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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 3145-0034	ICR Reference No: 202606-3145-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-3145-001
Agency/Subagency: NSF	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Antarctic Conservation Act Application and Permit Form
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: 07/14/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/12/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	25	0	25
Time Burden (Hours)	19	0	13
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,125	0	750

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	25	25	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19	13	6
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,125	750	375

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: The change in burden is due to a better accounting of the time needed to complete the permit application. The NSF-1078 itself has not changed.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $76,246

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. No

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. 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? No

Agency Contact: Suzanne Plimpton

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