In accordance with Section 4(d) of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), NOAA promulgates regulations that
would prohibit "take" (e.g., harassment or harm) of threatened
salmonids. These regulations identify conservation-oriented
programs or circumstances in which the ESA's take prohibitions
would not apply. States, local governments, and other entities may
submit information to demonstrate that a program qualifies to be
within those specified programs or circumstances (and therefore
would not be subject to the prohibitions). The NOAA Fisheries
Office of Protected Resources Permits, Conservation and Education
Division (Permits Division) is the lead office replacing this
current on-line application with a new system known as APPS
(Authorizations and Permits for Protected Species) for application
instructions for research and enhancement permits for marine
mammals, Pacific salmon, and other threatened and endangered
species under the MMPA and ESA.
US Code:
16 USC
31 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
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:
(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;
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.