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OMB Control No: 0648-0084	ICR Reference No: 201912-0648-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201608-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Basic Requirements for Special Exemption Permits and Authorizations to Take, Import, and Export Marine Mammals, Threatened and Endangered Species, and for Maintaining a Captive
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: 11/27/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/31/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2020
Responses	963	0	991
Time Burden (Hours)	6,741	0	7,245
Cost Burden (Dollars)	988	0	1,000

Abstract: The required information in this collection is used to make the determinations required by the MMPA, FSA, ESA and their implementing regulations prior to issuing a permit; to establish appropriate permit conditions; to evaluate the impacts of the proposed activity on protected species; and, to ensure compliance with the Acts. Permits authorize what is described in the application. An applicant who wishes to obtain an exception to the take prohibitions of the Acts for activities on marine mammals and ESA-listed species must provide justification as to why NMFS should grant them a permit or authorization consistent with the provisions of the Acts and implementing regulations. They must also describe the proposed activities (how many animals and the research and other methods) and anticipated effects on the target and non-target species, and must include information to assess environmental impacts in accordance with NEPA. NMFS needs the information provided in the application in order to make an informed decision on whether to grant or deny the permit or authorization. This includes, among other things, determining whether the taking, import, or export is necessary, humane, will not operate to the disadvantage of the species, will not jeopardize the continued existence of the species or destroy or modify critical habitat, will not have a significant impact on the environment, and whether the proposed activity is consistent with the purposes and policies of the Acts and all applicable implementing regulations. Taking, importing, or exporting without a permit or authorization is a violation of the Acts and subject to prosecution. The marine mammal inventory forms ensure legal compliance with MMPA reporting requirements and allow NMFS to maintain the National Inventory of Marine Mammals (NIMM), as required by the MMPA.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 31 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972

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:
	84 FR 50409	09/25/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 71378	12/27/2019
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	963	991	-28
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,741	7,245	-504
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	988	1,000	-12

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: Decrease in number of SR/EN applications received over past 3 years and anticipated next 3 years. Decreased number of PD facilities reporting; more accurate number from NIMM database of U.S. facilities holding marine mammals (e.g., removed foreign facilities previously included). Received comments that 30 hours was a low estimate for Public Display (PD); we increased to 50 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $615,500

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Amy Sloan 3017132289 ext. 136

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