Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Replacement/upgrade, permit history, permit appeals Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Limited access permit application and renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Foreign fishing vessel VMS purchase, installation/maintenance and position reporting costs and certification response Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Proof of VMS installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with Office of Law Enforcement Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Northeast Region Dealer Permitting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
NE Multispecies Days at Sea Transfer Program Form and Instruction	Unchanged
NE Multispecies VMS Power Down Exemption Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0202 ChgReq Justification 092909.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-09-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45066	Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Request for Exemption	Unchanged
45065	Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Position Reporting	Unchanged
45010	DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale	Unchanged
45006	Vessels Standing by Entangled Whales - Notification	Unchanged
45005	Herring Vessel Office of Law Enforcement Landings Notification	Unchanged
45004	Herring Vessel Observer Program Notification	Unchanged
45003	WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Observer Notification	Unchanged
45002	WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Area and Days and Sea Declaration	Unchanged
45001	Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock Special Access Program VMS polling	Unchanged
44999	LOA for WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Participants	Unchanged
44993	Georges Bank Cod Research Set-aside Total Allowable Catch	Unchanged
44992	Haddock bycatch notification of landing	Unchanged
44987	Replacement/upgrade, permit history, permit appeals Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44967	Limited access permit application and renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
37290	Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms_dealer permitting separated out	Unchanged
189958	Gulf of Maine Differential Days at Sea Area Heaving-To Declaration	Unchanged
188860	Foreign fishing vessel VMS purchase, installation/maintenance and position reporting costs and certification response Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188859	Foreign fishing vessels arrival/departure from EEZ notification	Unchanged
188173	Proof of VMS installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with Office of Law Enforcement Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180187	Northeast Region Dealer Permitting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179106	NE Multispecies Proposed Sector Allocation	Unchanged
179100	Multispecies Area and DAS Declaration	Unchanged
179099	NE Multispecies Automated VMS Polling of Vessel Position - Category B DAS Pilot Program and Operational Costs	Unchanged
179098	NE Multispecies Days at Sea Transfer Program Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179097	NE Multispecies VMS Power Down Exemption Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179096	Expedited submission of proposed SAPs	Unchanged
179095	Northeast Multispecies Observer Coverage	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 200909-0648-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200907-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northeast Region Permit 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: 10/01/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/30/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2009	11/30/2009	11/30/2009
Responses	15,870,043	0	15,870,043
Time Burden (Hours)	40,244	0	40,244
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,035,155	0	3,035,155

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Abstract: The proposed rule 0648-AX93, “Fisheries of the Northeastern United States, Modification to the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank Herring Midwater Trawl Gear Authorization Letter,” published 09/04/2009 (final rule expected to publish mid-October 2009) would require vessels using midwater trawl gear in the directed herring fishery to indicate their intention to fish in CA I when scheduling an observer through the Northeast Fishery Observer Program. This notification is intended to allow NMFS to ensure an observer is deployed on all vessels that intend to fish in CA I with midwater trawl gear. To ensure 100-percent observer coverage, midwater trawl vessels would not be permitted to fish in CA I without an observer.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AQ87	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 11252	03/12/2007

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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: 27

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gulf of Maine Differential Days at Sea Area Heaving-To Declaration
Foreign fishing vessel VMS purchase, installation/maintenance and position reporting costs and certification response	NA	VMS Certification Form
Herring Vessel Observer Program Notification
Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms_dealer permitting separated out
Limited access permit application and renewal	NA	Herring limited access permit application
Georges Bank Cod Research Set-aside Total Allowable Catch
WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Area and Days and Sea Declaration
Vessels Standing by Entangled Whales - Notification
Haddock bycatch notification of landing
WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Observer Notification
Foreign fishing vessels arrival/departure from EEZ notification
Multispecies Area and DAS Declaration
NE Multispecies Days at Sea Transfer Program	NA	Application to Permanently Transfer NE Multispecies Days at Sea
Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Position Reporting
Northeast Region Vessel Monitoring: Request for Exemption
Replacement/upgrade, permit history, permit appeals	NA	Herring replacement/upgrade permit application
NE Multispecies Proposed Sector Allocation
Northeast Region Dealer Permitting	NA	Federal Northeast Region Seafood Dealer: Initial Dealer Permit Application
Proof of VMS installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with Office of Law Enforcement	NA	Northeast Region VMS Installation Certification form (contains instructions for confirming connectivity)
NE Multispecies VMS Power Down Exemption	NA	VMS Powerdown Exemption Request
Herring Vessel Office of Law Enforcement Landings Notification
Expedited submission of proposed SAPs
Northeast Multispecies Observer Coverage
NE Multispecies Automated VMS Polling of Vessel Position - Category B DAS Pilot Program and Operational Costs
DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale
LOA for WGOM Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock SAP Participants
Western Gulf of Maine Closure Area Rod/Reel Haddock Special Access Program VMS polling

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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	15,870,043	15,870,043	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40,244	40,244	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,035,155	3,035,155	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: There are net increases to responses and burden, based on merging 0648-0549, reflecting an expanded fleet. However, overall costs have decreased, reflecting fewer remaining initial VMS costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $927,824

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)? No

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: 09/30/2009

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