Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms

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
44583	Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application	Unchanged
44582	Dolphin/wahoo operator cards	Unchanged
44581	Rock Shrimp VMS annual maintenance, manufacturer fees and and position transmission costs	Unchanged
44578	Live rock permitting and reporting	Unchanged
44575	Annual landings report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp	Unchanged
44573	Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including Golden Tilefish endorsement on EEZ app	Unchanged
37306	Dealer permits	Unchanged
198600	Traps (golden crab, reef fish, snapper/grouper, spiny lobster) - notifications of authorization for retrieval or of lost/stolen traps	Unchanged
198599	Golden crab permittees zone transit notification	Unchanged
198597	Vessel permit transfers and notarizations using applicable permit application form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0205	ICR Reference No: 201408-0648-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 08/25/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2017	04/30/2017	04/30/2017
Responses	13,584	0	13,577
Time Burden (Hours)	6,169	0	6,138
Cost Burden (Dollars)	566,149	0	539,949

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Abstract: Participants in the federally-regulated fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean are required to obtain federal permits under the existing permit program for the specific Fishery Management Plans of each region. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) needs information from the applications and associated data collections to identify fishing vessels/dealers/participants, properly manage the fisheries, and generate fishery-related data. The Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region was amended by Amendment 8 (RIN 0648-BD81) to establish a transit provision to allow fishing vessels with rock shrimp aboard to transit the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) under limited circumstances which include maintaining a direct and non-stop continuous course at a minimum speed of 5 knots as determined by an operating Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) approved for the South Atlantic rock shrimp fishery onboard the vessel that registers a VMS ping (signal) rate of 1 ping per 5 minutes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A 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-BD81	Final or interim final 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: 10

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including Golden Tilefish endorsement on EEZ app	NA, NA, NA
Dolphin/wahoo operator cards	NA
Vessel permit transfers and notarizations using applicable permit application form
Annual landings report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp	NA
Dealer permits	NA
Rock Shrimp VMS annual maintenance, manufacturer fees and and position transmission costs	NA
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application	NA
Live rock permitting and reporting	NA, NA, NA, NA
Golden crab permittees zone transit notification
Traps (golden crab, reef fish, snapper/grouper, spiny lobster) - notifications of authorization for retrieval or of lost/stolen traps

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	13,584	13,577	0	7	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,169	6,138	0	31	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	566,149	539,949	0	26,200	0	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program Changes: For the additional VMS responses, burden hours and costs for upgraded units and upgraded hardware/software, per RIN 0648-BD81, 7 responses, 31 hours and $26,200 would be added to OMB Control No. 0648-0205. Therefore, the new totals for responses, burden hours and cost would be 3,584 responses, 6,267 burden hours and $566,149. The respondents for this collection would remain the same at 12,406.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $606,960

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: 08/19/2014

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