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Press Release
Service Streamlines Permit System
New electronic payment function will expedite permit applications, helping the public and wildlife
November 25, 2019
Contact(s):
Christina Meister, Christina_Meister@fws.gov, 703-358-2284


In an effort to simplify, expedite, and improve the permit application process, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took a first step today to create a more robust and efficient electronic permitting system. Permits enable the public to engage in legitimate wildlife-related activities that would otherwise be prohibited by law. Service permit programs ensure that such activities are carried out in a manner that safeguards wildlife.

Each year, the Service issues approximately 65,000 permits. The addition of an electronic payment capability will impact 48,000 permits. Prior to developing an electronic permitting system, applicants had to apply for permits through mail with paper checks.

By adding pay.gov, a secure electronic payment system, this capability will be available for all migratory birds and the most widely used international affairs permits.

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a world-renowned conservation agency that is committed to using the latest technology to serve the American public,” said Rob Wallace, Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior. “Updating the current system to allow electronic payments will help simplify the permitting process while improving efficiency and reducing regulatory burdens.”

Patricia Fuquene, Import and Export Manager for Costa Farms LLC, stated the following about the updated permit application system: “Costa Farms truly believes that the new electronic permitting procedures will be very beneficial to the industry, a step in the right direction, and will make good progress in streamlining the permitting process.”

The Service is working to deploy a modern permitting system that will seamlessly guide users to the right permit applications for their needs, provide answers to frequently asked questions, and make the application process faster and more efficient.

The Service issues permits under several domestic and international laws and treaties such as the Endangered Species Act, the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Wild Bird Conservation Act and the Lacey Act. These laws protect species that are threatened by overexploitation and other factors, such as habitat loss. By applying for permits, the public helps conserve and protect imperiled species throughout the world. Additionally, some permits promote conservation efforts by authorizing scientific research, generating data, or allowing wildlife management and rehabilitation activities to go forward.

To apply for permits through the Service’s new payment platform, visit: https://epermits.fws.gov/. For more information regarding the permitting process, visit: https://www.fws.gov/permits/.

The mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is working with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. We are both a leader and trusted partner in fish and wildlife conservation, known for our scientific excellence, stewardship of lands and natural resources, dedicated professionals, and commitment to public service. For more information on our work and the people who make it happen, visit www.fws.gov.

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I don't see how this will help..... when you still have to send in the permit application and a return FedEx label.

Streamlining the application process will be more helpful to the USFWS employees than it will be to the permit applicants. What is needed is a thorough housecleaning of the animal rights bunch embedded in our government so that applicants can have their import permits approved in a timely manner. If CITES says it's okay to take a certain animal, then the U.S. Government should allow it promptly. I shot a bontebok on private land in the RSA in 2017 that I still cannot get approval to import. It is my understanding that there are dozens of American hunters that are in the same situation, and there is no demand for bonteboks in Africa because of this de-facto import ban.

https://epermits.fws.gov/epVideoTutorialApp


Video on the new system.

quote:

“The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a world-renowned conservation agency"

What a load of total, utter, bullshit!

An organization run by a bunch of selfish, self serving, know it all idiots!

They know as much about wildlife as Darwin did about the other side of the moon!

Two thumbs up for that comment, Saeed!

There are good people at USFWS.

But it’s a bureaucracy, and it has all of the usual bureaucratic flaws and drawbacks, and some nasty and particular ones, too.

As the old saying goes, it’s harder to build a fence around a bureaucracy than a herd of Spanish bulls.

They always expand and grow, and never stay within their intended boundaries.

Anyone who watched recent testimony in the impeachment inquiry by career bureaucrats of the USA government...should be very worried about “how” these agencies implement law and policy. By their own words...they clearly believe THEY KNOW WHAT IS BEST YOU...actual laws and facts be damned. ‘THEY’ are the experts!

Sadly...we Americans have let the bureaucracy become bloated.

I too am waiting on ‘internal policy’ to ‘allow’ me to import legally hunted ivory. I cannot see how this system is going to make one iota of difference...unless the bureaucrats are actually going to just follow the law rather than legislate via policy.

But...after all...they do know best. And if you don’t believe that just ask them.

100%, Dr. Easter!