NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Scale type evaluation - platform hanging scales	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Scale type evaluation - automatic hopper scales	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Scale type evaluation - belt scale form	Form and Instruction	Removed	Repair queued
Daily records from hopper scale test	Form	New	Available
Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system	Form	New	Available
Inspection request, freezer longline video monitoring system	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Inspection request, electronic monitoring system	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Catch monitoring plan inspection request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Catch monitoring plan template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Record of daily flow scale tests	Form	Modified	Available
Inspection request for electronic bin monitoring system	Form	Modified	Available
Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Inspection request for observer sampling station	Form	Modified	Available
Inspection request for at-sea scales	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0330 rev 063014.ss.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2014-06-30	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4279	Scale type evaluation	Form and Instruction	Removed	Scale type evaluation - platform hanging scales
4279	Scale type evaluation	Form and Instruction	Removed	Scale type evaluation - automatic hopper scales
4279	Scale type evaluation	Form and Instruction	Removed	Scale type evaluation - belt scale form
212066	Notify Observer of hopper scale tests	Instruction	New
212065	Printed output hopper scale, audit trail	Instruction	New
212064	Printed output hopper scale, catch wt	Instruction	New
212063	Printed output flow scale, fault log	Instruction	New
212062	Printed output flow scale, calibration log	Instruction	New
212054	Printed output flow scale, audit trail	Instruction	New
212053	Daily records from hopper scale test	Form	New	Daily records from hopper scale test
212052	Inspection request, video for flow scale area	Form	New	Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system
202823	Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems	Form and Instruction	Modified	Inspection request, freezer longline video monitoring system
202823	Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems	Form and Instruction	Modified	Inspection request, electronic monitoring system
202821	Electronic monitoring system		Removed
202815	Notification of Pacific cod Monitoring Option plus costs from installation of a motion-compensated flow scale	Form and Instruction	Modified	Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option
194353	Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery	Instruction	Modified
194352	Bin video monitoring system data storage and maintenance		Modified
194351	Shoreside or SFP inseason scale tests, printed records from State of Alaska scale	Instruction	Modified
194350	Catch monitoring and control plan for shoreside processors aned stationary floating processors	Instruction	Modified
194349	CMP inspection request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Catch monitoring plan inspection request
194348	Catch monitoring plan addendum	Form and Instruction	Modified	Catch monitoring plan template
194347	Crab catch monitoring plan	Form and Instruction	Modified	Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template
180087	Catcher/processor printed output of flow scale, catch weight	Instruction	Modified
180086	Catcher/processor records of daily flow scale tests	Form	Modified	Record of daily flow scale tests
180085	Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests	Instruction	Modified
180084	Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form	Form	Modified	Inspection request for electronic bin monitoring system
180075	CMCP inspection request	Form and Instruction	Modified	Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request
180073	Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form	Form	Modified	Inspection request for observer sampling station
180071	Inspection request, flow scales	Form and Instruction	Modified	Inspection request for at-sea scales
180070	Catch monitor and control plan addendum	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0330	ICR Reference No: 201406-0648-010
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201210-0648-012
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements
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: 08/08/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/31/2014
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.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	11/30/2015	11/30/2015
Responses	38,221	0	38,221
Time Burden (Hours)	11,259	0	11,259
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,942,080	0	4,942,080

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Abstract: verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. The use of at-sea scales can provide very precise and potentially accurate estimates of catch. At-sea scales have proven to be reliable and are now used to account for the vast majority of catch by catcher/processors fishing off Alaska. However, recent evidence of fraud calls into question the overall accuracy of the approach and indicates that catch estimates based on scale weights may systematically underestimate harvest in those fisheries dependent on scale weights for catch accounting. The At-sea Scales Program would be modified for catcher/processors and motherships that are required to weigh catch at sea by reducing the possibility of scale tampering and improving the accuracy of catch estimation.

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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-BD90	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 44372	07/31/2014

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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: 25

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Bin video monitoring system data storage and maintenance
CMCP inspection request	NA	Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request
CMP inspection request	NA	Catch monitoring plan inspection request
Catch monitor and control plan addendum
Catch monitoring and control plan for shoreside processors aned stationary floating processors
Catch monitoring plan addendum	NA	Catch monitoring plan template
Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form	NA	Inspection request for electronic bin monitoring system
Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests
Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form	NA	Inspection request for observer sampling station
Catcher/processor printed output of flow scale, catch weight
Catcher/processor records of daily flow scale tests	NA	Record of daily flow scale tests
Crab catch monitoring plan	NA	Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template
Daily records from hopper scale test	NA	Daily records from hopper scale test
Electronic monitoring system
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems	NA, NA	Inspection request, electronic monitoring system ,   Inspection request, freezer longline video monitoring system
Inspection request, flow scales	NA	Inspection request for at-sea scales
Inspection request, video for flow scale area	NA	Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system
Notification of Pacific cod Monitoring Option plus costs from installation of a motion-compensated flow scale	NA	Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option
Notify Observer of hopper scale tests
Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery
Printed output flow scale, audit trail
Printed output flow scale, calibration log
Printed output flow scale, fault log
Printed output hopper scale, audit trail
Printed output hopper scale, catch wt
Scale type evaluation	NA, NA, NA	Scale type evaluation - belt scale form ,   Scale type evaluation - automatic hopper scales ,   Scale type evaluation - platform hanging scales
Shoreside or SFP inseason scale tests, printed records from State of Alaska scale

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Program changes Scale heads & calibration software are required. Includes purchase and installation, $177,000 A new Flow scale video monitoring system is required. Includes purchase and installation, $ 369,000. Inspection request for flow scale video monitoring system an increase of 78 respondents and responses, 78 instead of 0 an increase of 156 hours, 156 instead of 0 hours an increase of $5,772 personnel costs, $5,772 instead of $0 an increase of $26 miscellaneous costs, $26 instead of $0 Printed output flow scale, audit trail [NEW] an increase of 78 respondents, 78 instead of 0 an increase of 10,530 responses, 10,530 instead of 0 an increase of 176 hours, 176 instead of 0 an increase of $6,512 personnel costs, $6,512 instead of $0 Printed output flow scale, calibration log [NEW] an increase of 78 respondents, 78 instead of 0 an increase of 10,530 responses, 10,530 instead of 0 an increase of 176 hours, 176 instead of 0 an increase of $6,512 personnel costs, $6,512 instead of $0 Printed output flow scale, fault log [NEW] an increase of 78 respondents, 78 instead of 0 an increase of 10,530 responses, 10,530 instead of 0 an increase of 176 hours, 176 instead of 0 an increase of $6,512 personnel costs, $6,512 instead of $0 Electronic monitoring system –REMOVED a decrease of 648 responses, 0 instead of 648 a decrease of 648 hours, 0 instead of 648 a decrease of $435,737 in capital costs, 0 instead of $435,737.  Net program changes: Increases of 31,020 responses, 36 hours and$110,289. Net adjustments: Decreases of 203 responses, 258 hours and $4,156,663.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,051

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: 07/31/2014

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