Greater Atlantic Region, Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
VMS Catch Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent Form	Unchanged
VMS Pre-Landing Notifications: IFQ, NGOM, some limited access trips Form and Instruction	Unchanged
RUPH Applications Form	Unchanged
IFQ Ownership Cap Forms Form	Unchanged
Trip Termination and Compensation Trip Identification Form and Instruction	Removed
Access area trip exchange Form	Unchanged
0491 Supporting Statement _FW26 updates.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-04-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
196920	VMS Catch Report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
182973	Sector Operation Plans	Unchanged
182972	Sector Proposals	Unchanged
182971	Cost Recovery	Unchanged
182970	Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent Form	Unchanged
182968	VMS Pre-Landing Notifications: IFQ, NGOM, some limited access trips Form and Instruction	Unchanged
182967	RUPH Applications Form	Unchanged
182962	IFQ Ownership Cap Forms Form	Unchanged
180126	Trip Termination and Compensation Trip Identification Form and Instruction	Removed
180125	Access area trip exchange Form	Unchanged
180122	VMS: trip declarations, power down codes and polling fees	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0491	ICR Reference No: 201504-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201502-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Greater Atlantic Region, Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan
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: 04/22/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/06/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2017	06/30/2017	06/30/2017
Responses	55,923	0	55,126
Time Burden (Hours)	3,460	0	3,388
Cost Burden (Dollars)	790,283	0	789,574

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Abstract: Vessels issued Atlantic sea scallop fishery permits are required to provide certain information and submit specific forms to enable effective management of the scallop fishery and vessel owners to complete transactions with other scallop permit holders. The collection requirements under OMB Control No. 0648-0491 enable successful implementation and administration of components of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Currently, vessels fishing for scallops in scallop rotational access areas (access areas) are required to submit daily reports of scallops kept and yellowtail flounder caught through the vessel monitoring system (VMS). Under Amendment 15 Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (Scallop FMP), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed to expand the daily catch reporting requirement to scallop trips in all fishing areas. We are revising this collection to incorporate additional reporting requirements for limited access scallop vessels, as proposed in Framework Adjustment 26 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reuthorization Act of 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BE68	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 22270	04/21/2015

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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
VMS Pre-Landing Notifications: IFQ, NGOM, some limited access trips	NA	Prelanding notification revised to include certain limited access trips
IFQ Ownership Cap Forms	NA	Vessel ownership form
Quota Transfer Applications - Temporary and Permanent	NA	Request to transfer LACG IFQ Scallop Allocation
RUPH Applications	NA	Application for vessel upgrade, replacement and confirmation of permit history
Sector Proposals
Sector Operation Plans
Cost Recovery
VMS Catch Report	NA	Daily scallop catch report (in file with other Web shots)
VMS: trip declarations, power down codes and polling fees
Access area trip exchange	NA, NA	Broken trip adjustment sheet ,   Trip exchange request
Trip Termination and Compensation Trip Identification	NA	Limited access scallop access area cmpensation trip form (among other Web shots)

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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	55,923	55,126	0	797	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,460	3,388	0	72	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	790,283	789,574	0	709	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This revision includes the following adjustments and program changes: Adjustment: The respondent numbers are revised from 620 to 647, reflecting greater confidence in the actual unduplicated permit holders. Program Changes: The VMS pre-landing notification form requirements has been expanded to include limited access vessels fishing on access area trips and on certain open area trips. The requirements have been removed for access area broken trip adjustment sheets and trip termination and compensation trip identification. These previous reporting requirements are replaced by the new VMS pre-landing notification requirement for limited access vessels on a scallop access area trip.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,550

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: 04/06/2015

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