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OMB Control No: 1018-0102	ICR Reference No: 202111-1018-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-1018-003
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: 05/19/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/16/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2024
Responses	13,903	0	8,115
Time Burden (Hours)	21,446	0	17,006
Cost Burden (Dollars)	337,500	0	259,500

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	13,903	8,115	4,344	1,444
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,446	17,006	2,693	1,747
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	337,500	259,500	78,000	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: We are reporting a burden change of 5,788 annual responses (4,344 discretionary and 1,444 change in agency estimate), 4,440 annual burden hours (2,693 discretionary and 1,747 change in agency estimate), and $78,000 annual cost burden in conjunction with the proposed revisions (outlined in question 2) associated with the new ICs for activity reports and associated document requirements, automation in ePermits, and amendments/renewals not previously reported. The changes in agency estimate above are associated with the change in burden estimates (explained in question 2) are associated with the increase in burden estimates for the original IC for activity reports which was previously approved by OMB. Since our last submission, our outreach to refuges when communicating our plan to seek OMB approval to automate ICs in this collection, we discovered approximately 90% of research and commercial permits require some type of a report. We feel the last submission underestimated the amount of reporting required. With the proposed automation of the ICs associated with this submission, we will have more reliable data to report in the next renewal in 3 years.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $429,986

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. Yes

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. Yes

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: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 madonna_baucum@nps.gov