This request to
collect information is approved. Prior to resubmission, the Agency
should clarify the source of estimate of the number of respondents
and burden hours per activity based on most recent program
experience.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2012
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2009
2,750
0
2,995
875
0
1,959
854
0
83,000
NMFS North Pacific Groundfish Observer
Program was implemented in early 1990. Observers in this Program
collect and disseminate catch, bycatch, and biological data
necessary to support in- season monitoring and stock assessment.
Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington, provides
the operational oversight of the program, certification training,
definition of observer sampling duties and methods, debriefing of
observers, and management of the data. Owners of vessels, shoreside
processors, or stationary floating processors required to carry
observers must arrange for observer services from an observer
provider.
PL:
Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
In some parts of the previous
analysis, large respondent numbers were used instead of the 5, for
observer providers. The large numbers inaccurately described the
number of reports or the number of observers. This analysis is
revised to correct those errors. In addition, this analysis uses
the number 60 as the number of observers per observer provider when
appropriate; the estimated total number of observers is 300. The
following adjustments also occurred in this action: The total
number of respondents is corrected to read 15 (10 industry
requests, 5 observer providers) in place of 205. The total number
of responses is corrected to read 2,750 in place of 2,995. This
reduction is caused in part by removing items that describe
observer requirements, because it is inappropriate to have them in
this collection which describes observer providers. These items
are: college transcript submission by observer candidates, observer
physical examinations; and observer appeals for certification,
decertification, or suspension. The total number of burden hours is
revised from 1,959 to 875, due to removal of items described above.
The total personnel costs are revised from $48,975 to $21,875, due
to removal of items described above. The total miscellaneous costs
are revised to $854 to replace $83,126, a net decrease of $82,272
(note: as ROCIS rounded down the previously requested costs to
$83,000, the difference in ROCIS appears to be $82,146). A decrease
of $82,432 was due to: 1) removal of items described above and 2)
the change of report submittal to email in place of fax for almost
all responses, because email is almost always used for this
purpose. An increase of $160 was due to the correction of cost for
submitting a fax from $1 to $6 and increase in the postage rate
from $0.37 to $0.42.
$20,350
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
No
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:
(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;
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.
0318 ss ren 110708rev.pdf
NMFS Alaska Region Observer Providers - candidate college transcripts and statements