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

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1018-0070 30-day published.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-11-03
1018-0070 SSA.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-10-26
MMPA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-25
50CFR18 Subpart J - Beaufort Sea.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-25
50CFR18 Supart I - Chukchi Sea.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-25
50CFR18.27.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-25
1018-0070 60-day published.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-10-25

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0070	ICR Reference No: 201010-1018-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200705-1018-003
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities, 50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR 18, Subparts I and J
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/05/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/03/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2011
Responses	352	0	97
Time Burden (Hours)	1,500	0	792
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 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will use the information to verify the finding required to issue incidental take regulations, to decide if we should issue a Letter of Authorization (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 Alaska 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:
	75 FR 42118	07/20/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 67762	11/03/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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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	352	97	0	97	158	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,500	792	0	592	116	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This information collection has 352 responses and 1,500 annual burden hours, which is an increase of 255 responses and 708 burden hours. We are reporting as a program change an increase of 97 responses and 592 burden hours previously approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0139. We are reporting as an adjustment a net increase of 158 responses and 116 burden hours as follows: • -200 hours for the burden associated with the applications for regulations. Our previous submissions for both Beaufort and Chukchi Seas erroneously listed the total burden hours rather than annualizing over the 3-year period of approval. Therefore, we have made an adjustment to correct this mistake. • +1 response and 24 burden hours for LOA requests, based on our experience in administering these collections over the last 3 years. • +156 responses and the associated 234 burden hours for monitoring and reporting, based on information from our outreach. • +1 response and 58 annual burden hours for final reports, based on information from our outreach. Ten hours are associated with the additional response and the remaining 48 hours are the result of increasing the completion time from 8 to 10 hours for both the Beaufort and Chukchi collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $144,448

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 11/03/2010

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