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Information Collection Request

Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act

ICR 202504-0648-003 · OMB 0648-0402 · Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Authorizations and Permits for Protected Species (APPS) Form and Instruction Modified Available
Permit Applications Form and Instruction Modified Repair queued
0648-0402 30-day 90 FR 21755 2025-0521.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-05-21 Available
0648-0402 30-day 90 FR 21755 2025-0521.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-05-21 Repair queued
0648-0402 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2025-05-02 Repair queued
0648-0402 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2025-05-02 Repair queued
SORN - COMMERCE-NOAA-12.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-05-02 Repair queued
SORN - COMMERCE-NOAA-12.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-05-02 Repair queued
0648-0402 Public Comment.pdf Public Comments Uploaded 2024-12-27 Available
0648-0402 60-Day 89 FR 102867 2024-1218.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
0648-0402 60-Day 89 FR 102867 2024-1218.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Available
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Missing upstream
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; MMPA).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; MMPA).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Missing upstream
Endangered Species Act (ESA).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Available
Endangered Species Act (ESA).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Missing upstream
Privacy Impact Assessment NOAA 4500.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Available
Privacy Impact Assessment NOAA 4500.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
50 CFR Ch. II Vol.17 Sec. 222.308.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Available
50 CFR Ch. II Vol.17 Sec. 222.308.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
50 CFR Part 402.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Available
50 CFR Part 402.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-04-22 Repair queued
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
4457 Permit Applications Form and Instruction ModifiedAuthorizations and Permits for Protected Species (APPS)
4457 Permit Applications Form and Instruction Modified
4457 Permit Applications Other-Public Burden Statement Modified
187915 Annual Reports Modified
187914 Modification Requests from Permit Holders Modified
ICR Details
0648-0402 202504-0648-003
Active 202107-0648-012
DOC/NOAA
Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/20/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/21/2025
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2029 36 Months From Approved 02/28/2026
175 0 175
810 0 810
0 0 0
This is a request for an extension of a currently approved information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for conserving and recovering marine and anadromous species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). With some exception, the ESA prohibits “take” of listed species. Take is defined by the ESA as “to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct." Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA allows NMFS to issue permits that authorize take of listed species for scientific purposes or to enhance their propagation or survival. The regulations implementing the authority to issue permits for scientific research or enhancement are found at 50 CFR §222.308. The information collection discussed here relates to the issuance and continued exercise of scientific research permits under the ESA. The collection has not changed materially since 2021: we have always required prospective permittees to fill out applications and always required permit holders to annually report on their activities. The current collection effort is essentially the same as it was four years ago.
US Code: 16 USC 1531 Name of Law: Endangered Species Act of 1973
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  89 FR 102867 12/18/2024
90 FR 21755 05/21/2025
Yes
  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 175 175 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 810 810 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
$216,750
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Robert Clapp 503 231-2314
  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.
05/21/2025