Northwest Region Pacific Whiting Shoreside Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
NRWS ss 040307.pdf Supporting Statement A	0000-00-00

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
179271	Electronic Fish Tickets	New
179270	EMS Removal	New
179269	EMS Data Download	New
179268	EMS Installation	New
179264	EFP Inseason Data Reports	New
179263	Initial EFP application and summary report	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0563	ICR Reference No: 200703-0648-013
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region Pacific Whiting Shoreside 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: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 07/31/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/09/2007
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11, OMB is not approving this ICR at this time. Prior to publication of the final rulemaking, the agency should further validate its assumption that all respondents already own (and intend to continue owning) the infrastructure (computers, software, and internet access) necessary to support EMS.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, NOAA Fisheries collects information to determine the amount and type of groundfish caught by fishing vessels. This collection supports exempted fishing permit requirements for Pacific whiting shoreside vessels to have and use electronic monitoring to verify full retention of catch and for Pacific whiting shoreside processors to send electronic catch data used to manage the catch allocations and limits. The respondents are principally groundfish fishermen and shoreside processors which are companies/partnerships. Other respondents include state fisheries agencies who seek an exempted fishing permit.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AV46	Proposed rulemaking	72 FR 17469	04/09/2007

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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: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EMS Installation
Electronic Fish Tickets
EMS Removal
EMS Data Download
EFP Inseason Data Reports
Initial EFP application and summary report

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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: Exempted fishing permit applications and reports were originally approved under OMB Control No.: 0648-0203, Northwest Region Permit Family of Forms. Fish ticket information collection, with 12 respondents, 1200 responses and 93 burden hours, will be added under the proposed rule.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $151,055

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: 04/09/2007

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