Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Form and Instruction	Modified
0293 ss 063015.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4204	Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0293	ICR Reference No: 201506-0648-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
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: 08/04/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2015
Responses	600	0	800
Time Burden (Hours)	150	0	180
Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,294	0	20,360

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Abstract: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires any commercial fisherman operating in a Category I and II fishery to register for a certificate of authorization that will allow the fisherman to take marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations. Category I and II fisheries are those identified by NOAA as having either frequent or occasional takings of marine mammals.

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

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:
	80 FR 13517	03/16/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 36769	06/25/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act	NA	Marine Mammal Authorization Program Registration Form

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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	600	800	0	0	-200	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	150	180	0	0	-30	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,294	20,360	0	0	-5,066	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: Adjustments: As registration is integrated with existing federal and state commercial fishing license/permit registration, separate MMAP registration is only required for non-permitted fisheries. We do not anticipate any renewals and decrease our response estimate from 800 to 600 accordingly. Also, the average response time is longer, as renewals were estimated to take 9 minutes only; while new requests take 15 minutes. There is an adjustment to recordkeeping/reporting costs, based on postage increase.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 06/30/2015

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