Notice2025-09083
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Applications and Reports for Scientific Research and Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act
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Published
May 21, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21755-21756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09083]
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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; Applications 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 December 18, 2024 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: Applications 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 (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 175 per year.
Average Hours per Response: 12 hours for permit applications; 6
hours for permit modification requests; 2 hours for annual reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 810 hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for renewal of an approved
information collection. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposes prohibitions against the taking of
threatened and endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows permits
authorizing the taking of such species for research and 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 thus require two sets of information collections: (1)
Applications for research/enhancement permits, and (2) prescribed
reports for such permits once they are issued.
The required information is used to evaluate the impacts that
research and enhancement activities have on endangered species, to make
the determinations required by the ESA before issuing any such 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. This collection is not
being revised in any way.
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.
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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,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-09083 Filed 5-20-25; 8:45 am]
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