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OMB Control No: 1018-0193	ICR Reference No: 202402-1018-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202112-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agreements with Friends Organizations
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: 01/07/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/22/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. As terms of clearance, given the comments received, we ask that DOI consult on and evaluate ways to reduce the burden for smaller entities for the next renewal.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2026
Responses	1,693	0	1,640
Time Burden (Hours)	20,285	0	22,100
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 742f, as amended Name of Law: The National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998
   US Code: 16 USC 668dd-ee, as amended Name of Law: The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966
   US Code: 16 USC 460k et seq. Name of Law: The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962
   US Code: 16 USC 757a-757g, as amended Name of Law: The Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
   US Code: 16 USC 661–667e, as amended Name of Law: The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934
   US Code: 16 USC 760aa Name of Law: The National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006
   US Code: 16 USC 742a-742j Name of Law: The Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,693	1,640	53
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,285	22,100	-1,815
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: We are reporting a discretionary burden increase of 53 hours and a discretionary burden decrease of -1,815 hours due to the revision of the Internal Financial Control Documentation ICs and the addition of three forms: 3-2565, 3-2566, and 3-2567, as described in the Supporting Statement A.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,988,146

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916 madonna_baucum@nps.gov