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OMB Control No: 0648-0613	ICR Reference No: 202607-0648-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-0648-003
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/21/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	65	47
Time Burden (Hours)	1,915	1,510
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	65	47	18
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,915	1,510	405
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: The number of respondents for two 4(d) exceptions (scientific research/monitoring and habitat restoration) was reduced based on the number of respondents for these exceptions over the past three years. The number of respondents for research applications and reports was increased from 10 to 25 per year, based on the number of respondents for this exemption over the past three years. These changes resulted in an overall increase in the number of respondents, responses, and burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $73,684

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: Susan Wang 5629804199

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