Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report Form	Unchanged
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers) Form	Unchanged
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Form 88-144 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag Form and Instruction	Unchanged
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0040 change justification (BF17) 032116.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2016-03-22
0040 SS 060915.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-06-09

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3968	Application for authorization for non-government validation	Unchanged
202652	Email address given to NMFS	Unchanged
202651	HMS International Trade Biweekly Report Form	Unchanged
198067	Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers) Form	Unchanged
194779	Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179880	Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179878	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179876	HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0040	ICR Reference No: 201603-0648-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201506-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting 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: 03/23/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/22/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2018	07/31/2018	07/31/2018
Responses	169,196	0	169,196
Time Burden (Hours)	39,960	0	39,960
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,433	0	12,433

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Abstract: This information collection consists of a mandatory dealer reporting program for domestic landings and international trade of highly migratory species. Catch and trade monitoring is required under the provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), Tunas Convention Act (TCA), and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Information collected through this program is essential for the United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), and its management obligations under the MSA. Per Final Rule 0648-BF17, bluefin tuna catch documents (BCDs) will now be submitted electronically, at the same estimated burden as the paper documents. Users will be pre-registered in the new system. Paper forms will still be allowed if needed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 7418	02/10/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 32939	06/10/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report	NA	HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
Email address given to NMFS
Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	ICCAT swordfish re-export certificate ,   ICCAT Swordfish Statistical Document ,   ICCAT Bigeye tuna statistical document ,   CCSBT Southern Bluefin Tuna Statistical document ,   IATCC Bigeye Tuna Re-export certificate ,   ICCAT Bluefin tuna re-export certificate ,   U.S. Bluefin Tuna Catch Document ,   CCSBT Southern BFT re-export certificate
Application for authorization for non-government validation
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers)	NA	Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the HMS Dealer Landing Report
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag	88-144	Dealer report form for large, medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report	NA	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Biweekly Report
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs	NA	eDealer reporting for HMS

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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	169,196	169,196	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	39,960	39,960	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,433	12,433	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: Program Change: Submission of an email address for e-Dealer reporting responses decreased because it was a "one time" requirement for most HMS dealers. This removes 873 responses, 30 hours and $116. Adjustments: When available, actual 2014 data has been used to calculate the number of responses, number of respondents, and associated time and cost burden estimates. In many cases, the new estimates differ substantially from previous estimates. The primary reason for the difference is because previous estimates of the number of responses for HMS electronic landing reports (e-dealer), including negative reports and the voluntary vessel and catch form, utilized a method that multiplied the number of HMS dealers by the number of weekly annual reporting periods (48). In practice, all permitted swordfish, shark, and BAYS tunas dealers must submit an electronic HMS landing report for each trip that they purchase (including trips that did not land HMS). If HMS dealers did not purchase a trip during a weekly reporting period, a negative report must be filed. This change in methodology (i.e., use of 2014 data) resulted in an increase of over 108,000 responses (HMS Electronic Landing Reports, Negative Reports, and Voluntary Vessel and Catch Forms). Daily BFT Landing Reports and Tagging also showed a moderate increase. Conversely, the use of 2014 data substantially decreased the number of responses for Atlantic BFT Biweekly Reports (- 8,096 responses); HMS Trade Biweekly Reports (- 4,580 responses); and, CDs, SDs, and RXCs (- 7,621 responses). The number of respondents has increased primarily because of an increase in the number of permitted HMS dealers, and the number of actual trips landing HMS for which a Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form could be provided to a dealer. Total annual costs have decreased primarily because currently permitted HMS dealers already must have a computer and internet access as part of their regular business operations. Thus, only new HMS dealers that do not already possess a computer and/or internet access would be subject to these costs. Correction: The $10 cost for a validation stamp was overlooked in the last iteration of this ICR (included in cost description but not in total cost). This correction adds $100 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. Table 6. Program changes and adjustments Program change/Adjustment Category Previous New Estimates Program Adjustment Program Change Number of Respondents 7,061 9,585 + 2,524 0 Number of Responses 78,942 169,196 + 91,127 -873 Number of Burden Hours 18,700 39,960 + 21,290 -30 Total Annual Costs $154,155 $12,570 - $151,906 -116

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $683,931

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: 03/22/2016

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