Notice2024-22870
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened Species
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Published
October 3, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80541-80542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22870]
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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; Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened
Species
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 June 6, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened
Species.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0230.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 35.
Average Hours per Response: 80 hours for a permit application
(including Habitat Conservation Plans), 1 hour for transfer of an
incidental take permit, 8 hours for a permit report, 30 minutes for a
Certificate of Inclusion (when applicable), and 10 hours for a
watershed plan (when applicable).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 427.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an 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. In 1982,
Congress revised the ESA to allow permits authorizing the taking of
endangered species incidental to otherwise lawful activities. The
corresponding regulations (50 CFR part 222.222) established procedures
for persons to apply for such a permit. In addition, the regulations
set forth specific reporting requirements for such permit holders.
The regulations contain three sets of information collections: (l)
applications for incidental take permits, (2) applications for
certificates of inclusion, and (3) reporting requirements for permits
issued. Certificates of inclusion are only required if a general permit
is issued to a representative of a group of potential permit
applicants, rather than requiring each entity to apply for and receive
a permit.
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.
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Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: 1 application per a permit, annual permit reporting, and
24-hour Interaction Reports.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: ESA; 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 0648-0230.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-22870 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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