Northwest Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
At sea daily weight reporting (printing included) Form and Instruction	New
First receivers:catch monitor costs, Electronic fish tickets including hardware costs Form	New
0648-AY68_RIR IRFA.pdf Supplementary Document	2010-08-22
trawl monitoring SS_081610rev.pdf Supporting Statement A	2010-08-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194271	At sea daily weight reporting (printing included) Form and Instruction	New
194270	At-sea daily scale testing (includes printing)	New
194269	First receivers:catch monitor costs, Electronic fish tickets including hardware costs Form	New
194268	Shorebased scale reports including printing	New
194267	Shorebased scales - inseason testing	New
194266	Catch monitoring plans - inspectiion following submission	New
194265	catch monitoring plans	New
194264	catch monitor appeals	New
194263	Catch monitor qualifications	New
194262	Catch monitor provider appeals	New
194261	Catch monitor provider applications	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0619	ICR Reference No: 201012-0648-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/15/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/15/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	6,059	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,784	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	392,536	0	0

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the amount and type of groundfish caught by fishing vessels. This collection supports requirements for shorebased first receivers in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery's shorebased individual fishing quota (IFQ) program to account for all landed catch and to send electronic catch data used to manage the catch allocations and limits. It also supports scale requirements for motherships and catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting fishery to account for all catch brought on board the processing vessel. The respondents are principally shorebased first receivers, catch monitor service providers, mothership processors, and catcher/processors which are companies/partnerships.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AY68	Final or interim final rulemaking	75 FR 53380	08/31/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 11

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Catch monitor provider applications
Catch monitor provider appeals
Catch monitoring plans - inspectiion following submission
catch monitor appeals
catch monitoring plans
Shorebased scales - inseason testing
Shorebased scale reports including printing
First receivers:catch monitor costs, Electronic fish tickets including hardware costs	NA	E-ticket (screen shots)
At-sea daily scale testing (includes printing)
At sea daily weight reporting (printing included)	NA	Record of daily flow scale test
Catch monitor qualifications

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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	6,059	0	0	6,059	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,784	0	0	1,784	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	392,536	0	0	392,536	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new program.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $350,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 08/31/2010

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