National Marine Sanctuary regulations
list specific activities that are prohibited in the sanctuaries.
These otherwise prohibited activities are permissible if a permit
is issued by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS).
Persons desiring permits must submit applications, and persons
obtaining permits must submit reports on the activity conducted
under the permit. The information is needed by the ONMS to protect
and manage the sanctuaries. This request includes the new
subcategory of the general permit, for lionfish removal.
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USC 1431 Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
The overall burden estimate has
been increased to 1,703 from 1,436 hours, based on changes in the
current trends in the number and types of permits issued as
determined by recurring program audits. The overall annual number
of permits, certifications and registrations issued by the program
has increased from 424 permits in 2008 to an estimated 634 in 2011,
with a total of 1,477 responses. Program Change: The lionfish
removal permit is new since 2008; this subcategory of the general
permit is estimated to have 200 respondents per year, with a total
of 400 responses, 100 hours, and $400 reporting/recordkeeping
costs. Adjustments: The number of baitfish permits was
overestimated in 2008, and has decreased by 55. It is likely that
the increase in the estimates of general permits issued (from 145
to 205) is due to increased public awareness of ONMS permit
requirements. In recent years, the ONMS has been processing more
general permits while special use permits, historical resource
permits, and permit amendments have remained constant. This change
in distribution is reflected in the estimate provided. Net
adjustment-related increases: 10 respondents, 85 responses, 167
hours and $85 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. NOTE: Due to
removal, without an option of "change in agency estimate", of 3
information collections that had been split out based on type of
affected public with this splitting-out no longer needed we
show 313 responses, 276 hours and $273 are apparently due to agency
discretion. As has happened previously, we have no way of
correcting this anomaly. By splitting out, we mean that for three
permit types, we had one IC for business and one for non-profits.
We removed the three for non-profits, and put all the updated
burden in the remaining IC.
$34,613
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
vicki wedell 301
713-3125
No
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.
General Permits and Reports
0141_SS_121411.1.doc
General Permits and Reports