Incidental Take of Marine
Mammals During Specified Activities (50 CFR 18.27 and 50 CFR 18,
Subpart J)
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/26/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2026
201
316
1,426
4,947
350,000
200,000
The Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) imposed, with
certain exceptions, a moratorium on the taking of marine mammals.
Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA directs the Secretary of the
Interior (Secretary) to allow, upon request by citizens of the
United States, the taking of small numbers of marine mammals
incidental to specified activities (other than commercial fishing)
if the Secretary makes certain findings and prescribes specific
regulations that, among other things, establish permissible methods
of taking. Once the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we)
issue specific regulations, applicants seeking to conduct
activities must request a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the
specific activity and submit onsite monitoring reports and a final
report of the activity to the Secretary. Procedural regulations
outlining the requirements for the submission of a request are
contained in 50 CFR 18.27. We request OMB approval of the specific
regulations governing authorized incidental take of marine mammals
activities as separate control numbers for each subpart to
facilitate simultaneous rulemaking actions when we receive
applications for an ITR.
With this submission, we are
reporting a discretionary burden decrease of -118 annual responses
and a discretionary burden decrease of -3,671 annual burden hours.
These discretionary burden decreases are a result of removing the
ICs and associated burden for the expired subpart K, and
transferring the burden for subpart L to a new control number. We
are also reporting a change due to adjustment in agency estimate of
$150,000 for the annual cost burden associated with the updated
response and burden hour estimates.
$117,406
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Madonna Baucum 202 354-1916
madonna_baucum@nps.gov
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.
1018-0070 SSA FR RIN 1018-BI09 (Subpart J - AOGA) 03062025.docx
RIN 1018-BI09 Attachment A - Burden Calculations 01152025.xlsx
50 CFR 18 Subpart J as of 09052024.pdf
Mitigation – Plan of Cooperation (Federal Government)