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OMB Control No: 0648-0399	ICR Reference No: 202608-0648-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202206-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Limits on Application of Take Prohibitions
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/05/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2026
Responses	1,139	1,140
Time Burden (Hours)	167,864	167,872
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension. This collection is being revised to remove the burden for Limit 14 and all references to Limit 14 in the tables for Questions 12 and 13, as there are only 13 Limits. NOAA reviewed the regulations and reporting requirements and determined this was an administrative error from the previous renewal. A merger of the Southwest and Northwest Regions prompted a comprehensive reassessment of how the 4(d) rules were used. The Northwest Region maintains this collection and did not previously include the Southwest Region in the assessment. Initially, only three ICs were listed: 1) research and other applications, 2) annual reports, and 3) reports of aided/rescued salmon. However, these ICs were not aggregated correctly and excluded the Southwest Region. Consequently, in 2023 the three initial ICs were removed and replaced with more comprehensive ICs, which resulted in the erroneous mentions of Limit 14. Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) requires the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to adopt such regulations as it ‘‘deems necessary and advisable to provide for the conservation of threatened species. Those regulations may include any or all of the prohibitions provided in section 9(a)(1) of the ESA, which specifically prohibits ‘‘take’’ of any endangered species (‘‘take’’ includes actions that harass, harm, pursue, kill, or capture). On July 10, 2000, NMFS adopted rules prohibiting the take of 14 groups of salmon and steelhead listed as threatened under the ESA (65 FR 42422, 50 CFR 223.203). On June 28, 2005, January 5, 2006, February 11, 2008, and September 25, 2008, NMFS issued final listing determinations and protective regulations for 26 threatened and endangered salmon and steelhead species (70 FR 37160, 71 FR 834, 73 FR 7816, 73 FR 55451). The protective regulations extended the 4(d) rule to all 23 threatened salmonid species.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1531 et. seq. Name of Law: Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973

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:
	91 FR 33152	06/03/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 56643	09/03/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,139	1,140	-1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	167,864	167,872	-8
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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The IC for Limit 14 was removed as it was added in the previous renewal in error.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,329,978

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: Robert Markle 503 230-5419 robert.markle@noaa.gov

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