Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0230 ss 091108rev.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-09-24
0230 cp addendum.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-11
0230 hcp_handbook.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4145	Permit Applications Instruction	Modified
186210	Transfer of incidental take permits	New
186209	Permit Reports	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0230	ICR Reference No: 200808-0648-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species
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: 03/06/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/24/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2009
Responses	15	0	24
Time Burden (Hours)	472	0	1,048
Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	0	1,000

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Abstract: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain exceptions to the prohibitions, such as taking that is incidental to an otherwise lawful activity. The corresponding regulations provide application and reporting requirements for such exceptions. The required information is used to evaluate the proposed activity (application) and ongoing activities (reports) and is necessary for NMFS to ensure the conservation of the species under the ESA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1531 et seq. Name of Law: Endangerd Species Act of 1973
  

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:
	73 FR 19821	04/11/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 55029	09/24/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Permit Applications
Transfer of incidental take permits
Permit Reports

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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	15	24	0	0	-9	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	472	1,048	0	0	-576	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	1,000	0	0	-550	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: Based on information from the past three years, the estimated number of permit applications received per year has changed from 11 to 4, and the number of annual reports has changed from 11 to 9. This has reduced the estimated annualized hours from 1,048 to 472, an adjustment of 576 hours. Related costs have decreased from $660 to $450, an adjustment of $210 (note: in ROCIS the difference appears to be $550, due to the system's having rounded the previous cost up to $1,000). One possible reason for the decrease is that there was a one year spike in applications received in 2001 that would have boosted the earlier estimate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $16,900

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: 09/24/2008

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