Notice2023-14833
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs
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Published
July 13, 2023
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 with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44818-44820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14833]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-N048; FXFR131109WFHS0-234-FF09F12000; OMB Control
Number 1018-0078]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget; Injurious Wildlife; Importation
Certification for Live Fish and Fish Eggs
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 with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this
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notice to <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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#da93b4bcb58599b5b6b69abcada9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="763f1810192935191a1a3610010558111900">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference ``1018-0078'' 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#83caede5ecdcc0ecefefc3e5f4f0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c48daaa2ab9b87aba8a884a2b3b7eaa3abb2">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 February 14, 2023, we published in the Federal Register (88 FR
9532) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on April 17, 2023. In an effort to increase public
awareness of, and participation in, our public commenting processes
associated with information collection requests (ICR), the Service also
published the Federal Register notice on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> (Docket No.
FWS-HQ-FAC-2023-0002) to provide the public with an additional method
to submit comments (in addition to the typical <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e47606861514d6162624e68797d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92dbfcf4fdcdd1fdfefed2f4e5e1bcf5fde4">[email protected]</span></a> email
and U.S. mail submission methods). We received no comments in response
to that notice.
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 Lacey Act (Act; 18 U.S.C. 42) prohibits the
importation of any animal deemed to be and prescribed by regulation to
be injurious to:
<bullet> Human beings;
<bullet> The interests of agriculture, horticulture, and forestry;
or
<bullet> Wildlife or the wildlife resources of the United States.
Implementation and enforcement of the Lacey Act are the
responsibility of the Department of the Interior. The implementing
regulations at 50 CFR 16.13 allow for the importation of dead
uneviscerated salmonids (family Salmonidae), live salmonids, live
fertilized eggs, or gametes of salmonid fish into the United States. To
effectively carry out our responsibilities and protect the aquatic
resources of the United States, we must collect information regarding
the source, destination, and health status of salmonid fish and their
reproductive parts. Moreover, in order to evaluate import requests, we
must be able to ascertain that the collected information is accurate.
Individuals who provide the fish health data and sign the health
certificates must demonstrate professional qualifications and be
approved as Title 50 Certifiers by the Fish and Wildlife Service
through an application process.
We use three forms to collect this Title 50 Certifier application
information:
<bullet> FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form)--New
applicants and those seeking recertification as a title 50 certifying
official provide information so that we can assess their
qualifications.
<bullet> FWS Form 3-2274 (Title 50 Certification Form)--Certifying
officials use this form to affirm the health status of the fish or fish
reproductive products to be imported.
<bullet> FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form)--We
use the information on this form to track and control importations and
to ensure the safety of shipments.
Proposed Revisions
With this submission, we propose to modify Forms 3-2274 and 3-2275
to add fields to collect email addresses and contact phone numbers with
each submission. We do not plan to revise Form 3-2273, which already
collects this information. We also plan to begin publishing, with OMB
approval, the results of this information collection for Form 3-2273 on
a publicly accessible, Service-managed web page to inform importers of
Certified Signing Officials by country of origin.
The public may request copies of any form or document contained in
this information collection by sending a request to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer in ADDRESSES, above.
Title of Collection: Injurious Wildlife; Importation Certification
for Live Fish and Fish Eggs (50 CFR 16.13).
OMB Control Number: 1018-0078.
Form Numbers: 3-2273, 3-2274, and 3-2275.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Aquatic animal health professionals
seeking to be certified title 50 inspectors; certified title 50
inspectors who perform health certifications on live salmonids; and any
entity wishing to import live salmonids or salmonid reproductive
products into the United States.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Annual number
Requirement of Total annual Completion time per Total annual
respondents responses response burden hours
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FWS Form 3-2273 (Title 50 Certifying Official Form)
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Private Sector........................ 9 9 1 hour.................. 9
Government............................ 7 7 1 hour.................. 7
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FWS Form 3-2274 (U.S. Title 50 Health Certification Form)
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Private Sector........................ 10 20 30 minutes.............. 10
Government............................ 15 30 30 minutes.............. 15
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FWS Form 3-2275 (Title 50 Importation Request Form)
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Private Sector........................ 10 20 15 minutes.............. 5
Government............................ 15 30 15 minutes.............. 8
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Totals............................ 66 116 ........................ 54
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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. 2023-14833 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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