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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0648-0471	ICR Reference No: 200802-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200707-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highly Migratory Species Scientific Research Permits, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Letters of Authorization
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: 06/03/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	02/28/2009	02/28/2009
Responses	868	0	238
Time Burden (Hours)	537	0	169
Cost Burden (Dollars)	310	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	868	238	630
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	537	169	368
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	310	0	310

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The HMS Management Division will be issuing shark research permits for a small shark research fishery under Amendment 2 to the Consolidated HMS FMP. To be selected to participate in this research fishery, current commercial shark fishermen would need to apply annually for this permit. NMFS assumes that any current directed or incidental shark fishermen could apply for this permit (i.e., 529 applicants). Therefore, the annual cost burden has increased from $68.45 (zero in ROCIS) to $308.32 (a difference of $239.87). In addition, since the number of applicants is expected to increase with the addition of shark research permits, the burden hours associated with these activities is now 536.4 (i.e., the burden hours have increased 367.8 hours from 168.6 burden hours to 536.4 burden hours). NOTE: although the "burden reduction due to" box is checked above, there IS no burden reduction other than from revising the original combined IC to be one of several. But it was necessary to check the box in order to submit the ICR.