Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application Form	Unchanged
Dolphin/wahoo operator cards Form	Unchanged
Live rock permitting and reporting Form	Unchanged
Annual landings report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Form	Unchanged
Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including Golden Tilefish endorsement on EEZ app Form	Unchanged
Dealer permits Form	Unchanged
0205 SA Coral Am 8 (BD81) Change Request 3-20-15.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2015-03-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44583	Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application Form	Unchanged
44582	Dolphin/wahoo operator cards Form	Unchanged
44581	Rock Shrimp VMS annual maintenance, manufacturer fees and and position transmission costs	Unchanged
44578	Live rock permitting and reporting Form	Unchanged
44575	Annual landings report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Form	Unchanged
44573	Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including Golden Tilefish endorsement on EEZ app Form	Unchanged
37306	Dealer permits Form	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: 201503-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201405-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/24/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	04/30/2017	04/30/2017
Responses	13,577	0	13,577
Time Burden (Hours)	6,138	0	6,138
Cost Burden (Dollars)	539,949	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. This change request is associated with Final Rule BD81. Originally new and upgraded VMS were thought to be required in order to have the prescribed pinging rate in certain areas. However, the requirement can be met with no changes to VMS, and thus there is no cost or burden increase.

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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-BC12	Final or interim final rulemaking	79 FR 19490	04/09/2014

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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: 10

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone, including Golden Tilefish endorsement on EEZ app	NA, NA, NA	Federal Fisheries Application for Vessels Fishing for Wreckfish off the S. Atlantic Coast ,   Federal Fisheries Permits for fishing in the EEZ, online version ,   Vessels fishing in the EEZ application
Dolphin/wahoo operator cards	NA	Federal Permit Application for Southeast Region Vessel Operator Card for Dolphin/Wahoo or Rock Shrimp
Rock Shrimp VMS annual maintenance, manufacturer fees and and position transmission costs
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application	NA	Federal Permit/Certificate Application to Fish in Colombian Treaty Waters
Live rock permitting and reporting	NA, NA, NA, NA	Aquacultured Live Rock Deposit Harvest Report ,   Notice of intent of harvest of aquacultured live rock ,   Federal Permit Application for the Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock ,   Aquaculture Site Evaluation Report
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
Vessel permit transfers and notarizations using applicable permit application form
Annual landings report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp	NA	Gulf Of Mexico Shrimp Landings Report
Dealer permits	NA	Federal Permit Application for an Annual Dealer Permit

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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	13,577	13,577	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,138	6,138	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	539,949	539,949	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This change request would revise the Federal Permit Application Form for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) (Federal Permit Application Form). Amendment 20A to the Gulf and South Atlantic Coastal Migratory Pelagics FMP (RIN 0648-BD83) will remove the income qualification requirements for Gulf and South Atlantic king and Spanish mackerel commercial vessel permits. This removes 98 hours from the total burden.

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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: 03/24/2015

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