Atlantic Herring Amendment 5 Data Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Observer Reporting for Vessels: Released Catch Affidavit Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS Daily Catch Reports Form	Removed
Weekly vessel trip report Form	Removed
At-sea dealer permit application renewal Form and Instruction	Removed
Area 2/3 open access permit renewal application Form and Instruction	Removed
Final Rule (0648 BG91).docx Supplementary Document	2019-12-20
0648-0674 Supporting Statement Part A_Final 2019-1213.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-12-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
238673	Monitor Provider Requirements: Service Provider Contracts	New
238672	Monitor Provider Requirements: Service Provider Material Submission	New
238671	Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Availability Updates	New
238670	Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Contact List Updates	New
238669	Monitor Provider Requirements: Notification of Unavailability of IFM Observers	New
238667	Monitor Provider Requirements: Call to Service Provider to Procure an IFM Observer in Groundfish Closed Areas	New
238666	Monitor Provider Requirements: Notification of Unavailability of ASMs	New
238665	Monitor Provider Requirements: Request to Monitor Service Provider to Procure an ASM	New
238664	Monitor Provider Requirements: Rebuttal of Pending Removal from List of Approved Monitor Providers	New
238663	Monitor Provider Requirements: Request for Monitor Training	New
238662	Monitor Provider Requirements: Applicant Response to Denial	New
238661	Monitor Provider Requirements: New Application to be a Service Provider	New
238660	Monitor Provider Requirements: Biological Samples	New
238659	Monitor Provider Requirements: Other Reports	New
238658	Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Debriefing	New
238657	Monitor Provider Requirements: Raw Monitor Data	New
238656	Monitor Provider Requirements: Safety Refusals	New
238655	Monitor Provider Requirements: ASM Availability Report	New
238654	Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Deployment Report	New
238653	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Industry Contribution (MWT Vessels) for Optional IFM Observers to Enter Groundfish Closed Areas	New
238652	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Industry Contribution for IFM ASM Coverage	New
238651	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Trip Cancellation Notification to Service Provider for Groundfish Closed Areas	New
238650	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Call to Service Provider to Request IFM Observer to Access Groundfish Closed Areas	New
207163	Observer Reporting for Vessels: Vessel Operator Notification of Species lb to Observer	Modified
207160	Observer Reporting for Vessels: Released Catch Affidavit Form and Instruction	Modified
207159	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Trip Cancellation Notification to Observer Program	Modified
207158	Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Pre-trip Notification to Observer Program	Modified
207157	Herring Pre-Landing Notification	Removed
207156	VMS Daily Catch Reports Form	Removed
207155	VMS trip declarations	Removed
207154	VMS operation; automated polling costs	Removed
207151	Weekly vessel trip report Form	Removed
207147	Dealer weekly reports	Removed
207145	At-sea dealer permit application renewal Form and Instruction	Removed
207144	Area 2/3 open access permit renewal application Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0674	ICR Reference No: 201911-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Atlantic Herring Amendment 5 Data Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 02/11/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/20/2019
Terms of Clearance: The agency is asked to develop instructions for the new reports approved under this revision, as appropriate, and upload them to this collection through non-substantive change requests.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2023	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2020
Responses	15,372	0	15,350
Time Burden (Hours)	1,848	0	1,163
Cost Burden (Dollars)	787,193	0	9,528

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Abstract: This request is for a revision, per RIN 0648-BG91, of the information collection to support regulatory requirements of the Atlantic Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP). FMPs for Federal Fisheries managed under the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) are developed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The additional items added to this collection include: • Change from a phone-based observer pre-trip notification system (PTNS) to a web-based system (PTNS 2.0); • A requirement that Category A and B Atlantic herring permit holders contribute up to $710 per sea day to cover IFM at-sea monitor (ASM) costs on trips selected for coverage (50% coverage target); • The option for Category A and B Atlantic herring permit holders that fish with midwater trawl gear to contribute up to $818 per sea day for an IFM observer. This would allow the vessel to fish in groundfish closed areas; • Requirements for IFM monitor service providers.

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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-BG91	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 7414	02/07/2020

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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: 27

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Industry Contribution for IFM ASM Coverage
Monitor Provider Requirements: Safety Refusals
Monitor Provider Requirements: Raw Monitor Data
Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Debriefing
Monitor Provider Requirements: Applicant Response to Denial
Monitor Provider Requirements: Notification of Unavailability of ASMs
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Pre-trip Notification to Observer Program
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Trip Cancellation Notification to Observer Program
Observer Reporting for Vessels: Released Catch Affidavit	N/A	Released Catch Affidavit
Observer Reporting for Vessels: Vessel Operator Notification of Species lb to Observer
Weekly vessel trip report	NA	Vessel trip report
VMS Daily Catch Reports	NA	VMS Catch Report
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Call to Service Provider to Request IFM Observer to Access Groundfish Closed Areas
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Industry Contribution (MWT Vessels) for Optional IFM Observers to Enter Groundfish Closed Areas
Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Deployment Report
Monitor Provider Requirements: Other Reports
Monitor Provider Requirements: Biological Samples
Monitor Provider Requirements: Rebuttal of Pending Removal from List of Approved Monitor Providers
Monitor Provider Requirements: Request to Monitor Service Provider to Procure an ASM
Monitor Provider Requirements: Call to Service Provider to Procure an IFM Observer in Groundfish Closed Areas
Monitor Provider Requirements: Notification of Unavailability of IFM Observers
Monitor Provider Requirements: Service Provider Material Submission
Monitor Provider Requirements: ASM Availability Report
Monitor Provider Requirements: New Application to be a Service Provider
Monitor Provider Requirements: Request for Monitor Training
Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Contact List Updates
Monitor Provider Requirements: Monitor Availability Updates
Monitor Provider Requirements: Service Provider Contracts
Observer/Monitor Reporting for Vessels: Trip Cancellation Notification to Service Provider for Groundfish Closed Areas
Dealer weekly reports
Area 2/3 open access permit renewal application	NA	Initial and renewal vessel permit
At-sea dealer permit application renewal	NA	Initial Dealer Permit Application
VMS operation; automated polling costs
VMS trip declarations
Herring Pre-Landing Notification

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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	15,372	15,350	0	2,988	-2,966	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,848	1,163	0	1,145	-460	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	787,193	9,528	0	785,249	-7,584	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Several permit and VMS requirements were removed from this collection as they are being collected under OMB Control #s 0648-0202, 0648-0212, and 0648-0229. New requirements include Monitor Provider Requirements and Industry contributions pursuant to the Industry Funded Monitoring (IFM) Amendment.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $125,420

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 12/20/2019

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