Northwest Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194271	At sea daily weight reporting (printing included)	Unchanged
194270	At-sea daily scale testing (includes printing)	Unchanged
194269	First receivers:catch monitor costs, Electronic fish tickets including hardware costs	Unchanged
194268	Shorebased scale reports including printing	Unchanged
194267	Shorebased scales - inseason testing	Unchanged
194266	Catch monitoring plans - inspectiion following submission	Unchanged
194265	catch monitoring plans	Unchanged
194264	catch monitor appeals	Unchanged
194263	Catch monitor qualifications	Unchanged
194262	Catch monitor provider appeals	Unchanged
194261	Catch monitor provider applications	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0619	ICR Reference No: 201108-0648-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-0648-016
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 10/26/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/05/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2013	11/30/2013	11/30/2013
Responses	6,059	0	6,059
Time Burden (Hours)	1,784	0	1,784
Cost Burden (Dollars)	392,536	0	392,536

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the amount and type of groundfish caught by fishing vessels. This collection supports requirements for shorebased first receivers in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery's shorebased individual fishing quota (IFQ) program to account for all landed catch and to send electronic catch data used to manage the catch allocations and limits. It also supports scale requirements for motherships and catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting fishery to account for all catch brought on board the processing vessel. The respondents are principally shorebased first receivers, catch monitor service providers, mothership processors, and catcher/processors which are companies/partnerships. This revision includes some changes in procedures and to fish tickets (new screen shots not available until implementation).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BB13	Proposed rulemaking

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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: 11

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Catch monitor provider applications
Catch monitor provider appeals
catch monitoring plans
Catch monitoring plans - inspectiion following submission
Catch monitor qualifications
catch monitor appeals
Shorebased scales - inseason testing
Shorebased scale reports including printing
First receivers:catch monitor costs, Electronic fish tickets including hardware costs	NA
At-sea daily scale testing (includes printing)
At sea daily weight reporting (printing included)	NA

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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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $350,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 09/05/2011

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