81 FR 56690 - Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Captive Wildlife Safety Act
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 162 (August 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 56690-56691 | |
| FR Document | 2016-19920 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 162 (Monday, August 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 56690-56691] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19920] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-LE-2016--N250; FF09L00200-FX-LE18110900000] Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Captive Wildlife Safety Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Service) have sent an Information Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to expire on August 31, 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. 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 September 21, 2016. ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or [email protected] (email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service 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 ``1018-0129'' in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703- 358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 1018-0129. Title: Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 50 CFR 14.250-14.255. Service Form Number: None. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Description of Respondents: Accredited wildlife sanctuaries. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. Estimated Number of Respondents: 750. Estimated Number of Responses: 750. Completion Time per Response: 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750. Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $300. Abstract: The Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA) amends the Lacey Act 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. 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. To qualify, they must meet all of the following criteria:Obtain approval by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which is described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of that code. Do not engage in commercial trade in the prohibited wildlife species, including offspring, parts, and products. Do not propagate the prohibited wildlife species. Have 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 (50 CFR 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: Maintain these records for 5 years. Make these records accessible to Service officials for inspection at reasonable hours. Copy these records for Service officials, if requested. Comments Received and Our Responses On April 6, 2016, we published in the Federal Register (81 FR 19990) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on June 6, 2016. We received the following comments in response to that notice. Comment: One comment suggested that the recordkeeping requirement [[Page 56691]] should be expanded to other exempted entities under the CWSA, including Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) licensed facilities and State-licensed wildlife rehabilitators. Response: The Service does not have the authority to establish a recordkeeping requirement on the other entities exempted under the CWSA. The accredited wildlife sanctuary was the only exemption that was specifically defined in the CWSA, and as such, was the only exemption that lent itself to a recordkeeping requirement. Comment: One comment suggested that appropriate records should be made available to the Service on an annual basis. Response: The Service feels that the submission of records only on an as needed basis is adequate to substantiate that a particular wildlife sanctuary qualifies as accredited under the CWSA. The submission of records on an annual basis would require an application or other mechanism to receive and evaluate those records. In the development of the regulations to implement the CWSA, we considered options for developing some type of formal accreditation mechanism for wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that because of a lack of available staff and resources to manage the submission of records on an annual basis, such a step was not practical. Comment: One comment suggested that records should be made available to the public through an on-line database or through Freedom of Information Act requests. Response: The Service feels that the requirements in the final rule to implement the CWSA by requiring wildlife sanctuaries to submit records on an as needed basis is adequate to substantiate that a particular wildlife sanctuary qualifies as accredited under the CWSA. We considered options for developing some type of formal electronic on- line database for wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that because of a lack of available resources and staff to adequately implement such a mechanism, such a step was not practical. Any records the Service possesses could be made available to the public subject to the provisions of the Privacy Act. Comment: One comment suggested that the Service incorporate an electronic recordkeeping system for wildlife sanctuaries that could be accessed and used by other Federal, State, or local agencies, and in particular, APHIS, to among other things, reconcile the information obtained under the CWSA with that maintained by APHIS under the Animal Welfare Act to ensure compliance. Response: We considered options for developing some type of formal electronic accreditation mechanism for wildlife sanctuaries that could be accessed by other agencies, but concluded that, because of a lack of available resources and staff to adequately implement such a mechanism, such a step was not practical. Comment: One comment suggested that records maintained by an accredited wildlife sanctuary must identify specific prohibited species and include the date of birth, age, and date of death of the specimen, and that specimens ``otherwise transferred,'' as stated in the requirements, should include specific information on the disposition of the specimen remains. Response: The Service feels that the requirements, as written, are sufficient to confirm the acquisition or disposition of specimens. Comment: One comment suggested that an electronic recordkeeping system for wildlife sanctuaries could alleviate the time required to maintain records. Response: We considered options for developing some type of formal electronic accreditation mechanism for wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that, because of a lack of available resources and staff to adequately implement such a mechanism, such a step was not practical. Comment: One comment suggested that maintaining records by an accredited wildlife sanctuary should not be considered a ``burden.'' Response: We used the term ''burden'' in our Federal Register notice simply because ``burden'' is the term typically used to measure the impact of an information collection. Comment: One comment suggested that records maintained by an accredited wildlife sanctuary must be updated within 30 days. Response: The Service feels that the submission of records only on an as needed basis is adequate to substantiate that a particular wildlife sanctuary qualifies as accredited under the CWSA. Updating records within 30 days would require an application or other mechanism to receive and evaluate those records. In the development of the regulations to implement the CWSA, we considered options for developing some type of formal accreditation mechanism for wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that because of a lack of available staff and resources to manage the submission of records on an annual basis, such a step was not practical Comment: One comment suggested that records maintained by an accredited wildlife sanctuary should be maintained for 7 years. Response: Under 50 CFR 14.254, we require that accredited wildlife sanctuaries maintain complete and accurate records of any possession, transportation, acquisition, disposition, importation, or exportation of the prohibited wildlife species for 5 years. This time period is consistent with the records requirements contained in our general permit procedures in 50 CFR 13.46. Since wildlife sanctuaries may have applied for and been issued permits under the general permit procedures, we believe it would be in the public interest that the records maintenance requirements of this information collection be consistent with those in the general permit procedures. Request for Public Comments We again 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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done. Dated: August 16, 2016. Tina A. Campbell, Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2016-19920 Filed 8-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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that permits statements to be made ACTION: Notice; request for comments. sell, transport, receive, or acquire, in
under penalty of perjury as a substitute interstate or foreign commerce, live
for notarization. In addition, your SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife lions, tigers, leopards, snow leopards,
request should: Service, Service) have sent an clouded leopards, cheetahs, jaguars, or
(1) Explain why you believe HUD Information Collection Request (ICR) to cougars, or any hybrid combination of
would have information on you. OMB for review and approval. We any of these species, unless certain
(2) Identify which HUD office you summarize the ICR below and describe exceptions are met. There are several
believe has the records about you. the nature of the collection and the exemptions to the prohibitions of the
(3) Specify when you believe the estimated burden and cost. This CWSA, including accredited wildlife
records would have been created. information collection is scheduled to sanctuaries.
(4) Provide any other information that expire on August 31, 2016. We may not There is no requirement for wildlife
will help the Freedom of Information conduct or sponsor and a person is not sanctuaries to submit applications to
Act (FOIA) staff determine which HUD required to respond to a collection of qualify for the accredited wildlife
office may have responsive records. information unless it displays a sanctuary exemption. Wildlife
If you are seeking records pertaining currently valid OMB control number. sanctuaries themselves will determine if
to another living individual, you must However, under OMB regulations, we they qualify. To qualify, they must meet
obtain a statement from that individual may continue to conduct or sponsor this all of the following criteria:
certifying their agreement for you to information collection while it is • Obtain approval by the United
access their records. Without the above pending at OMB. States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as
information, the HUD FOIA Office may DATES: You must submit comments on a corporation that is exempt from
not be able to conduct an effective or before September 21, 2016. taxation under section 501(a) of the
search, and your request may be denied Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which is
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
due to lack of specificity or lack of described in sections 501(c)(3) and
suggestions on this information
compliance with applicable regulations. 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of that code.
collection to the Desk Officer for the
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: Department of the Interior at OMB– • Do not engage in commercial trade
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_ in the prohibited wildlife species,
The Department’s rules for contesting
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email). including offspring, parts, and products.
contents of records and appealing initial
Please provide a copy of your comments • Do not propagate the prohibited
denials appear in 24 CFR part 16,
to the Service Information Collection wildlife species.
Procedures for Inquiries. Additional • Have no direct contact between the
assistance may be obtained by Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 public and the prohibited wildlife
contacting Helen Goff Foster, Chief species.
Privacy Officer/Senior Agency Official Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
The basis for this information
for Privacy, 451 Seventh Street SW., 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
collection is the recordkeeping
Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410, (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0129’’ in
requirement that we place on accredited
telephone number (202) 402–6836, or the subject line of your comments.
wildlife sanctuaries. We require
the HUD Departmental Privacy Appeals FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To accredited wildlife sanctuaries to
Officers, Office of General Counsel, request additional information about maintain complete and accurate records
Department of Housing and Urban this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_ of any possession, transportation,
Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482 acquisition, disposition, importation, or
Washington, DC 20410 (telephone). You may review the ICR exportation of the prohibited wildlife
online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow species as defined in the CWSA (50 CFR
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
the instructions to review Department of 14, subpart K). Records must be up to
Records in the system are obtained the Interior collections under review by
from the applications for Multifamily date and include: (1) Names and
OMB. addresses of persons to or from whom
Housing Projects; (HUD 9213) and other
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: any prohibited wildlife species has been
required HUD forms, drawings and
OMB Control Number: 1018–0129. acquired, imported, exported,
narratives (lender’s submission package)
Title: Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 50 purchased, sold, or otherwise
submitted to the HUD office.
CFR 14.250–14.255. transferred; and (2) dates of these
SYSTEMS EXEMPTED FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS Service Form Number: None. transactions. Accredited wildlife
OF THE ACT: Type of Request: Extension of a sanctuaries must:
None. currently approved collection. • Maintain these records for 5 years.
[FR Doc. 2016–20005 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am] Description of Respondents: • Make these records accessible to
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Accredited wildlife sanctuaries. Service officials for inspection at
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to reasonable hours.
obtain or retain a benefit. • Copy these records for Service
Frequency of Collection: Ongoing. officials, if requested.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Estimated Number of Respondents:
750. Comments Received and Our Responses
Fish and Wildlife Service
Estimated Number of Responses: 750. On April 6, 2016, we published in the
[FWS–HQ–LE–2016—N250; FF09L00200– Completion Time per Response: 1 Federal Register (81 FR 19990) a notice
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FX–LE18110900000] hour. of our intent to request that OMB renew
Estimated Total Annual Burden approval for this information collection.
Information Collection Request Sent to
Hours: 750. In that notice, we solicited comments
the Office of Management and Budget
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden for 60 days, ending on June 6, 2016. We
(OMB) for Approval; Captive Wildlife
Cost: $300. received the following comments in
Safety Act
Abstract: The Captive Wildlife Safety response to that notice.
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Act (CWSA) amends the Lacey Act by Comment: One comment suggested
Interior. making it illegal to import, export, buy, that the recordkeeping requirement
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should be expanded to other exempted obtained under the CWSA with that of records on an annual basis, such a
entities under the CWSA, including maintained by APHIS under the Animal step was not practical
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Welfare Act to ensure compliance. Comment: One comment suggested
Service (APHIS) licensed facilities and Response: We considered options for that records maintained by an
State-licensed wildlife rehabilitators. developing some type of formal accredited wildlife sanctuary should be
Response: The Service does not have electronic accreditation mechanism for maintained for 7 years.
the authority to establish a wildlife sanctuaries that could be
recordkeeping requirement on the other accessed by other agencies, but Response: Under 50 CFR 14.254, we
entities exempted under the CWSA. The concluded that, because of a lack of require that accredited wildlife
accredited wildlife sanctuary was the available resources and staff to sanctuaries maintain complete and
only exemption that was specifically adequately implement such a accurate records of any possession,
defined in the CWSA, and as such, was mechanism, such a step was not transportation, acquisition, disposition,
the only exemption that lent itself to a practical. importation, or exportation of the
recordkeeping requirement. Comment: One comment suggested prohibited wildlife species for 5 years.
Comment: One comment suggested that records maintained by an This time period is consistent with the
that appropriate records should be made accredited wildlife sanctuary must records requirements contained in our
available to the Service on an annual identify specific prohibited species and general permit procedures in 50 CFR
basis. include the date of birth, age, and date 13.46. Since wildlife sanctuaries may
Response: The Service feels that the of death of the specimen, and that have applied for and been issued
submission of records only on an as specimens ‘‘otherwise transferred,’’ as permits under the general permit
needed basis is adequate to substantiate stated in the requirements, should procedures, we believe it would be in
that a particular wildlife sanctuary include specific information on the the public interest that the records
qualifies as accredited under the CWSA. disposition of the specimen remains. maintenance requirements of this
The submission of records on an annual Response: The Service feels that the information collection be consistent
basis would require an application or requirements, as written, are sufficient with those in the general permit
other mechanism to receive and to confirm the acquisition or disposition procedures.
evaluate those records. In the of specimens.
Request for Public Comments
development of the regulations to Comment: One comment suggested
implement the CWSA, we considered that an electronic recordkeeping system We again invite comments concerning
options for developing some type of for wildlife sanctuaries could alleviate this information collection on:
formal accreditation mechanism for the time required to maintain records.
wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that Response: We considered options for • Whether or not the collection of
because of a lack of available staff and developing some type of formal information is necessary, including
resources to manage the submission of electronic accreditation mechanism for whether or not the information will
records on an annual basis, such a step wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded that, have practical utility;
was not practical. because of a lack of available resources • The accuracy of our estimate of the
Comment: One comment suggested and staff to adequately implement such burden for this collection of
that records should be made available to a mechanism, such a step was not information;
the public through an on-line database practical. • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
or through Freedom of Information Act Comment: One comment suggested and clarity of the information to be
requests. that maintaining records by an collected; and
Response: The Service feels that the accredited wildlife sanctuary should not
requirements in the final rule to be considered a ‘‘burden.’’ • Ways to minimize the burden of the
implement the CWSA by requiring Response: We used the term ’’burden’’ collection of information on
wildlife sanctuaries to submit records in our Federal Register notice simply respondents.
on an as needed basis is adequate to because ‘‘burden’’ is the term typically Comments that you submit in
substantiate that a particular wildlife used to measure the impact of an response to this notice are a matter of
sanctuary qualifies as accredited under information collection. public record. Before including your
the CWSA. We considered options for Comment: One comment suggested address, phone number, email address,
developing some type of formal that records maintained by an or other personal identifying
electronic on-line database for wildlife accredited wildlife sanctuary must be information in your comment, you
sanctuaries, but concluded that because updated within 30 days. should be aware that your entire
of a lack of available resources and staff Response: The Service feels that the comment, including your personal
to adequately implement such a submission of records only on an as identifying information, may be made
mechanism, such a step was not needed basis is adequate to substantiate publicly available at any time. While
practical. Any records the Service that a particular wildlife sanctuary you can ask OMB in your comment to
possesses could be made available to the qualifies as accredited under the CWSA. withhold your personal identifying
public subject to the provisions of the Updating records within 30 days would information from public review, we
Privacy Act. require an application or other cannot guarantee that it will be done.
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Comment: One comment suggested mechanism to receive and evaluate
Dated: August 16, 2016.
that the Service incorporate an those records. In the development of the
electronic recordkeeping system for regulations to implement the CWSA, we Tina A. Campbell,
wildlife sanctuaries that could be considered options for developing some Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
accessed and used by other Federal, type of formal accreditation mechanism Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
State, or local agencies, and in for wildlife sanctuaries, but concluded Service.
particular, APHIS, to among other that because of a lack of available staff [FR Doc. 2016–19920 Filed 8–19–16; 8:45 am]
things, reconcile the information and resources to manage the submission BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
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