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OMB Control No: 0648-0613	ICR Reference No: 201008-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201002-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/05/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/26/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	67	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,528	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	189	0	0

Abstract: The Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, Southern DPS) was listed as a threatened species in April 2006. Section 4(d) of the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to adopt regulations determined to be necessary and advisable for the conservation of species listed as threatened. Such regulations may include any or all of the prohibitions described in section 9(a)(1) of the ESA. To comply with the ESA and the proposed regulations, entities must obtain take authorization prior to engaging in activities involving take of Southern DPS fish, apart from a small number of exceptions. Exceptions do not require take authorization because these activities are not prohibited if they adhere to specific criteria and reporting requirements. In order to ensure that activities are exceptions to or exemptions from the take prohibitions, local, state, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, academic researchers, and private organizations are asked to voluntarily submit detailed information regarding their activity on a schedule to be determined by NMFS staff. This information will be used by NMFS to (1) track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a result of each action; (2) understand and evaluate the cumulative effects of each action on the Southern DPS; and (3) determine whether additional protections are needed for the species, or whether additional exceptions may be warranted. NMFS designed the criteria to ensure that plans meeting the criteria would adequately limit impacts on threatened Southern DPS fish, such that additional protections in the form of a federal take prohibition would not be necessary and advisable.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1361 Name of Law: Endangeres Species Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AV94	Final or interim final rulemaking	75 FR 30714	06/02/2010

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	67	67
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,528	1,528
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	189	189

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new program.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,406

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]? Uncollected

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: Jennifer Morrison 5629804066

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