The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain exceptions to the prohibitions, such as taking that is incidental to an otherwise lawful activity. The corresponding regulations provide application and reporting requirements for such exceptions. The required information is used to evaluate the proposed activity (application) and ongoing activities (reports) and is necessary for NMFS to ensure the conservation of the species under the ESA.
Based on information from the past three years, the estimated number of permit applications received per year has changed from 11 to 4, and the number of annual reports has changed from 11 to 9. This has reduced the estimated annualized hours from 1,048 to 472, an adjustment of 576 hours. Related costs have decreased from $660 to $450, an adjustment of $210 (note: in ROCIS the difference appears to be $550, due to the system's having rounded the previous cost up to $1,000). One possible reason for the decrease is that there was a one year spike in applications received in 2001 that would have boosted the earlier estimate.
$16,900
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Naomi Lundberg 3017131401 ext. 133
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.
0230 ss 091108rev.doc
0230 cp addendum.pdf
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