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OMB Control No: 1018-0102	ICR Reference No: 201104-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200801-1018-002
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permit Applications and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, & 36.
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: 06/30/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/27/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2011
Responses	15,600	0	14,225
Time Burden (Hours)	13,050	0	14,225
Cost Burden (Dollars)	120,000	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	15,600	14,225	1,375
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,050	14,225	-1,175
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	120,000	0	120,000

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Forms

Short Statement: We are reporting 15,600 annual responses totaling 13,050 burden hours, which is an increase of 1,375 responses and a decrease of 1,175 burden hours from our previous submission. We are reporting this as a program change. While neither our permitting process nor our regulations have changed, we are proposing three new forms to replace the one form currently approved for use. Experience has indicated that some types of activities, such as commercial use or research, require that we collect detailed information on the specific activity so that we can effectively manage the numerous uses of System lands. By using three forms, we were able to reduce the completion time for the General Special Use Application (which is by far the most used application) from 1 hour to 1/2 hour. Also, we are reporting as a program change $120,000 in nonhour burden costs. These costs are for fees associated with commercial activity applications and were mistakenly omitted from our previous submission.