High Seas Fishing Permit Application, Logbook Reporting and Vessel Marking

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information with vessel photograph Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Transshipment notices and reports Form and Instruction	Unchanged
EMTU installation, activation checklist, purchase and transmission costs Form	Unchanged
High Seas Vessel Reporting Requirements Form and Instruction	Removed
HSFCA PRA SS 0304 FR 090815.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-09-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4211	High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information with vessel photograph Form and Instruction	Unchanged
215912	Observer notification, food, accommodations, and medical facilities	Unchanged
215904	Power-down and power-on notices	Unchanged
215903	Transshipment notices and reports Form and Instruction	Unchanged
215901	EMTU installation, activation checklist, purchase and transmission costs Form	Unchanged
215900	Request to authorize a fishery on the high seas	Unchanged
196295	High Seas Vessel Reporting Requirements Form and Instruction	Removed
196294	High Seas Vessel Identification	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0304	ICR Reference No: 201510-0648-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201210-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: High Seas Fishing Permit Application, Logbook Reporting and Vessel Marking
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/16/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/16/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,114	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	539	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	176,729	0	0

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Abstract: TThis information collection is necessary to comply with the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (HSFCA), 16 U.S.C. 5501 et seq., which, among other things, requires U.S. vessels that operate on the high seas to possess a permit issued in accordance with Section 104 of the HSFCA and be marked for identification purposes. HSFCA also requires permit holders to report their fishing activities. NMFS proposes to revise these regulations, as shown in the attached proposed rule. The revision, per 0648-AV12, would add a transshipment declaration form and a VMS requirement, and revise the application form to this collection, but eliminate the need for the high seas fishing logbooks. This was meant to be a revision/extension, but the rule publication was delayed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 5501 et seq. Name of Law: High Seas Fishing Compliance Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AV12	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 62488	10/16/2015

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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: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Observer notification, food, accommodations, and medical facilities
Transshipment notices and reports	NA	Transshipment declaration form
High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information with vessel photograph	NA	High Seas Fishing Permit Application and Instructions
High Seas Vessel Identification
Power-down and power-on notices
High Seas Vessel Reporting Requirements	NA	High Seas Fishing Daily Forms and instructions
Request to authorize a fishery on the high seas
EMTU installation, activation checklist, purchase and transmission costs	NA	VMS installation and activation checklist

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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	1,114	0	0	-8,056	0	9,170
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	539	0	0	-309	0	848
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	176,729	0	0	159,298	0	17,431

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: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: Program Changes: Addition of vessel photographs, EMTUs and power down requests, requests for fishery authorization, notification to observers and transshipment reporting are new requirements. Removal of logbook reporting is also a change. The information collection requirements described above result in an additional total annual response of 1,064 and total annual burden of 441 hours. The current responses and burden, under OMB Control No. 0648-0304, are 9,170 and 848 hours, respectively. Subtracting burden and cost for logbook submission, the revised current responses and burden are 1,170 and 98. Combined with the new responses and burden for this collection, the revised totals will be 1,114 and 539 hours, respectively. Total annualized costs for new requirements: $159,946 (1+117,853+60+42,000+32). When added to the current costs of $16,783, the amount after subtraction of $648 in logbook submission costs, ($15,533 for permit applications+$1,250 for vessel marking), the combined total will equal $176,729.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,445,682

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: 09/08/2015

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