The Chinook Salmon (Amendment 91) EDR
program is managed primarily by the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, with support from NMFS Alaska Region, and is administered
in collaboration with Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
The EDR is a mandatory reporting requirement under 50 CFR 679.65
for all entities participating in the American Fisheries Act (AFA)
BSAI pollock trawl fishery, including vessel masters and businesses
that own or lease one or more AFA‐permitted vessels active in
fishing or processing BSAI pollock, CDQ groups receiving
allocations of BSAI pollock, and representatives of Sector entities
receiving allocations of Chinook salmon prohibited species catch
(PSC) from NMFS. The EDR program is comprised of three separate
survey forms: • Chinook salmon PSC Allocation Compensated Transfer
Report (CTR), • Vessel Fuel Survey • Vessel Master Survey The
Chinook EDR Program provides information for determining the
effectiveness of Amendment 91 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management (BSAI) Area Fishery Management Plan.
US Code:
16
USC 1851 Name of Law: American Fisheries Act
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Adjustments were made to update
the number of respondents, the use of online submission, and cost
of personnel wages. Compensated Transfer Report a decrease of 199
respondents and responses, 1 instead of 200 a decrease of 7,960
hours burden, 40 instead of 8,000 a decrease of $597,000 personnel
costs, $3,000 instead of $600,000 a decrease of $1,054
miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $1,054 Vessel Fuel Survey a
decrease of 4 respondents and responses, 105 instead of 109 a
decrease of 16 hours burden, 420 instead of 436 a decrease of
$1,200 personnel costs, $31,500 instead of $32,700 a decrease of
$378 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $378 Vessel Master Survey a
decrease of 52 respondents and responses, 133 instead of 185 a
decrease of 208 hours burden, 532 instead of 740 a decrease of
$15,600 personnel costs, $39,900 instead of $55,500 a decrease of
$526 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $526 Chinook EDR
Verification a decrease of 156 respondents and responses, 44
instead of 200 a decrease of 624 hours burden, 176 instead of 800 a
decrease of $46,800 personnel costs, $13,200 instead of $60,000 a
decrease of $19,369 miscellaneous costs, $4,631 instead of
$24,000
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.
Vessel Master Survey
0633 SS 030215 Part B.docx
Verification/Audit of Chinook Salmon EDR Data