Per RIN 0648-BB40, National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a change to the OMB Control
No. 0648-0202 Family of Forms to remove the requirement for vessels
to report vessel baseline tonnages when filling out the application
for Vessel Replacement, Upgrade, and Confirmation of Permit
History. In addition, NMFS is proposing to remove the one-time
upgrade limit for vessels, thus eliminating the need for a separate
vessel upgrade process. Implementing these measures would reduce
the administrative burden to permit holders, leading to increased
profits for the regulated community. Removing tonnages from vessel
baselines may also simplify or eliminate the need for a permit
holder to hire a naval architect to determine and document tonnage
if it was not previously established. NMFS estimates the resulting
average cost savings of as much as $375 per survey, and we estimate
that half of all requests require a survey. Also, we are removing
the one-time limit on upgrades, so that there is no longer a need
for vessels owners to send in an RUPH form to reflect when they
have upgraded their vessel. Currently, if a vessel owner upgrades
his engine horse power from 300 to 330 HP, for example, he would
need to send us the RUPH form and declare that an upgrade has
occurred. Under the new measures, vessel owners will be able to
upgrade multiple times within the 20% limit. Therefore, we are
removing "Upgrades" from the RUPH form.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Management and Conservation Act
Program changes; We estimate
that the removal of GRT and NT and the one-time upgrade will reduce
the need for surveys and the time involved in preparing a vessel
replacement application by 50 percent. Therefore, this change will
reduce the cost burden on the industry by $12,750 (34 total fewer
surveys) and 139 burden hours per year. The estimated times to
prepare a vessel replacement application and retention history
would be 1.5 each, rather than 3, hours, for a total of 140 hours;
23 vessels would require vessel specification verification surveys
and 11.5 (12) would require unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss)
surveys, for a total of $13,125. ROCIS will also show adjustments
from the 2013 extension, reflecting the decrease from 600 estimated
RUPH requests to 93. These adjustments result in decreases of 607
responses, 1,710 hours and $146,897 in costs.
$849,765
No
No
No
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Uncollected
Travis Ford 978
281-9233
No
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.
DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale
0202 Justification (BB40) 072715.docx
Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption