Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Statistical Documents and Re-export Certificates Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form NOAA 88-144 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag Form and Instruction	Unchanged
HMS Dealer and Landings Biweekly Reports Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0040_ chg_justification_AU88.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2007-12-06
0040 ss ren 041207_costs adjusted.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-10-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3968	Application for authorization for non-government validation	Unchanged
179880	Statistical Documents and Re-export Certificates Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179878	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179876	HMS Dealer and Landings Biweekly Reports Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0040	ICR Reference No: 200712-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200704-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/20/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/10/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2010	10/31/2010	10/31/2010
Responses	37,418	0	37,418
Time Burden (Hours)	6,148	0	6,148
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,408	0	7,408

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Abstract: This information collection consists of a mandatory dealer reporting program for domestic landings and international trade of highly migratory species. Catch and trade monitoring is required under provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, Tunas Convention Act, and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Information collected through this program is essential for the United States to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. A proposed rule would: 1) adjust NMFS regulations to indicate that reports associated with the HMS ITP and Atlantic Tunas Dealer Permit holder biweekly reporting must be received via mail or fax by a date certain rather than postmarked by a date certain, and would clarify when the use of fax was appropriate for report submission; 2)clarify that HMS ITP holders who export a domestically landed bluefin tuna would NOT be required to file a biweekly report if all the relevant information was reported by another permit holder, for example, the Atlantic tunas dealer permit (ATDP) holder who landed the fish.

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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:
	71 FR 78406	12/29/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 28673	05/22/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HMS Dealer and Landings Biweekly Reports	NA, NA, NA	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Dealer Landings and Trade Biweekly Report ,   HMS Trade Biweekly Dealer Report ,   Southeast Region Biweekly Dealer Reporting Form for HMS
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag	NOAA 88-144	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report
Statistical Documents and Re-export Certificates	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	ICCAT Swordfish Statistical Document ,   ICCAT Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document ,   ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Statistical Document ,   NMFS Bluefin Tuna Dealers Statistical Documents Requirements Letter ,   ICCAT Bluefin Tuna Re-export Certificate
Application for authorization for non-government validation

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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	37,418	37,418	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,148	6,148	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,408	7,408	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The number of respondents has decreased because better estimates are available for International Trade permits (ITPs) since program implementation in 2005. In addition, the number of tuna permit holders decreased in 2005. The number of shark or swordfish permit holders was used in the current collection package rather than the additive number of shark and swordfish permit holders to avoid double-counting. The number of responses fell in this renewal package because of the direct correlation between the number of respondents and number of responses for certain reporting forms such as biweekly reports. In addition, landings and trade may vary from one year to the next. The reporting burden has fallen for these reasons and because of the new fax-in validation service which is more time efficient (15 minutes compared to 2 hours in previous collection) than the previous method. The total annual costs for this renewal are adjusted down by $11,000 due to the reduction in number of responses, and the recently begun use of postage-paid envelopes by the SER under this renewal. The "agency discretion" removals shown are due to having removed the current "lumped together" IC moved to ROCIS by OMB, and the substitution of several ICs in its place.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $17,392

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: 12/10/2007

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