West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program

ICR 201512-0648-006

OMB: 0648-0619

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
0648-0619 201512-0648-006
Historical Inactive 201510-0648-002
DOC/NOAA
West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue 02/23/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/19/2016
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
04/30/2018 04/30/2018 04/30/2018
6,297 0 6,297
1,808 0 1,808
14,571 0 14,571

As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the amount and type of catch taken by fishing vessels. This collection supports monitoring requirements including electronic fish tickets and scale test requirements for first receivers in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery's shorebased individual fishery quota (IFQ) program; and mothership and catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting fisheries. The collection also supports permits for businesses that provide certified observer and certified catch monitor services. The respondents are principally shorebased first receivers, catch monitor and observer service providers, mothership processors, and catcher/processors which are companies/partnerships. This request is for revision to the current collection for the West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program, related to RIN 0648-BF39. The scale requirements for mothership vessels and catcher/processor vessels are being revised to: require the use of updated scale technology, require enhanced daily scale testing for flow scales, and require the use of video to monitor the flow scale and the area around the flow scale. Action is being taken to ensure that scales used for the catch share program provide precise and accurate catch estimates and to reduce the likelihood that vessels will under report harvests.

US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  
None

0648-BF39 Proposed rulemaking 81 FR 2831 01/19/2016

No

Yes
Changing Regulations
No
Program Change: This new requirement adds 1,152 responses and 18 hours annually. The increase is due to the addition of the at-sea audit trail, calibration log, and fault log.

$14,628
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Becky Renko 206 526-6140

  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.
01/19/2016


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