This is a request for revision and extension.
This collection is being revised to remove the burden for Limit 14 and all references to Limit 14 in the tables for Questions 12 and 13, as there are only 13 Limits. NOAA reviewed the regulations and reporting requirements and determined this was an administrative error from the previous renewal. A merger of the Southwest and Northwest Regions prompted a comprehensive reassessment of how the 4(d) rules were used. The Northwest Region maintains this collection and did not previously include the Southwest Region in the assessment. Initially, only three ICs were listed: 1) research and other applications, 2) annual reports, and 3) reports of aided/rescued salmon. However, these ICs were not aggregated correctly and excluded the Southwest Region. Consequently, in 2023 the three initial ICs were removed and replaced with more comprehensive ICs, which resulted in the erroneous mentions of Limit 14.
Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to adopt such regulations as it ââdeems necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of threatened species. Those regulations may include any or all of the prohibitions provided in section 9(a)(1) of the ESA, which specifically prohibits ââtakeââ of any endangered species (ââtakeââ includes actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill, or capture). On July 10, 2000, NMFS adopted rules prohibiting the take of 14 groups of salmon and steelhead listed as threatened under the ESA (65 FR 42422, 50 CFR 223.203). On June 28, 2005, January 5, 2006, February 11, 2008, and September 25, 2008, NMFS issued final listing determinations and protective regulations for 26 threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead species (70 FR 37160, 71 FR 834, 73 FR 7816, 73 FR 55451). The protective regulations extended the 4(d) rule to all 23 threatened salmonid species.
US Code:
16 USC 1531 et. seq.
Name of Law: Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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.
Report Details
0648-0399 30-Day 91 FR 56643 2026-0903.pdf
0648-0399 Supporting Statement A.docx
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Limit 14 – CA - Annual Reporting