International Dolphin Conservation Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0387	ICR Reference No: 201110-0648-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-0648-012
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: International Dolphin Conservation Program
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/31/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/27/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	01/31/2012	01/31/2012
Responses	593	0	583
Time Burden (Hours)	411	0	409
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,399	0	1,339

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Abstract: Per Final Rule 0648-BA66, vessel owners or managers will submit a faxed request to OMB stating which of two purse seine closure periods they have chosen, in 2012 and 2013.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 31 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AV37	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 1607	01/13/2009

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 17

IC Title Form No. Form Name Arrival notification Change in permit operator notification Documentary evidence requests by Administrator Dolphin mortality limit request Experimental fishing permit applications Modified net notification Monthly tuna receiving reports Monthly tuna storage removal reports Notification of purse seine closure period Notification prior to transfer of vessel to foreign registry and flag School collection of tuna samples Tuna tracking Vessel Operator Permit application NA Vessel operator permit Vessel departure notification Vessel permit application NA Vessel Permit Application - 2010 Vessel register annual notification Waiver request to transit ETP without permit including reporting requirements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	593	583	0	10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	411	409	0	2	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,399	1,339	0	60	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Vessel owners or managers will submit a faxed request to OMB stating which of two purse seine closure periods they have chosen. It is estimated that 10 written notifications will be received x 10 minutes per response = 1 hour, 40 minutes (2 hours); cost of $6 per fax = $60.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $207,777

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Heidi Hermsmeyer 562 980-4036

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(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;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date: 10/27/2011

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