Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/23/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2022
1,140
331
167,872
935
0
580
This is a request for extension of an approved information collection.
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 a rule 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.
US Code:
16 USC 31
Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
Recent merger of the Southwest and Northwest Regions prompted a comprehensive re-assessment of how the 4(d) rules are being used. The Northwest Region maintains this collection and did not previously include the Southwest region in the assessment, hence a significant increase in burden.
There were initially only 3 ICs listed. However, the ICs were not aggregated correctly and did not include the Southwest Region. Therefore, the 3 initial ICs are removed and additional, more comprehensive ICs have been added.
$2,512,177
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Gary Rule 5032305424
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Research and other applications
0648-0399 30-day 87 FR 37313 2022-0622.pdf
0648-0399 Supporting Statement A.docx
Research and other applications