Pacific Islands Region Vessel and Gear Identifcation Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0360 ss ren_rev 032108.pdf Supporting Statement A	2008-03-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4358	Pacific Islands Region Gear Identifcation Requirements	Modified
184167	Pacific Islands Region Vessel ID Requirements	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0360	ICR Reference No: 200803-0648-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200410-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Islands Region Vessel and Gear Identifcation Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/26/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2008
Responses	27,181	0	42,600
Time Burden (Hours)	1,134	0	1,420
Cost Burden (Dollars)	30,100	0	23,000

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Abstract: This collection of information covers regulatory requirements for fishing vessel and gear identification authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and other applicable law. Vessels in federally-regulated fisheries in the western Pacific region are required to display the vessel's official number in three locations. Purse seine vessels in the South Pacific are required to display their international radio call sign in three locations and on any helicopter or skiff. Fishing gear in the western Pacific pelagic longline fisheries, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands crustacean fishery, and western Pacific coral reef ecosystem fisheries are required to be marked with the vessel's official number in a specific manner and location. This collection renews OMB Control No.: 0648-0360 and adds vessel ID requirements for western Pacific fisheries and the South Pacific purse seine fishery from OMB Control No.: 0648-0361. Vessel ID requirements for fisheries off the U.S. west coast will continue to be covered under OMB Control No.: 0648-0361.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 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:
	72 FR 63165	11/08/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 15977	03/26/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pacific Islands Region Gear Identifcation Requirements
Pacific Islands Region Vessel ID Requirements

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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	27,181	42,600	0	0	-15,419	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,134	1,420	0	0	-286	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	30,100	23,000	0	0	7,100	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 adjusted burden and cost is due to: 1) transferring 238 hours of vessel marking requirements for western Pacific and South Pacific tuna purse seine fisheries from OMB Control No.: 0361), 2) an increase of 28 hours in longline vessel gear marking due to updated estimates and 3) a decrease of 552 hours for gear marking of the not currently active NWHI lobster vessels’ traps. The final result: the increase due to 238 transferred hours, plus the net decrease in gear marking of 524, is a decrease of 286 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 03/26/2008

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