OMB control number

Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities (50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR Part 18, Subpart I)

OMB 1018-0205 · DOI/FWS.

OMB 1018-0205

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) imposed, with certain exceptions, a moratorium on the taking of marine mammals. Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to allow, upon request by citizens of the United States, the taking of small numbers of marine mammals incidental to specified activities (other than commercial fishing) if the Secretary makes certain findings and prescribes specific regulations that, among other things, establish permissible methods of taking. Once the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) issue specific regulations, applicants seeking to conduct activities must request a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the specific activity and submit onsite monitoring reports and a final report of the activity to the Secretary. Procedural regulations outlining the requirements for the submission of a request are contained in 50 CFR 18.27. We request OMB approval of the specific regulations governing authorized incidental take of marine mammals activities as separate control numbers for each subpart to facilitate simultaneous rulemaking actions when we receive applications for an ITR.

The latest form for Incidental Take of Marine Mammals During Specified Activities (50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR Part 18, Subpart I) expires 2029-05-31 and is listed under ICR 202601-1018-001.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Latest forms, documents, and information collections
Document	Type
1018-0205 SSA FR RIN 1018-BI08 (USCG) 01272026.docx	Supporting Statement A
1018-0205 ITR Burden Calculations 01272026.xlsx	Supplementary Document
16 USC 1361 et seq as of 01062025.pdf	Supplementary Document
Notification of LOA Incident Report (50 CFR §18.106) - Federal	Information collection
Final Monitoring Report (50 CFR §18.151 and 50 CFR §18.109(c)) - Federal	Information collection
In-season Monitoring – Activity Progress Reports (50 CFR §18.109(a-b)) - Federal	Information collection
In-season Monitoring – Observation Reports (50 CFR §18.108) - Federal	Information collection
Mitigation and Monitoring Plan (50 CFR §18.107(a)(6)) - Federal	Information collection
Mitigation – Designation and Training of Protected Species Observers (50 CFR §18.107(c)(4)) - Federal	Information collection
Mitigation – Plan of Cooperation (50 CFR §18.107(d)(2)) - Federal	Information collection
Mitigation – 3rd Party Notifications (Vessel Operations) (50 CFR §18.107(c)(4)) - Federal	Information collection
Mitigation – 3rd Party Notifications (Community Consultation) (50 CFR §18.103(b)(4)(i-ii) and §18.107(d)) - Federal	Information collection
Withdrawal of LOA (50 CFR §18.104(b)) - Federal	Information collection
Requests for Letters of Authorization (LOA) (50 CFR §18.27(f) and §18.103) - Federal	Information collection
Application for Regulations (50 CFR §18.27(d) and subpart I) - Federal	Information collection

All Historical Document Collections

Historical document collections
Reference	Filing	Received	Concluded	Action
202601-1018-001	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2026-03-27
202412-1018-001	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2025-06-23		Comment filed on proposed rule

OMB Details

Application for Regulations (50 CFR §18.27(d) and subpart I) - Federal

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