81 FR 37207 - Proposed Information Collection; Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 111 (June 9, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-13678 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 111 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 37207-37208] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13678] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FW-HQ-IA-2016-N098; FXIA16710900000-167-FF09A30000] Proposed Information Collection; Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2016. 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. DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by August 8, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-0164'' in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703- 358-2482 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract On June 6, 2016, we published a final rule (81 FR 36388), Revision of the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (4(d) rule). The rule will be effective on July 6, 2016. After that date, permits will be required to import all African elephant trophies (i.e., from both Appendix-I and Appendix-II populations). When a species is listed as threatened, section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) gives discretion to the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations that he or she ``deems necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of such species.'' In response to an unprecedented increase in poaching of elephants across Africa and the escalation of the illegal trade in ivory, we reevaluated the provisions of the existing ESA 4(d) rule for the African elephant. We revised the 4(d) rule by adopting measures that are necessary and advisable for the current conservation needs of the species, based on our evaluation of the current threats to the African elephant and the comments received from the public. The poaching crisis is driven by demand for elephant ivory. The final rule allows us to more strictly regulate trade in African elephant ivory and to help ensure that the U.S. ivory market is not contributing to the poaching of elephants in Africa. Currently, import of sport-hunted African elephant trophies from Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and [[Page 37208]] Flora (CITES) Appendix-II populations does not require an ESA threatened species import permit. Applications for permits required under current regulations (for import of African elephant sport-hunted trophies from CITES Appendix-I populations) are approved under OMB Control Number 1018-0093, which expires May 31, 2017. Under the revised rule, permits will be required to import all African elephant sport- hunted trophies from both Appendix-I and Appendix-II populations. As a result of the revised 4(d) rule, we expect to receive an additional 300 applications for permits. The burden associated with these additional applications is the basis of this information collection. We requested that OMB approve, on an emergency basis, our request to collect information associated with permits to import African elephant sport-hunted trophies from Appendix-II populations. We asked for emergency approval because of the potential negative effects of delaying publication of the final 4(d) rule. OMB approved our request and assigned OMB Control No. 1018-0164, which expires November 30, 2016. We will ask OMB to grant regular approval (3 years) for this information collection. If OMB grants regular approval, we will include the burden associated with the expected 300 additional applications in OMB Control Number 1018-0093 when we renew the approval in May 2017. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1018-0164. Title: Import of Sport-Hunted African Elephant Trophies, 50 CFR 17. Service Form Number: 3-200-19. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Description of Respondents: Individuals. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion Number of Number of time per Total annual Activity respondents responses response burden hours (minutes) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-200-9--application to import African elephant 300 300 20 100 trophy from Appendix-II populations............ --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 300 300 .............. 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $30,000, primarily associated with application fees. Application fee is $100 per application. III. Comments We invite comments concerning this information collection on:Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection of information; Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. 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. Dated: June 6, 2016. Tina A. Campbell, Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2016-13678 Filed 6-8-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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CFR 985.101(a) so that it could submit its Reason Waived: CHA’s letter of March as part of our continuing efforts to
Section Eight Management Assessment 2016 included all the information provided reduce paperwork and respondent
Program (SEMAP) certification after the by the Capital Fund Processing Guidance to burden, we invite the general public and
deadline. make a good cause determination.
other Federal agencies to take this
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at Specifically, CHA requested $628,435.00 to
24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must submit be transferred to Budget Line Item 1406 for opportunity to comment on this IC. This
the HUD-required SEMAP certification form Operations. CHA provided recent crime data IC is scheduled to expire on November
within 60 calendar days after the end of its at the developments and indicated the 30, 2016. We may not conduct or
fiscal year. specific activities that it plans to use the sponsor and a person is not required to
Granted By: Lourdes Castro Ramı́rez, funds for. respond to a collection of information
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Public and Indian Housing Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public control number.
Date Granted: March 7, 2016. Housing Investments, Office of Public and
Reason Waived: This waiver was granted Indian Housing, 451 7th Street SW., Room DATES: To ensure that we are able to
for the HCSALC’s fiscal year ending 4130, Washington, DC 20140, telephone (202) consider your comments on this IC, we
September 30, 2015. The waiver was 402–4181. must receive them by August 8, 2016.
approved because of circumstances beyond • Regulation: 24 CFR 905.314. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
the PHA’s control and to prevent additional Project/Activity: The Westmoreland IC to the Information Collection
administrative burdens for the PHA and field County Housing Authority (WCHA) Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
office. requested a good cause waiver to transfer 27
Contact: Becky Primeaux, Housing percent of its 2016 Capital Fund Formula
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Voucher Management and Operations Grant into BLI 1406-Operations, in part to Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
Division, Office of Public Housing and fund certain anticrime measures. 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Nature of Requirement: In accordance 24 (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0164’’ in
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and CFR 905.314, PHAs may use Operating the subject line of your comments.
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Funds for anticrime and antidrug activities, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Room 4216, Washington, DC 20410, including costs of providing adequate request additional information about
telephone (202) 708–0477. security for public housing residents,
this IC, contact Hope Grey at
• Regulation: 24 CFR 985.101(a). including above-baseline service agreements.
Project/Activity: Sedalia Housing Granted By: Lourdes Castro Ramı́rez, hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–
Authority (SHA) in Sedalia, Missouri, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 2482 (telephone).
requested a waiver of 24 CFR 985.101(a) so Public and Indian Housing. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
that it could submit its Section Eight Date Granted: May 29, 2016.
Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) Reason Waived: WCHA’s letter of March I. Abstract
certification after the deadline. 2016 included all the information provided On June 6, 2016, we published a final
Nature of Requirement: The regulation at by the Capital Fund Processing Guidance to rule (81 FR 36388), Revision of the
24 CFR 985.101(a) states a PHA must submit make a good cause determination.
Section 4(d) Rule for the African
the HUD-required SEMAP certification form Specifically, WCHA requested $550,086 to be
transferred to Budget Line Item 1406 for Elephant (Loxodonta africana) (4(d)
within 60 calendar days after the end of its
Operations. WCHA provided recent crime rule). The rule will be effective on July
fiscal year.
Granted By: Lourdes Castro Ramı́rez, data at the developments and indicated the 6, 2016. After that date, permits will be
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for specific activities that it plans to use the required to import all African elephant
Public and Indian Housing. funds for. trophies (i.e., from both Appendix-I and
Date Granted: March 29, 2016. Contact: Dominique Blom, Deputy Appendix-II populations).
Reason Waived: This waiver was granted Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public When a species is listed as threatened,
because for the SHA’s fiscal year ending Housing Investments, Office of Public and section 4(d) of the Endangered Species
December 31, 2015. The waiver was Indian Housing, Department of Housing and
Act (ESA) gives discretion to the
approved because of circumstances beyond Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW.,
Room 4130, Washington, DC 20140, Secretary of the Interior to issue
the PHA’s control and to prevent additional regulations that he or she ‘‘deems
administrative burdens for the PHA and field telephone (202) 402–4181.
office.
necessary and advisable to provide for
[FR Doc. 2016–13699 Filed 6–8–16; 8:45 am]
Contact: Becky Primeaux, Housing the conservation of such species.’’ In
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Voucher Management and Operations response to an unprecedented increase
Division, Office of Public Housing and in poaching of elephants across Africa
Voucher Programs, Office of Public and and the escalation of the illegal trade in
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ivory, we reevaluated the provisions of
Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., the existing ESA 4(d) rule for the
Room 4216, Washington, DC 20410, Fish and Wildlife Service
African elephant. We revised the 4(d)
telephone (202) 708–0477. [FW–HQ–IA–2016–N098; FXIA16710900000– rule by adopting measures that are
• Regulation: 24 CFR 905.314. 167–FF09A30000]
Project/Activity: The Chester Housing
necessary and advisable for the current
Authority (CHA) requested a good cause conservation needs of the species, based
Proposed Information Collection; on our evaluation of the current threats
waiver to transfer 33 percent of its 2016
Import of Sport-Hunted African to the African elephant and the
Capital Fund Formula Grant into BLI 1406-
Operations, in part to fund certain anticrime Elephant Trophies comments received from the public. The
measures. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, poaching crisis is driven by demand for
Nature of Requirement: In accordance with Interior. elephant ivory. The final rule allows us
24 CFR 905.314, PHAs may use Operating to more strictly regulate trade in African
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Funds for anticrime and antidrug activities, ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
elephant ivory and to help ensure that
including costs of providing adequate
SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife the U.S. ivory market is not contributing
security for public housing residents,
including above-baseline service agreements. Service) will ask the Office of to the poaching of elephants in Africa.
Granted By: Lourdes Castro Ramı́rez, Management and Budget (OMB) to Currently, import of sport-hunted
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for approve the information collection (IC) African elephant trophies from
Public and Indian Housing. described below. As required by the Convention on International Trade in
Date Granted: May 22, 2016. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
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Flora (CITES) Appendix-II populations additional applications is the basis of associated with the expected 300
does not require an ESA threatened this information collection. additional applications in OMB Control
species import permit. Applications for We requested that OMB approve, on Number 1018–0093 when we renew the
permits required under current an emergency basis, our request to approval in May 2017.
regulations (for import of African collect information associated with
permits to import African elephant II. Data
elephant sport-hunted trophies from
CITES Appendix-I populations) are sport-hunted trophies from Appendix-II OMB Control Number: 1018–0164.
approved under OMB Control Number populations. We asked for emergency Title: Import of Sport-Hunted African
approval because of the potential Elephant Trophies, 50 CFR 17.
1018–0093, which expires May 31,
negative effects of delaying publication Service Form Number: 3–200–19.
2017. Under the revised rule, permits
of the final 4(d) rule. OMB approved our
will be required to import all African request and assigned OMB Control No. Type of Request: Extension of a
elephant sport-hunted trophies from 1018–0164, which expires November currently approved collection.
both Appendix-I and Appendix-II 30, 2016. Description of Respondents:
populations. As a result of the revised We will ask OMB to grant regular Individuals.
4(d) rule, we expect to receive an approval (3 years) for this information Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
additional 300 applications for permits. collection. If OMB grants regular obtain or retain a benefit.
The burden associated with these approval, we will include the burden Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Completion
Number of Number of time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
(minutes)
3–200–9—application to import African elephant trophy from Appendix-II
populations ................................................................................................... 300 300 20 100
Totals ........................................................................................................ 300 300 ........................ 100
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Dated: June 6, 2016. Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian
Cost: $30,000, primarily associated with Tina A. Campbell, Education, Division of Performance and
application fees. Application fee is $100 Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Accountability, 1011 Indian School
per application. Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Road NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque,
Service. New Mexico 87104, telephone 505–563–
III. Comments
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We invite comments concerning this BILLING CODE 4333–15–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collection on: Contact Ms. Sue Bement, DFO, at the
• Whether or not the collection of above listed address and telephone
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR number.
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will Bureau of Indian Affairs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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accordance with FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
burden for this collection of section 10(a)(b). The following provides
information; Request for Nominations of Members information about the Committee, the
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, To Serve on the Bureau of Indian membership, and the nomination
and clarity of the information to be Education Advisory Board for process.
collected; and Exceptional Children 1. Objective and Duties
• Ways to minimize the burden of the AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, (a) Members of the Advisory Board
collection of information on Interior. will provide guidance, advice, and
respondents. ACTION: Notice. recommendations with respect to
Comments that you submit in special education and related services
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summarize each comment in our request the Individuals with Disabilities requirements of IDEA.
to OMB to approve this IC. Before Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the (b) The Advisory Board will:
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email address, or other personal requests nominations of individuals to recommendations for the coordination
identifying information in your serve on the Advisory Board for of services within the BIE and with
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While you can ask us in your comment nominations, as well as other sources. of educational services to American
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