal Register (86 FR
58922) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In
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that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on December 27,
2021. We received the following comments in response to that notice:
Comment 1: Comment submitted via email from Jean Public, dated
October 26, 2021: The commenter urged protection for all animals but
did not address the information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 1: No response required.
Comment 2: Comment submitted via <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> from
Aaliya (no last name provided), dated November 7, 2021: The commenter
feels that the burden associated with the information collection is
understandable, and that the information required is necessary and
significantly relevant.
Agency Response to Comment 2: No response required.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: The Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA; Pub. L. 108-191,
16 U.S.C. 3371 note, and 16 U.S.C. 3372 note) amended the Lacey Act (16
U.S.C. 3371 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 42-43) by making it illegal to import,
export, buy, sell, transport, receive, or acquire, in interstate or
foreign commerce, live lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards, clouded
leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, or cougars, or any hybrid combination of
any of these species, unless certain exceptions are met. The CWSA was
signed into law in 2003, and enforcement began on September 17, 2007.
There are several exemptions to the prohibitions of the CWSA, including
accredited wildlife sanctuaries. There is no requirement for wildlife
sanctuaries to submit applications to qualify for the accredited
wildlife sanctuary exemption. Wildlife sanctuaries themselves will
determine if they qualify. As a matter of routine, we do not inspect or
follow up on wildlife sanctuaries unless we have cause for concern. To
qualify, they must meet all of the following criteria:
<bullet> Obtain approval by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
as a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of
the IRS Code of 1986 (Pub. L. 99-514), which is described in sections
501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of that code.
<bullet> Do not engage in commercial trade in the prohibited
wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and products.
<bullet> Do not propagate the prohibited wildlife species.
<bullet> Allow no direct contact between the public and the
prohibited wildlife species.
The basis for this information collection is the recordkeeping
requirement that we place on accredited wildlife sanctuaries. We
require accredited wildlife sanctuaries to maintain complete and
accurate records of any possession, transportation, acquisition,
disposition, importation, or exportation of the prohibited wildlife
species as defined in the CWSA (see title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at part 14, subpart K). Records must be up to date
and include: (1) Names and addresses of persons to or from whom any
prohibited wildlife species has been acquired, imported, exported,
purchased, sold, or otherwise transferred; and (2) dates of these
transactions. Accredited wildlife sanctuaries must:
<bullet> Maintain these records for 5 years.
<bullet> Make these records accessible to Service officials for
inspection at reasonable hours.
<bullet> Copy these records for Service officials, if requested.
Title of Collection: Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 50 CFR 14.250-
14.255.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0129.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Accredited wildlife sanctuaries.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 750.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 750.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 750.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Ongoing.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $300.
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2022-04521 Filed 3-3-22; 8:45 am]
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