Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities, 50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR 18, Subpart J

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1018-0070 CFR.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-05-30
1018-0070 Supporting Statement A rev 10_22.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-10-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180343	Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Final Monitoring Report	New
180342	Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Onsite Monitoring and Observation Reports	New
180341	Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - LOA Request	New
10959	Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Application for Regulations	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0070	ICR Reference No: 200705-1018-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200409-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities, 50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR 18, Subpart J
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: 11/28/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/01/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2010	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2007
Responses	97	0	141
Time Burden (Hours)	792	0	2,027
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 directs the Department of the Interior to allow incidental taking of marine mammals upon request by U.S. citizens engaged in certain activities. The Fish and Wildlife Service will use the information to verify the finding required to issue incidental take regulations, to decide if we should issue an LOA, and, if issued, what conditions should be contained in the LOA. In addition, we will analyze the information to determine impacts to the marine mammals and the availability of those marine mammals for subsistence purposes of Alaskan Natives.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1361 et seq. Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
  

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:
	72 FR 30670	06/01/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 60690	10/25/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Final Monitoring Report
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Onsite Monitoring and Observation Reports
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - Application for Regulations
Incidental Take of Marine Mammals - LOA Request

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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	97	141	0	0	-44	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	792	2,027	0	0	-1,235	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: We estimate that there will be 97 responses for this information collection requirement, totaling 792 burden hours. This is a decrease of 44 responses and 1,235 burden hours from our previous request. Due to input from industry representatives and a refinement of information collected during the last 3 years, we have made adjustments to the number of responses and burden hours by: (1) reducing the number of annual LOA requests from 70 to 12 for the Beaufort Sea; (2) reducing the burden hours for completing the onsite monitoring from 12 hours to 1.5 hours due to industry's refinement of monitoring practices and use of email; (3) increasing the burden estimate for an application for regulations from 200 to 300 hours; and (4) increasing the burden estimate for completion of an LOA request from 8 to 24 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $101,000

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: 06/01/2007

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