Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for State and Local Governments Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for Nonprofits Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS purchase, installation, maintenance and activation checklist - commercial fishing vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
Permit reporting for state and local governments Form and Instruction	Modified
Permit reporting for nonprofits Form and Instruction	Modified
0548 NWHI Supporting Statement 012407.pdf Supporting Statement A	2007-01-24
NWHI Monument Proclamation.pdf Supplementary Document	2006-08-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44771	VMS hourly reporting for nonprofits	Unchanged
44770	VMS hourly reporting for State and Local Government vessels	Unchanged
44769	VMS hourly reporting for commercial fishing vessels	Unchanged
44677	VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for State and Local Governments Form and Instruction	Modified
44676	VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for Nonprofits Form and Instruction	Modified
44675	VMS purchase, installation, maintenance and activation checklist - commercial fishing vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
44649	Entry and exit notification for commercial vessels	Unchanged
44645	Permit reporting for state and local governments Form and Instruction	Modified
44644	Permit reporting for nonprofits Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0548	ICR Reference No: 200701-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200608-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Monument
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/31/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2007
Responses	190,663	0	190,734
Time Burden (Hours)	1,456	0	1,028
Cost Burden (Dollars)	55,224	0	54,604

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Abstract: On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument by issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431). The proclamation includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding activities in the monument consistent with the authority provided by the act. Specifically, the proclamation prohibits access to the monument except when passing through the monument without interruption or as allowed under a permit issued by NOAA and FWS. Vessels passing through the monument without interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access the monument to conduct certain regulated activities must first apply for and be granted a permit issued by NOAA and FWS and certify compliance with certain vessel monitoring system requirements. On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying the provisions of the proclamation (71 FR 51134).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 431 Name of Law: Antiquities Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 51134	08/29/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 4231	01/30/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VMS hourly reporting for commercial fishing vessels
VMS hourly reporting for State and Local Government vessels
VMS hourly reporting for nonprofits
Entry and exit notification for commercial vessels
VMS purchase, installation, maintenance and activation checklist - commercial fishing vessels	NA	Application and VMS certification
VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for Nonprofits	NA	Application and VMS certification
VMS Purchase, Installation, Maintenance and Activation Checklist for State and Local Governments	NA	Application and VMS certification form
Permit reporting for state and local governments	NA	Application and VMS certification
Permit reporting for nonprofits	NA	Application and VMS certification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	190,663	190,734	0	0	-71	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,456	1,028	0	0	428	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	55,224	54,604	0	0	620	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are fewer than expected commercial vessel trips involving entering and exiting the Monument, resulting in a decrease of 6 burden hours. However, the time for completion of general, Native Hawaiian practices and recreation permits and reports had been underestimated; adjusted estimates result in an increase of 434 burden hours. The net burden hour increase is thus 428. The costs are as estimated previously (minus $10 from VMS certification due to an earlier calculation error). The costs approved by OMB were $630 less than the figures in the supporting statement, as at the time of submission, there was no allowance for more than two decimal places in the cost per response. The net adjusted increase in cost is $620.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,132

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/31/2007

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