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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-LE-2022-N011; FF09L00200-FX-LE18110900000; OMB Control
Number 1018-0129]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Captive Wildlife Safety
Act
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
SUMMARY: 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.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
[INSERT DATE 30 DAYS AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL
REGISTER].
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
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 “1018-0129” 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 who are hearing or speech impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
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, 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.
On October 25, 2021, we published in the Federal Register (86 FR
58922) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this information
collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending on
December 27, 2021. We received the following comments in response to that
notice:
Comment 1: Comment submitted via email from Jean Public, dated
October 26, 2021: The commenter urged protection for all animals
but did not address the information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 1: No response required.
Comment 2: Comment submitted via https://www.regulations.gov
from Aaliya (no last name provided), dated November 7, 2021: The
commenter feels that the burden associated with the information
collection is understandable, and that the information required is
necessary and significantly relevant.
Agency Response to Comment 2: No response required.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
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 Captive Wildlife Safety Act (CWSA; Pub. L. 108–191, 16
U.S.C. 3371 note, and 16 U.S.C. 3372 note) amended the Lacey Act (16 U.S.C.
3371 et seq.; 18 U.S.C. 42–43) 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. The CWSA was signed into law in 2003, and enforcement began on
September 17, 2007. 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. As a matter of routine, we do not inspect or follow up on wildlife
sanctuaries unless we have cause for concern. To qualify, they must meet all of
the following criteria:
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Obtain approval by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a
corporation that is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the
IRS Code of 1986 (Pub. L. 99–514), which is described in sections
501(c)(3) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of that code.

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Do not engage in commercial trade in the prohibited wildlife
species, including offspring, parts, and products.

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Do not propagate the prohibited wildlife species.

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Allow 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 (see title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at part 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:
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Maintain these records for 5 years.

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Make these records accessible to Service officials for inspection at
reasonable hours.

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Copy these records for Service officials, if requested.

Title of Collection: Captive Wildlife Safety Act, 50 CFR 14.250-14.255.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0129.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Accredited wildlife sanctuaries.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 750.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 750.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 750.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Ongoing.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $300.
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. 2022-04521 Filed: 3/3/2022 8:45 am; Publication Date: 3/4/2022]