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OMB Control No: 0648-0613	ICR Reference No: 201611-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201309-0648-006
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: 01/19/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/18/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	58	0	58
Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	0	1,760
Cost Burden (Dollars)	155	0	155

Abstract: TThe National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) listed the Southern Distinct Population Segment of North American green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris; hereafter, “Southern DPS”) as a threatened species in April 2006. In June 2010, NMFS established protective regulations for the Southern DPS under an ESA 4(d) rule. This 4(d) rule prohibits the take of Southern DPS green sturgeon, but also established exceptions and exemptions from the take prohibitions for certain activities that meet the criteria described in the 4(d) rule. To ensure that activities meet the 4(d) criteria for an exception or exemption, the affected entities (including local, state, and federal agencies; tribes; non-governmental organizations; academic researchers; and private organizations) are asked to submit information regarding their activity, on a schedule to be determined by NMFS staff. NMFS uses this information to (1) evaluate the effects of each action on the Southern DPS; (2) confirm or approve requests for exceptions or exemptions; (3) track the number of Southern DPS fish taken as a result of each action; and (4) evaluate the effectiveness of protections for the Southern DPS and the need for additional protections or changes to the exceptions/exemptions.

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:
	81 FR 57889	08/24/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 81065	11/17/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	58	58
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,760	1,760
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	155	155

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:

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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