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OMB Control No: 0648-0387	ICR Reference No: 202610-0648-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: International Dolphin Conservation Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/22/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2026
Responses	240	518
Time Burden (Hours)	111	277
Cost Burden (Dollars)	576	450

Abstract: This is a request for extension and revision of a currently approved collection. This revision reflects the transfer of five (5) information collections previously included under OMB Control Number 0648-0387, sponsored by NMFS, West Coast Region (WCR), to 0648-0335, Tuna Tracking and Verification Program. The purpose of this transfer is to more accurately reflect how the information is being managed. The five information collections being transferred will be removed from 0648-0387 during this renewal process and included under 0648-0335 going forward. The transferred 5 information collections are: “Arrival notification”, “Chain of custody”, “Monthly tuna receiving reports”, “Monthly tuna storage removal reports”, and “Tuna tracking form”. The sixteen unmodified collections of information comply with the requirements of the International Dolphin Conservation Program Act (IDCPA), 16 U.S.C. 1414. The IDCPA amended the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 16 U.S.C. Ch. 31, and the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (DPCIA), 16 U.S.C. 1385. The IDCPA and the DPCIA authorize the Secretary of Commerce to promulgate regulations that, inter alia, implement the dolphin-safe labeling standard in the United States by the collection of documents on the dolphin-safe status of tuna import shipments and domestic tuna product processing; by allowing documentary requests to allow for an effective tracking and verification program; and by verifying that tuna was not harvested by a nation under embargo or otherwise prohibited from exporting tuna to the United States. The Tuna Conventions Act (TCA), as amended by the 2015 "Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act," mandates that member States maintain and submit a list of authorized fishing vessels to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). This list must include vessel characteristics, as well as ownership and operator details for vessels authorized to fish for tuna-like species in the IATTC Convention Area. Furthermore, the TCA empowers the Secretary of Commerce to enact the necessary regulations and implement IATTC fishery management resolutions.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 31 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1414 Name of Law: International Dolphin Conservation Program Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1385 Name of Law: Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act
   US Code: 16 USC §§ 951–962 Name of Law: The Tuna Conventions Act of 1950

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 28575	05/18/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 66545	10/21/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	240	518	-278
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	111	277	-166
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	576	450	126

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: This revision reflects the transfer of five (5) information collections previously included under OMB Control Number 0648-0387, sponsored by NMFS, West Coast Region (WCR), to 0648-0335, Tuna Tracking and Verification Program. Our burden cost also reflects the increase in application fee costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $132,534

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: Chris Fanning 5629804198

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