NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Scale type evaluation Form and Instruction	Removed
Daily records from hopper scale test Form	Unchanged
Inspection request, video for flow scale area Form	Modified
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems Form and Instruction	Modified
Notification of Pacific cod Monitoring Option plus costs from installation of a motion-compensated flow scale Form and Instruction	Unchanged
CMP inspection request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Catch monitoring plan addendum Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Crab catch monitoring plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Catcher/processor records of daily flow scale tests Form	Modified
Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form Form	Modified
CMCP inspection request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form Form	Modified
Inspection request, flow scales Form and Instruction	Modified
0330 resub BD90 rev 100214.ss.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-10-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4279	Scale type evaluation Form and Instruction	Removed
212066	Notify Observer of hopper scale tests Instruction	Unchanged
212065	Printed output hopper scale, audit trail Instruction	Unchanged
212064	Printed output hopper scale, catch wt Instruction	Unchanged
212063	Printed output flow scale, fault log Instruction	Unchanged
212062	Printed output flow scale, calibration log Instruction	Unchanged
212054	Printed output flow scale, audit trail Instruction	Unchanged
212053	Daily records from hopper scale test Form	Unchanged
212052	Inspection request, video for flow scale area Form	Modified
202823	Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems Form and Instruction	Modified
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	Unchanged
194353	Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery Instruction	Unchanged
194352	Bin video monitoring system data storage and maintenance	Unchanged
194351	Shoreside or SFP inseason scale tests, printed records from State of Alaska scale Instruction	Unchanged
194350	Catch monitoring and control plan for shoreside processors aned stationary floating processors Instruction	Unchanged
194349	CMP inspection request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194348	Catch monitoring plan addendum Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194347	Crab catch monitoring plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180087	Catcher/processor printed output of flow scale, catch weight Instruction	Unchanged
180086	Catcher/processor records of daily flow scale tests Form	Modified
180085	Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests Instruction	Unchanged
180084	Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form Form	Modified
180075	CMCP inspection request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180073	Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form Form	Modified
180071	Inspection request, flow scales Form and Instruction	Modified
180070	Catch monitor and control plan addendum Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0330	ICR Reference No: 201410-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201406-0648-010
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/18/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/08/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2015
Responses	69,038	0	38,221
Time Burden (Hours)	11,037	0	11,259
Cost Burden (Dollars)	895,706	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	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 68610	11/18/2014

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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

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

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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	69,038	38,221	0	31,020	-203	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,037	11,259	0	36	-258	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	895,706	4,942,080	0	110,289	-4,156,663	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Capital costs are fixed, one-time expenses incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction, and equipment used in the production of goods or in the rendering of services. 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. Electronic monitoring system was removed. Other minor program changes. 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: 10/08/2014

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