Please note that the OMB number and expiration date may not have been determined when this Information Collection Request and associated Information Collection forms were submitted to OMB. The approved OMB number and expiration date may be found by clicking on the Notice of Action link below.

View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 1625-0067	ICR Reference No: 200804-1625-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200505-1625-002
Agency/Subagency: DHS/USCG	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Claims Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/19/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/26/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2008
Responses	323	0	380
Time Burden (Hours)	8,267	0	14,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	323	380	-57
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,267	14,800	-6,533
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: 1. 2005-2007 Time Period: Data for the most recent 3 years were used in the calculation of average claims submissions and the most recent references for hourly rates was applied. 2. Increase in the Monetized Burden: The monetized burden increased by $1,312,222 due in the moist part by an increase in the hours invested in the preparation of more complex Third Party claims and Responsible Party claims. The number of hours spent on these more complex claims as well as an increase in the hourly rate paid for experts to assist drove this cost up, while the number of claims declined and the time and cost of removal actually declined some.