Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent Form and Instruction	New
VMS State Waters Exemption Program Form	New
VMS Pre-Landing Notification Form (IFQ, NGOM) Form and Instruction	New
Limited Access Permit Applications Form and Instruction	New
Broken trip adjustment and access area trip exchange Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0491 ss rev 121907.pdf Supporting Statement A	2007-12-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4594	Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection	Removed
182974	IFQ, NGOM and ICS VMS Trip Declaration and Power Down and Polling Fees	New
182973	Sector Operation Plans	New
182972	Sector Proposals	New
182971	Cost Recovery	New
182970	Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent Form and Instruction	New
182969	VMS State Waters Exemption Program Form	New
182968	VMS Pre-Landing Notification Form (IFQ, NGOM) Form and Instruction	New
182967	RUPH Applications	New
182963	IFQ, NGOM, ICS Appeals	New
182962	IFQ Ownership Cap Forms	New
182959	Limited Access Permit Applications Form and Instruction	New
180126	VMS purchase and installation verification	Modified
180125	Broken trip adjustment and access area trip exchange Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180122	VMS: trip declaration, trip termination, compensation trip ID, powerdown provision and polling fees	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0491	ICR Reference No: 200804-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200705-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 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 without change	Conclusion Date: 04/14/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2011	08/31/2010	08/31/2010
Responses	278,373	0	236,219
Time Burden (Hours)	11,688	0	7,949
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,489,055	0	1,445,823

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Abstract: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has responsibility for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources off the coast of the United States. The majority of this responsibility has been delegated to the Councils and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service). The general category scallop fishery in NOAA Fisheries Service’s Northeast Region (NERO) is currently an open access fishery that allows any vessel to apply for, and be issued, a general category permit. The general category permit was created in 1994 under Amendment 4 to the FMP to allow vessels fishing in non-scallop fisheries to catch scallops as incidental catch, and for a small-scale scallop fishery to continue outside of the large scale limited access scallop fishery. Over time, participation in the general category fishery has increased. In 1994, there were 1,992 general category permits issued. By 2005 that number had increased to 2,950. In January of 2006, the Council began the development of Amendment 11 to evaluate alternatives for a limited access program for the general category fishery 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. Amendment 11 was adopted by the Council on June 20, 2007. This amendment is designed to meet all the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as well as other applicable laws. The requirements under Amendment 11 to the FMP includes collection information that is already accounted for under the Northeast Region Logbook Family of Forms (OMB Control No. 0648-0212) and the Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 10 Data Collection (OMB Control No. 0648-0491). Amendment 11 contains the following provisions that would increase the annual budget for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 10 Data Collection (OMB Control No. 0648-0491): 1. Three new limited access general category scallop permit categories: limited access general category (LAGC), incidental catch general category (ICGC), and Northern Gulf of Maine general category (NGOM); 2. Vessel monitoring system (VMS) reporting requirements for all general category vessels; 3. LAGC and NGOM VMS pre-landing notification requirements; 4. State waters exemption program VMS enrollment requirements; 5. A LAGC individual fishing quota (IFQ) temporary transfer and permanent transfer program; 6. A LAGC IFQ cost recovery program; and 7. A new general category sector program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reuthorization 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-AU32	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 20090	04/14/2008

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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: 14

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VMS: trip declaration, trip termination, compensation trip ID, powerdown provision and polling fees
VMS purchase and installation verification
Broken trip adjustment and access area trip exchange	NA, NA	Atlantic Sea Scallop Broken Trip Adjustment Sheet ,   Atlantic Sea Scallop Area Access Trip Exchange Request Form
IFQ, NGOM, ICS Appeals
RUPH Applications
Sector Proposals
Sector Operation Plans
Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection
IFQ Ownership Cap Forms
Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent	NA	General Category Scallop IFQ Temporary and Permanent Transfer Application
IFQ, NGOM and ICS VMS Trip Declaration and Power Down and Polling Fees
VMS Pre-Landing Notification Form (IFQ, NGOM)	NA	General Category Scallop IFQ and NGOM Prfe-Land Notification From
VMS State Waters Exemption Program	NA	State Waters Exemption Form
Limited Access Permit Applications	NA	Federal Limited Access General Category Scallop Permit Application
Cost Recovery

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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	278,373	236,219	0	42,154	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,688	7,949	0	3,739	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,489,055	1,445,823	0	43,232	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: Due to this emendment, burden and cost will be added for permit applications and renewal, VMS installation and reporting, cost recovery submission, quota transfer requests, sector proposals and operation plans and other related information collections. Responses would increase from 236,219 by approximately 42,154 to 278,373; hours, from 7,949 by 3,739 to 11,688, and cost, from $1,445,823 by $43,232 to $1,489,055.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $67,519

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: 12/19/2007

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