Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Outreach Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Business survey Form and Instruction	Modified
Tourist survey Form and Instruction	Modified
0594 SS Part A 091012 rev.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-09-19
0594 SS Part B 091012 rev.docx Supporting Statement B	2012-09-19
20111013_Responsive Management final report-PC Survey.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-09-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187317	Business survey Form and Instruction	Modified
187316	Tourist survey Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0594	ICR Reference No: 201209-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Bottlenose Dolphin Conservation Outreach Survey
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: 11/28/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/20/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2012
Responses	156	0	375
Time Burden (Hours)	79	0	188
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The objective of these surveys is to assess the level of awareness on issues related to regulations preventing feeding/harassment of wild bottlenose dolphins, which are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). In particular, the surveys are designed to determine what commercial businesses and the general public know about specific regulations prohibiting feeding and harassment of bottlenose dolphins, and how they gained their knowledge and/or perceptions on the topic. This survey was initially conducted in Panama City, Florida, where numerous incidences of dolphin harassment and feeding are continually documented. The intent is to use this survey in one to two other geographic areas of the southeast region that are also "hot-spots" for dolphin harassment and feeding activities to gain a similar understanding and ensure outreach messages are appropriate for intended audiences.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1361 et seq. Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 as amended in 2007
  

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:
	77 FR 22759	04/17/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 57556	09/18/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Tourist survey	NA	Wild Dophin Conservation Survey, tourist version
Business survey	NA	Wild dolphin conservation survey, business version

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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	156	375	0	-219	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	79	188	0	-109	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This data collection effort was previously conducted in the Panama City, FL area because it has been a hotspot for illegal feeding and harassment of wild dolphins for almost two decades. Although the geographic locations for subsequent collections are currently unknown, the location for this requested survey will be a coastal tourism city in the Southeast United States with similar human-dolphin interaction concerns. Another collection is important to ground truth what was learned in Panama City and determine motivations to change attitudes and behaviors. The estimated burden has been reduced, based on results of the previous survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $45,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 09/20/2012

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