National Sea Turtle Stranding & Salvage Network Stranding and Gear Interaction Data Collection

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form	Form	Modified	Available
Incidental Capture Intake Form	Form	New	Available
Incidental capture intake form	Form	New	Repair queued
Cold Stun Event Form batched	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Cold Stun Event Form full individual	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Cold stun form (full and batch forms)	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Gross Necropsy Form 4 page	Form	New	Available
Gross necropsy form (4pg)	Form	New	Repair queued
Gross Necropsy Form 2 page	Form	New	Available
Gross necropsy form (2pg)	Form	New	Repair queued
Gear Characterization Guide and Forms	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Gear identification form	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
STSSN Stranding Report Form	Form	New	Repair queued
STSSN Stranding report form	Form	New	Repair queued
Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form	Form	Modified	Available
Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form	Form	Modified	Available
0648-0496 30day 88 FR 41597_20230627.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-27	Available
0648-0496 Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued
0648-0496 60day 87 FR 39806_20220705.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-06-02	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4602	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - written reports	Form	Modified	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
4602	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - written reports	Other-Guidelines	Modified
260513	Incidental capture intake form	Form	New	Incidental Capture Intake Form
260513	Incidental capture intake form	Form	New
260513	Incidental capture intake form	Instruction	New
260512	Cold stun form (full and batch forms)	Form and Instruction	New	Cold Stun Event Form batched
260512	Cold stun form (full and batch forms)	Form and Instruction	New	Cold Stun Event Form full individual
260512	Cold stun form (full and batch forms)	Form and Instruction	New
260511	Gross necropsy form (4pg)	Form	New	Gross Necropsy Form 4 page
260511	Gross necropsy form (4pg)	Form	New
260511	Gross necropsy form (4pg)	Instruction	New
260510	Gross necropsy form (2pg)	Form	New	Gross Necropsy Form 2 page
260510	Gross necropsy form (2pg)	Form	New
260510	Gross necropsy form (2pg)	Instruction	New
260508	Gear identification form	Form and Instruction	New	Gear Characterization Guide and Forms
260508	Gear identification form	Form and Instruction	New
260507	STSSN Stranding report form	Form	New	STSSN Stranding Report Form
260507	STSSN Stranding report form	Form	New
260507	STSSN Stranding report form	Instruction	New
197140	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear and Marine Debris - fishermen interviews	Form	Modified	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
197140	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear and Marine Debris - fishermen interviews	Other-Guidelines	Modified
197139	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - initial telephone calls	Form	Modified	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
197139	Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - initial telephone calls	Other-Guidelines	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0496	ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Sea Turtle Stranding & Salvage Network Stranding and Gear Interaction Data Collection
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: 05/31/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/28/2023
Terms of Clearance: None

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	7,481	0	181
Time Burden (Hours)	1,682	0	169
Cost Burden (Dollars)	100	0	100

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Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension of collection 0648-0496 entitled “Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris”. We request to revise the name of the collection to “National Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network Stranding and Gear Interaction Data Collection” and add additional forms to be inclusive of all forms used by Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN). NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) share federal jurisdiction for the conservation and recovery of sea turtles. NMFS Office of Protected Resources serves as the lead for and coordinator of the STSSN. The STSSN currently responds to and documents stranded sea turtles found in coastal areas under U.S. jurisdiction along the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. The Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network (STDN) is a part of the STSSN. The STSSN is a cooperative effort of authorized federal, state, and private partners working to inform causes of morbidity and mortality in sea turtles. Information is collected in a manner sufficient to inform sea turtle conservation management and recovery. To facilitate this data collection, the STSSN uses several standardized data collection forms. To ensure all data collected by the STSSN are in the same collection, we propose adding the following forms to 0648-0496: STSSN Stranding Report form, Gross Necropsy forms, Cold Stun individual and batch forms, Fishing Gear Identification forms, and Incidental Capture Intake form (currently approved in collection 0648-0774).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 35 Name of Law: Endangered 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:
	87 FR 39806	07/05/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 41597	06/27/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cold stun form (full and batch forms)	NA, NA	Cold Stun Event Form full individual ,   Cold Stun Event Form batched
Gear identification form	NA	Gear Characterization Guide and Forms
Gross necropsy form (2pg)	NA	Gross Necropsy Form 2 page
Gross necropsy form (4pg)	NA	Gross Necropsy Form 4 page
Incidental capture intake form	NA	Incidental Capture Intake Form
Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear and Marine Debris - fishermen interviews	NA	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - initial telephone calls	NA	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear or Marine Debris - written reports	NA	Sea Turtle Entanglement Report Form
STSSN Stranding report form	NA	STSSN Stranding Report Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	7,481	181	0	7,300	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,682	169	0	1,610	-97	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	100	100	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: Burden increase due to revision to add additional forms to be inclusive of all forms used by Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network (STSSN).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $226,467

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 06/28/2023

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