Papahânaumokuâkea Marine National Monument Permit Applications and Reports for Permits
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
11/22/2023
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2023
1,003
1,003
1,343
1,343
53,333
53,333
This is a request for extension of an existing information collection.
On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the PapahÄnaumokuÄkea Marine National Monument by issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006), as amended on February 28, 2007 by Presidential Proclamation 8112 (72 FR 10031, March 6, 2007), under the authority of the Antiquities Act (54 U.S.C. § 320301 et seq.). The Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has primary responsibility regarding the management of the marine areas of the Monument, in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Similarly, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), has sole responsibility for management of the areas of the Monument that overlay the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway National Memorial, and the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce.
Presidential Proclamations 8031 and 8112 include restrictions and prohibitions regarding activities in the Monument. Specifically, the Proclamations prohibit access to the Monument except when passing through without interruption or as allowed under a permit issued by NOAA and the FWS. Vessels passing through the Monument without interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access the Monument to conduct certain regulated activities must first apply for and be granted a permit issued by NOAA and FWS.
On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying the provisions of Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 51134). These agencies have since worked extensively with the State of Hawaii to ensure the permitting requirements and processes of all three entities are sufficiently coordinated and to ensure applicants for permits for Monument activities require only a single application and receive one, combined agency permit.
The information submitted by permit applicants will be used to decide whether to approve or deny a permit application. In making this decision, the agencies will consider such factors as:
â the professional qualifications and financial ability of the applicant as related to the proposed activity;
â the duration of the activity and its effects;
â the appropriateness of the methods and procedures proposed by the applicant for the conduct of the activity;
â the extent to which the conduct of the activity may diminish or enhance the qualities for which the Monument was designated;
â the end value of the activity; and
â other such matters as agency staff deem appropriate.
In addition to informing the agenciesâ decisions on permit applications, information submitted in permit applications and reports submitted pursuant to permit conditions may also be used by the agencies to informâ
â administrative appeals of permit decisions;
â decision making on a permit amendment request or another permit application; or
â other management actions (e.g., emergency response and enforcement).
In terms of frequency of use, the information submitted in permit applications will, in general, only be used at the time the application is submitted to make a final decision on the application. Some of the information may also be used subsequent to the initial decision making to inform management actions or decision making. For example, a survey of a project location by one permit applicant may be used by the agencies in the future to respond to a vessel grounding in the same area to facilitate the agenciesâ decision in response to that matter. Information submitted in a report will be used to periodically assess the permitteeâs compliance with permit terms and conditions and to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the permitted activity.
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.
0648-0548 30-day 88 FR 81369 2023-1122.pdf
0648-0548 Supporting Statement Part A.docx
Recreational Permit Applications and Related Reports