NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program

ICR 201308-0648-003

OMB: 0648-0445

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0648-0445 201308-0648-003
Historical Active 200910-0648-012
DOC/NOAA
NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 08/09/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 08/09/2013
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2015 07/31/2013 08/31/2013
48 0 44
3,745 0 3,721
740,145 0 733,574

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) would establish regulations to protect historical processing and community delivery patterns established in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish fisheries and would limit the use of motherships. NMFS would require motherships to obtain a Community Quota Entity (CQE) floating processor permit for motherships operating within the maritime municipal boundaries of specific GOA communities. In addition, NMFS would require VMS on all vessels receiving deliveries of groundfish in the Western and Central GOA (e.g. Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630) during a directed Pacific cod fishing season. This action is intended to provide CQE communities additional processing opportunities and possibly economic benefits resulting from any increase in mothership processing activity. This is a resubmission with the final rule.

US Code: 16 USC 773-773k Name of Law: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
   PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  
None

0648-AY53 Final or interim final rulemaking 76 FR 74670 12/01/2011

No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
VMS check-in report, plus time and costs for installation and maintenance NA VMS FAX

  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 48 44 0 4 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 3,745 3,721 0 24 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 740,145 733,574 0 6,571 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
Program changes are due to the difference between initiating a new program and maintaining an existing program. VMS Check-in report an increase of 4 respondents and responses, 48 instead of 44 an increase of 1 hour, 11 instead of 10 an increase of $25 personnel costs, $275 instead of $250 an increase of $24 miscellaneous costs, $288 instead of $264 VMS Operation (includes purchase, installation, transmission, and maintenance) an increase of 24 hr burden, 3,735 hr instead of 3,711 hr* an increase of $600 personnel costs, $93,000 instead of $92,800 an increase of $6,547 miscellaneous costs, $739, 857 instead of $733,310 *Since purchase, installation, transmission and maintenance are not considered responses per se, and only installation and maintenance have burden associated with them, this burden and reporting costs will be included in the Information Collection for "VMS Check-in report and operation" in ROCIS.

$129,625
No
No
No
No
No
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.
10/24/2011


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