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OMB Control No: 0648-0613	ICR Reference No: 201309-0648-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Green Sturgeon ESA 4(d) Rule Take Exceptions and Exemptions
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/16/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/29/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2013
Responses	58	0	67
Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	0	1,528
Cost Burden (Dollars)	155	0	189

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 27187	05/09/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 63962	10/25/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	58	67	-9
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	1,528	232
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	155	189	-34

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: Adjustments were made based on recent numbers of submissions and comments from respondents which led to burden increases for some responses.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $15,210

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: Susan Wang 5629804199

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