Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 88-197 Troll/baitboat albacore high seas reporting Form and Instruction	New
0498 ss ren 081707rev.pdf Supporting Statement A	2007-09-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4604	Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms	Removed
181709	Longline pre-trip reports	New
181708	VMS maintenance	New
181707	VMS installation and certification	New
181706	VMS reporting	New
181705	Troll/baitboat albacore high seas reporting Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0498	ICR Reference No: 200708-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200407-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/27/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2007
Responses	50,954	0	5,096
Time Burden (Hours)	2,579	0	3,034
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,438	0	2,000

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Abstract: Owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast ports for highly migratory species such as tuna, billfish, and sharks are required to submit information about their fishing activities so that the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Fishery Management Council can monitor the fisheries and determine the effects and effectiveness of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Catch and effort statistics from logbooks are essential for evaluating if the objectives of the FMP are being achieved and for evaluating the impacts of potential changes in management to respond to new information or new problems in the fisheries. Vessel monitoring system units will facilitate enforcement of closures associated with the longline fishery.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 28681	05/22/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 54895	09/27/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Longline pre-trip reports
VMS installation and certification
VMS maintenance
VMS reporting
Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
Troll/baitboat albacore high seas reporting	NA, 88-197	U.S. Pacific Albacore Fishing Information ,   West Coast Troll/Pole and LIne Log

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	50,954	5,096	0	46,312	-454	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,579	3,034	0	3	-458	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,438	2,000	0	-272	-290	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Actual burden and costs have decreased due to a decrease in number of vessels. The cost appears to have decreased by a total of $562; in actuality, the decrease is $290 (the cost was rounded to the nearest thousand in the migrated ICR). The currently approved responses, while correctly reflected in the 2004 renewal, were not added correctly, and should have been 51,409, not 5,096. Hours were not added correctly, and should have been 3,037, not 3,034. Thus, an apparent increase of 46, 312 due to agency discretion is not in reality an increase. And an apparent increase of 2 hours due to agency discretion is not in reality an increase. Apparent increase is due to breaking out the ICs from the overall IC migrated into ROCIS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,635

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/28/2007

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