Notice2021-17802
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act
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Published
August 19, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 158 (Thursday, August 19, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 46680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17802]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application and Reports for Scientific Research and
Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 21, 2021 (86 FR 20661) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Application and Reports for Scientific Research and
Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0402.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
currently approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 175 per year.
Average Hours per Response: 12 hours for permit applications; six
hours for permit modification requests 6; two hours for annual reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 810.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
imposed prohibitions against the taking of endangered species. Section
10 of the ESA allows permits authorizing the taking of endangered
species for research/enhancement purposes. The corresponding
regulations established procedures for persons to apply for such
permits. In addition, the regulations set forth specific reporting
requirements for such permit holders. The regulations contain two sets
of information collections: (1) Applications for research/enhancement
permits, and (2) reporting requirements for issued permits.
The required information is used to evaluate the impacts of the
proposed activity on endangered species, to make the determinations
required by the ESA prior to issuing a permit, and to establish
appropriate permit conditions. To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were applied for in good faith, (2)
if granted and exercised, will not operate to the disadvantage of such
endangered species, and (3) will be consistent with the purposes and
policy set forth in Section 2 of the ESA.
The currently approved application and reporting requirements apply
to Pacific marine and anadromous fish species, as requirements
regarding other species are being addressed in a separate information
collection. There is one administrative revision requested to the
collection itself: NMFS will no longer require ``final'' permit
reports; the reports will simply be considered annual reports that are
submitted at the end of a permit's life span.
Affected Public: Federal government; State, local, or tribal
governments; business or other for-profit organizations, educational
institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0402.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-17802 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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