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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–LE–2023–0049;
FF09L00200–FX–LE18110900000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0012]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Declaration for Importation
or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 July 5,
2023.
SUMMARY:

Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
one of the following methods (please
reference 1018–0012 in the subject line
of your comments):
• Internet (preferred): https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–HQ–LE–2023–
0049.
• Email: Info_Coll@fws.gov.
• U.S. mail: Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church,
VA 22041–3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madonna L. Baucum, Service
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov,
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-ofcontact 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.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent

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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 Endangered Species Act
(Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) makes it
unlawful to import or export fish,
wildlife, or plants without filing a
declaration or report as necessary for
enforcing the Act or upholding the
Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species (CITES; 16 U.S.C.
1538(e)). With some exceptions,
individuals, businesses, and others
importing into or exporting from the
United States any fish or wildlife must
complete and submit to the Service an
FWS Form 3–177 (Declaration for
Importation or Exportation of Fish or
Wildlife). This form, as well as FWS
Form 3–177a (Continuation Sheet) and
instructions for completion, are

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available for electronic submission at
https://edecs.fws.gov. These forms are
also available in fillable format at http://
www.fws.gov/forms/. The information
that we collect enables us to:
• Accurately inspect the contents of
the shipment;
• Enforce any regulations that pertain
to the fish, wildlife, or plants contained
in the shipment; and
• Maintain records of the importation
and exportation of these commodities.
Individuals, businesses, and others
must file FWS Forms 3–177 and 3–177a
with us at the time of import or export
of fish or wildlife. Our regulations allow
certain species of fish or wildlife to be
imported or exported between the
United States and Canada or Mexico at
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
ports, even though our wildlife
inspectors may not be present. In these
instances, importers and exporters may
submit the hard copy of the completed
forms to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP). We later collect these
submitted forms from CBP and enter the
information into the Service’s Law
Enforcement Management Information
System (LEMIS). Form 3–177 collects
the following information:
1. Date of the import/export;
2. Import/export license number;
3. Whether the shipment is an import
or export;
4. Port of clearance;
5. Purpose code;
6. Customs documents number(s);
7. Name of carrier;
8. Transportation code;
9. Bonded location for inspection;
10. Whether the importer/exporter is
based in the United States or in a
foreign country;
11. Name, address, phone, and email
of importer/exporter;
12. Identifier number and ID type of
importer/exporter;
13. Name, phone, fax, email address,
and contact person for customs broker,
shipping agent, or freight forwarder;
14. Identifier number and ID type of
customs broker, shipping agent, or
freight forwarder;
15. Scientific and common name of
the fish or wildlife;
16. Permit numbers (if permits are
required);
17. Description, quantity, and value of
the fish or wildlife;
18. Natural country of origin of the
fish or wildlife; and
19. Whether the wildlife is live and
venomous.
In addition, certain information, such
as the airway bill or bill of lading
number, the location of the shipment
containing the fish or wildlife for
inspection, and the markings on cartons

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and number of cartons containing fish
or wildlife, assists our wildlife
inspectors if a physical examination of
the shipment is necessary.
We are also requesting OMB’s
continued approval for electronic
collection of data through CBP’s
Automated Commercial Environment
(ACE) portal as an alternative electronic
option for importers to eDecs. ACE is
the system through which the trade
community transmits international trade
data required by CBP and all other
participating government agencies. The
Safe Port Act requires the Service to
participate in the International Trade
Data System, and the Executive Order
on Streamlining Exports and Imports
establishes ACE as the primary means
for collection of international trade data
by the government. Although the
Service does not mandate importers to
use ACE to file Service data at this time,
if the filer chooses to file in ACE, we
will collect the data from ACE as an
alternative to eDecs. If importers file in
ACE, they should not file in eDecs.
Proposed Revisions to This Information
Collection
With this submission, we propose the
following revisions to this information
collection for OMB approval:
1. We propose to collect the container
number for fish or wildlife shipped via
ocean cargo. When fish or wildlife are
imported and exported on cargo ships,
they are packed in shipping containers,
which have unique numbers. When our
inspectors receive documents for these
shipments, the documents often, but do
not always, include the container
number. However, Form 3–177
currently does not have a field for the
container number. It is difficult for our
wildlife inspectors to locate a shipment
at a seaport without the container
number, as ocean cargo shipments are
tracked by container number. By adding
a field for the container number to Form
3–177 and thus requiring this
information on the form, we will
improve our ability to inspect ocean
cargo shipments and expedite the
inspection process for individuals,
businesses, and others who ship via
ocean cargo.

2. Second, we propose to add a field
to collect U.S. permit numbers other
than CITES. Currently, we require
importers and exporters to include the
number for a U.S. CITES permit for
those CITES listed species that require
a U.S. CITES permit. They may also or
instead have other U.S.-issued wildlife
permits, such as those required under
the Endangered Species Act, Migratory
Bird Treaty Act, Marine Mammal
Protection Act, Wild Bird Conservation
Act, Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act, and Lacey Act. These additional
permit numbers will enable us to link
the Form 3–177 to the permit. This will
improve data collection and analysis, as
we will be able to better ascertain what
fish or wildlife is being imported and
exported and tie it to what is being
permitted. It will also help us ensure
that permits are not duplicated and are
used the allowable number of times,
aiding enforcement.
3. Next, we propose to add a field to
collect the designated port exception
permit number. We have designated
certain ports for import and export of
fish and wildlife (see 50 CFR 14.12).
Generally, individuals, businesses, and
others who seek to import and export
fish and wildlife at non-designated ports
must obtain a designated port exception
permit by submitting an application and
paying the appropriate fees (see 50 CFR
part 13). When they file Form 3–177,
they must also include the issued
designated port exception permit in
their document package. Requiring
importers and exporters to put the
permit number on Form 3–177, along
with the import-export license number
(which we already require on Form 3–
177), will assist us in tracking permits
and making sure that importers and
exporters are authorized to use the ports
they are seeking to use. Having the
number easily accessible on Form 3–177
will help to streamline the review
process. If they are not authorized
because they have not obtained the
designated port exemption permit for
the particular port, it will assist us with
enforcement.
4. Next, we propose to add a field to
collect the CITES tag or marking number
for sport-hunted wildlife species that
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require a CITES tag or marking for
import, export, and in-transit shipments
(see 50 CFR 23.74(e)). Those species
include black rhinoceros, crocodilians
(all members of the order Crocodilia,
which includes alligators, caimans,
crocodiles, and gavials), elephants,
leopards, and markhor. A CITES tag or
marking is specific to an individual
wildlife item and may not be used for
multiple wildlife items. Each CITES tag
or marking has a unique alphanumeric
identifier. Requiring placement of the
CITES tag or marking number on Form
3–177 will help ensure we can match
the tag or marking to the Form 3–177
declaration and verify that the tag or
marking has only been used once. Thus,
we will improve our ability to inspect
shipments of these species, expedite
inspections, and improve enforcement.
It will also bolster our ability to meet
our obligations under the CITES treaty.
As part of the renewal of and
proposed changes for this information
collection, we also will review the
instructions pages of Form 3–177 to
determine what updates are appropriate.
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: Declaration for
Importation or Exportation of Fish or
Wildlife, 50 CFR 14.61–14.64 and
14.94(k)(4).
OMB Control Number: 1018–0012.
Form Number: 3–177 and 3–177a.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals, businesses, or others that
import or export fish, wildlife, or plants;
scientific institutions that import or
export fish, wildlife, or plant scientific
specimens; and government agencies
that import or export fish, wildlife, or
plant specimens for various purposes.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Completion
time per
response
(minutes)

Total annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours *

FWS Form 3–177 Hard Copy (Upon Import)
Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................
Subtotals: ..................................................................................................

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8,996
128
0
9,124

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9,569
347
0
9,916

15 ...................
15 ...................
15 ...................
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87
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Annual
number of
respondents

Requirement

Completion
time per
response
(minutes)

Total annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours *

FWS Form 3–177 Hard Copy (Upon Export)
Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

717
30
0

881
43
0

15 ...................
15 ...................
15 ...................

220
11
0

Subtotals ...................................................................................................

747

924

........................

231

Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

21,567
13,005
46

25,030
120,035
90

10 ...................
10 ...................
10 ...................

4,172
20,006
15

Subtotals ...................................................................................................

34,618

145,155

........................

24,193

Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

975
2,548
36

1,930
32,230
68

10 ...................
10 ...................
10 ...................

322
5,372
11

Subtotals ...................................................................................................

3,559

34,228

........................

5,705

1 .....................

586

eDecs/ACE (Upon Import)

eDecs (Upon Export)

eDecs—Confirmation Number (Automated Export System (AES))
Private Sector ..................................................................................................

1,824

35,175

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)/AES Disclaimer (and Accompanying Documents)
Private Sector ..................................................................................................

5,000

500,000

1 .....................

8,333

eDecs—Fee Exemption Certification
Private Sector ..................................................................................................

42

2,906

1 .....................

48

Totals .................................................................................................

54,914

728,304

........................

41,575

* Rounded.

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. 2023–09577 Filed 5–4–23; 8:45 am]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–IA–2023–N034;
FXIA16710900000/234/FF09A30000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0093]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Federal Fish and
Wildlife Permit Applications and
Reports—Management Authority

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

ACTION:

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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SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 5,
2023.

DATES:

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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. 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 Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference ‘‘1018–0093’’ in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madonna L. Baucum, Service
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov,
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.
ADDRESSES:

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