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OMB Control No: 1018-0022	ICR Reference No: 202001-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201806-1018-006
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Migratory Birds; 50 CFR 10, 13, 20, 21
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/05/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/19/2020
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2021
Responses	53,510	0	56,384
Time Burden (Hours)	394,967	0	314,704
Cost Burden (Dollars)	491,050	0	2,085,125

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	53,510	56,384	-2,874
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	394,967	314,704	80,263
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	491,050	2,085,125	-1,594,075

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: We are requesting OMB approval to automate certain migratory bird permit forms in conjunction with this revision of 1018-0022. The Service's new “ePermits” initiative is an automated permit application system that will allow the agency to move towards a streamlined permitting process to reduce public reporting burden. Public burden reduction is a priority for the Service; the Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and senior leadership at the Department of the Interior. The intent of the ePermits initiative is to fully automate the permitting process to improve the customer experience and to reduce time burden on respondents. This new system will enhance the user experience by allowing users to enter data from any device that has Internet access, including personal computers (PCs), tablets, and smartphones. It will also link the permit applicant to the Pay.gov system for payment of the associated permit application fee. We are also proposing to: - Reinstate OMB Control Number 1018-0167, “Eagle Take Permits and Fees, 50 CFR 22” in order transfer the eagle requirements back into a separate information collection. - Transfer all requirements associated with the management of geese under two OMB control numbers: * 1018–0103, “Conservation Order for Light Geese, 50 CFR 21.60” (exp. 03/31/2021) and * 1018-0133, “Control and Management of Resident Canada Geese, 50 CFR 20.21, 21.49, 21.50, 21.51, 21.52 and 21.61” (exp. 06/30/2022) into this collection; and - Request approval of three new information collections (record keeping requirements, banding requirements, and required notifications) associated with the Service’s “Falconry Database."

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,933,765

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 madonna_baucum@nps.gov