# 2026-22486: Elephant Permits Generate Another Round of Federal Paperwork and Comments

2026-22486, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Requirements for African Elephants, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service published 2026-11-04, effective 2026-12-04; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-05).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22486
- As of: 2026-11-05
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22486
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Federal Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Requirements for African Elephants
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Fish and Wildlife Service
- Citation: 91 FR 69570
- Published: 2026-11-04
- Effective: 2026-12-04
- Comments close: 2026-12-04
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-05

## In one line

Elephant Permits Generate Another Round of Federal Paperwork and Comments

## Summary

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is updating the paperwork rules for permits and reports related to African elephants. This affects anyone applying for or holding these permits, aiming to make the process clearer and easier. Comments on the changes are open until December 4, 2026, with no new fees introduced.

## Abstract

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to revise an existing information collection.

## Effects PRIA read

- Permit and Amendment Fees Apply: cost, medium. If you apply for a permit to move, transfer, export, or bring live African elephants into the United States using Form 3-200-37h, the form document states a non‑hour cost of $100 per application and a $50 processing fee for amendments. The notice also reports a total estimated annual nonhour burden…
- Time Burden to Complete Forms: cost, medium. The Service estimates completion times for permit forms and reports. Typical completion times include about 6 hours for a hardcopy application, about 5.25 hours for an ePermits application, about 4–4.0 hours for amendments, and 10 hours for each range country certification; total estimated annual b…
- Annual Range-Country Certification Required: cost, medium. To import live wild-sourced African elephants or sport-hunted trophies, the rule requires an annual certification from the exporting (range) country about elephant management and status; the certification can be provided directly by the foreign government or by the applicant and will be verified an…
- Imports Limited to CITES Category One Countries: cost, medium. The Service states it allows certain types of imports of African elephants only from countries that have achieved a Category One designation under the CITES National Legislation Project. The notice ties acceptance of imports under specified regulatory provisions to the Party's Category One designat…

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## Sources
- [2026-22486 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/04/2026-22486/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-federal)
- [2026-22486 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-04/pdf/2026-22486.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22486 (as of 2026-11-05).