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OMB Control No: 0648-0456	ICR Reference No: 202409-0648-013
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form
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: 06/04/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/02/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2029	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2026
Responses	2	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	1
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. We request the revision to the current title changed from Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction Recovery Reporting to Pacific Islands Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form because it is a more accurate description of the collection and its purpose. Other changes to the form include removing the field for hook type as only one hook type is currently allowed in the fishery, collecting information on hook size, collecting more details about bird bands, and requesting more information about transportation of an injured bird. These changes will not affect burden estimates. Federal regulations at 50 CFR 665.815(b) require that the operator of a vessel with a Hawaii longline limited access permit notify NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) or the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the event an endangered short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) or STAL is hooked or entangled during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of the albatross from the ocean, the vessel operator must record the condition of the bird on the recovery data form. A veterinarian will use the information to provide advice to the vessel operator for caring for the bird if it is alive. If the albatross is dead, the vessel operator must attach an identification tag to the carcass to assist USFWS biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in the Endangered Species Act Section 7 biological opinion issued by USFWS, and is intended to maximize the probability of the long-term survival of short-tailed albatross accidentally taken by longline gear.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

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:
	89 FR 57877	07/16/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 80228	10/02/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Short-tailed Albatross Recovery Data Form	N/A
Agency Notification

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2	1	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	1	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: $1,767

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: Walter Ikehara 808 944-2275

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