Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45066	Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Request for Exemption	New
45065	Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Position Reporting	New
45010	DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale	New
45006	Vessels Standing by Entangled Whales - Notification	New
45005	Herring Vessel Office of Law Enforcement Landings Notification	New
45004	Herring Vessel Observer Program Notification	New
45003	WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Observer Notification	New
45002	WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Area and Days and Sea Declaration	New
45001	Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock Special Access Program VMS polling	New
44999	LOA for WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Participants	New
44993	Georges Bank Cod Research Set-aside Total Allowable Catch	New
44992	Haddock bycatch notification of landing	New
44987	Replacement/upgrade, permit history, permit appeals	New
44967	Limited access permit application and renewal	New
37290	Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 200608-0648-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200605-0648-014
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 11/21/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/27/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2009	06/30/2007	06/30/2007
Responses	7,560,172	0	6,433,645
Time Burden (Hours)	29,258	0	27,484
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,091,776	0	1,776,000

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Abstract: Amendment 1 to the herring FMP, which will create a limited access herring fishery, is needed to improve resource conservation, minimize the potential for excess harvesting capacity in the fishery, and provide a platform to promote long-term economic stability for harvesters, processors, and fishing communities. This amendment is designed to meet all the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as well as other applicable laws. This revision also will merge 0648-0404, Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring and Communications and 0648-0521, Northeast Multispecies Framework Adjustment 40-B Permit into 0648-0202.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 301 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AQ87	Proposed rulemaking	71 FR 56446	09/27/2006

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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: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Area and Days and Sea Declaration
Vessels Standing by Entangled Whales - Notification
Haddock bycatch notification of landing
WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Observer Notification
Herring Vessel Office of Law Enforcement Landings Notification
Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Position Reporting
Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Request for Exemption
Replacement/upgrade, permit history, permit appeals	NA
Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms
Limited access permit application and renewal	NA
Georges Bank Cod Research Set-aside Total Allowable Catch
Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock Special Access Program VMS polling
Herring Vessel Observer Program Notification
DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale
LOA for WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Participants

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	7,560,172	6,433,645	0	1,126,527	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	29,258	27,484	0	1,774	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,091,776	1,776,000	0	315,776	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: Respondents have not changed since the last approved action (merger of 0648-0481 into 0648-0202). A total increase of 1,126,527 responses has been added from the new collection and the merging collections. An increase of 1) 165 in burden hours is due to Amendment 1. Additional burden hour increases due to merges as part of this request are: 2) 958 from 0648-0404, for VMS operations and maintenance and 3) 651 from 0648-0521 for requests for allocation of Georges Bank cod to facilitate research projects; the Western Gulf of Maine Rod/Reel Haddock Special Access Program; herring vessel observer and law enforcement notifications; request for Days-at-Sea credit from standing by an entangled whale and haddock bycatch notification of landing. A cost increase of $225,000 for VMS operations and maintenance has been transferred from 0648-0404 (capital and start-up costs from that collection have expired) and a cost increase of $90,776 for recordkeeping and reporting has been transferred from 0648-0521.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $927,824

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: 09/27/2006

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