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OMB Control No:
0648-0141
ICR Reference No:
201112-0648-008
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200805-0648-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
National Marine Sancturary Permits
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:
03/14/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
03/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2012
Responses
1,477
0
992
Time Burden (Hours)
1,704
0
1,436
Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,434
0
949
Abstract:
National Marine Sanctuary regulations list specific activities that are prohibited in the sanctuaries. These otherwise prohibited activities are permissible if a permit is issued by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS). Persons desiring permits must submit applications, and persons obtaining permits must submit reports on the activity conducted under the permit. The information is needed by the ONMS to protect and manage the sanctuaries. This request includes the new subcategory of the general permit, for lionfish removal.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 1431
Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 59660
09/27/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 79152
12/21/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
Yes
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
10
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Appeals
Baitfish
Baitfish - Non-profits
NA
NMS Permit Guidelines and Instructions
Certification
General Permits - Not for Profits
NA, NA
NMS Permit Application
,
NMS Permit Guidelines and Instructions
General Permits and Reports
NA
NMS General Permit Application Form
Historical Resources Permits
NA
NMS General Permit Application Form
Lionfish removal
Permit Amendments
NA
NMS General Permit Application Form
Special Use Permits
NA
NMS General Permit Application Form
Tortugas Access
Tortugas Access - Not for profits
NA
NMS Permits Guidelines and Instructions
Voluntary registration
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
1,477
992
0
87
398
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,704
1,436
0
-176
444
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,434
949
0
127
358
0
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:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The overall burden estimate has been increased to 1,703 from 1,436 hours, based on changes in the current trends in the number and types of permits issued as determined by recurring program audits. The overall annual number of permits, certifications and registrations issued by the program has increased from 424 permits in 2008 to an estimated 634 in 2011, with a total of 1,477 responses. Program Change: The lionfish removal permit is new since 2008; this subcategory of the general permit is estimated to have 200 respondents per year, with a total of 400 responses, 100 hours, and $400 reporting/recordkeeping costs. Adjustments: The number of baitfish permits was overestimated in 2008, and has decreased by 55. It is likely that the increase in the estimates of general permits issued (from 145 to 205) is due to increased public awareness of ONMS permit requirements. In recent years, the ONMS has been processing more general permits while special use permits, historical resource permits, and permit amendments have remained constant. This change in distribution is reflected in the estimate provided. Net adjustment-related increases: 10 respondents, 85 responses, 167 hours and $85 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. NOTE: Due to removal, without an option of "change in agency estimate", of 3 information collections that had been split out based on type of affected public with this splitting-out no longer needed we show 313 responses, 276 hours and $273 are apparently due to agency discretion. As has happened previously, we have no way of correcting this anomaly. By splitting out, we mean that for three permit types, we had one IC for business and one for non-profits. We removed the three for non-profits, and put all the updated burden in the remaining IC.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$34,613
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
vicki wedell 301 713-3125
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
12/21/2011
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