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OMB Control No: 0648-0178	ICR Reference No: 201702-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Marine Mammal Stranding Reports/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Disposition Report/Human Interaction Data Sheet
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/31/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2017
Responses	13,950	0	5,800
Time Burden (Hours)	8,238	0	2,900
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,112	0	1,299

Abstract: Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Section 402, the Secretary (i.e., Secretary of Commerce, who has delegated responsibility under this Act to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Assistant Administrator for Fisheries) is responsible for collecting information on strandings which the Secretary will compile and analyze, by region, to monitor species, numbers, conditions, and causes of illnesses and deaths of stranded marine mammals. The Secretary is also responsible for collection of information on other life history and reference level data, including marine mammal tissue analyses, that would allow comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental parameters.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1421a Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection 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 75811	11/01/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 12081	02/28/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Human Interaction Form	NA
Marine Mammal Rehabilitation Disposition Report	89-878
Marine Mammal Stranding Report - Level A	89-864

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	13,950	5,800	5,050	3,100
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,238	2,900	3,788	1,550
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,112	1,299	56	-243

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustments: Based on recent submissions, we estimate 8,900 responses per year for the two existing forms (Stranding Reports and Rehabilitation Disposition forms), an increase of 3,100 from the last extension. There is an associated increase of 1,550 hours. This increase is solely due to an increase in the number of strandings, and not a change in the estimated amount of time it will take to fill out the forms. A five year average was used to estimate the number of annual responses, and in recent years there has been an increase in cases requiring Stranding Reports and Rehabilitation Disposition forms, mostly attributed to several high profile Unusual Mortality Events (UMEs). As these UMEs subside, the number of cases requiring these forms should decrease. There is an increase in cost associated with increased postage, but due to a significant increase in electronic submission, there is a net decrease from $1,299 to $111.51 for the Stranding Reports and Rehabilitation Disposition forms. Program Change: Using a five year average of the number of strandings that will require this form (i.e., all cases that are code 1-3), we estimate that the new Human Interaction data sheet will increase the total amount of hours by 3,788. Due to the creation of an electronic submission format before the form is required, and based on the current percent usage of the two existing electronic forms, we estimate that only 3% of respondents will submit paper forms. Therefore, the associated total cost will only increase by $67.00.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $94,101

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: Stephen Manley 301 427-8476

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