Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife, 50 CFR 14.61-14.64 and 14.94(k)(4)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 3-177, 3-177a Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife- Private Sector (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3-177 Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Private Sector (Hard Copy) Form	Modified
Form 3-177, 3-177a Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Government (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3-177, 3-177a Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Individuals (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 3-177, 3-177a Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Government (Hard Copy) Form and Instruction	Removed
30 Day FRN 2016-09952.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-04-28
1018-0012 - SS-A 2016 with OIRA comment and FWS corrections and response - clean.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-09-19
16 USC 1540(f).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-27
16 USC 1538(e).pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-27
50CFR14.94.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-27
50CFR14.61-64.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-01-27
1018-0012 60-dy publihed.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-04-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46003	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife- Private Sector (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
46000	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Private Sector (Hard Copy) Form	Modified
205541	Fee Waiver Certification Other-null	Modified
191579	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Government (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
191578	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Individuals (Electronic Database) Form and Instruction	Modified
191577	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Government (Hard Copy) Form and Instruction	Removed
10928	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Indiv (Hard Copy) Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0012	ICR Reference No: 201604-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201212-1018-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife, 50 CFR 14.61-14.64 and 14.94(k)(4)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/19/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	190,874	0	184,303
Time Burden (Hours)	32,830	0	32,929
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: With few exceptions, businesses or individuals must file FWS Form 3-177 with the Fish and Wildlife Service prior to importing into or exporting from the United States any fish, wildlife, or wildlife products. The information on FWS Form 3-177 helps us fulfill the statutory requirements of the Endangered Species Act and our obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. In 2009, we implemented a new user fee system intended to recover the costs of the compliance portion of the wildlife inspection program. Since that time, we have been made aware that we may have placed an undue economic burden on businesses that exclusively trade in small volumes of low-value, non-Federally protected wildlife parts and products. To address this issue, we implemented a program that exempts certain businesses from the designated port base inspection fees as an interim measure while we reassess the current user fee system. In order to participate in our user fee exemption program for low-risk importations and exportations, importers or exporters must certify electronically that they meet the criteria for inclusion in the program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1531 et seq. Name of Law: Endangered Species Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 80792	12/28/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 25417	04/28/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Government (Hard Copy)	3-177, 3-177a	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife and Continuation Sheet
Fee Waiver Certification
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Individuals (Electronic Database)	3-177, 3-177a	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Government (Electronic Database)	3-177, 3-177a	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish and Wildlife and Continuation Sheet
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife-Indiv (Hard Copy)	3-177, 3-177a	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife ,   DECLARATION FOR IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE (CONTINUATION SHEET)
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife - Private Sector (Hard Copy)	3-177, 3-177A	DECLARATION FOR IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE ,   DECLARATION FOR IMPORTATION OR EXPORTATION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE (CONTINUATION SHEET)
Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife- Private Sector (Electronic Database)	3-177, 3-177a	Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	190,874	184,303	0	0	6,571	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,830	32,929	0	0	-99	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are reporting 379,565 annual responses totaling 35,984 annual burden hours. This is a net adjustment increase of 195,262 annual responses and 3,045 annual burden hours from our previous submission. . While the number of annual responses increased substantially, the annual burden hours increased by a smaller amount due primarily to the number of responses being submitted electronically.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,670,258

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/28/2016

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