Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
catcher vessel eLog	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Catcher/processor landing report	Form	Unchanged	Available
Catcher vessel eLogbooks pilot	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0515 rev BF83 tlandings 090116.ss.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2016-09-23	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
222553	catcher vessel eLog	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
219391	Catcher/processor landing report	Form	Unchanged
219352	tlandings (previously buying station report)	Instruction	Unchanged
212002	Mothership eLog	Instruction	Unchanged
202380	Catcher/processor electronic logbook (eLog)	Instruction	Unchanged
202379	Catcher vessel eLogbooks pilot	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
189439	eLandings Production Report	Instruction	Unchanged
189438	eLandings/seaLandings Landing Report	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 201609-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
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: 10/13/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/23/2016
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	11/30/2017	11/30/2017
Responses	73,171	0	71,906
Time Burden (Hours)	16,865	0	12,395
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,870	0	2,248

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Abstract: The Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) is a collaborative program for reporting commercial fishery landings administered by NMFS, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IERS consists of three main components (see https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheries/electronic-reporting): eLandings, seaLandings, and tLandings. With this action, NMFS would require tender vessel operators to use tLandings to create landing reports; modify the definition of buying station so that tenders and land-based buying stations are differentiated under the regulations; and remove the requirement for buying stations to complete the buying station report. This action would update tender delivery data to improve timeliness and reliability of landing reports for catcher vessels delivering to tender vessels for use in catch accounting and in-season management.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BF83	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 70599	10/13/2016

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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: 9

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
catcher vessel eLog	NA	Catcher vessel eLog
tlandings (previously buying station report)	NA	tLandings report
Catcher/processor electronic logbook (eLog)
Mothership eLog
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	NA	eLandings Registration
eLandings Production Report
Catcher vessel eLogbooks pilot	NA	Catcher vessel eLog
Catcher/processor landing report	NA	IERS catcher/processor landing report
eLandings/seaLandings Landing Report	NA, NA, NA	Manual landing report ,   out of state landing report ,   Crab rationalization manual landing report

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	73,171	71,906	0	-1,588	2,853	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,865	12,395	0	-576	5,046	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,870	2,248	0	483	139	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Program Changes: NMFS is adding the use of tLandings as a new program; previously tLandings was used voluntarily. The use of tLandings will now be used by specific entities, mainly tender vessels. Other entities that were using tLandings on land will use eLandings. Only those vessels using a thumb drive at sea to pass data from a tender vessel to a processor will now be using tLandings. tLandings landing report a decrease of 166 respondents, 9 instead of 175 a decrease of 1,588 responses, 162 instead of 1,750 a decrease of 576 hours burden, 95 hr instead of 671 hr a decrease of $21,312 personnel costs, $3,515 instead of $24,827 an increase of $7,383 miscellaneous costs, $7,383 instead of $0 Adjustments: eLandings registration an increase of 7 respondents and responses, 19 instead of 12 an increase of 2 hours burden, 5 hr instead of 3 hr an increase of $74 personnel costs, $185 instead of $111 an increase of $4 miscellaneous costs, $10 instead of $6 eLandings landing report an increase of 44 respondents, 139 instead of 95 an increase of 1,198 responses, 21,623 instead of 20,425 an increase of $7,511 personnel costs, $133,459 instead of $125,948 an increase of $60 miscellaneous costs, $1,081 instead of $1,021 eLandings production report an increase of 57 respondents, 246 instead of 189 an increase of 1,500 responses, 25,926 instead of 24,426 an increase of 4,806 hr burden, 6,842 hr instead of 2,036 hr an increase of $177,822 personnel costs, $253,154 instead of $75,332 an increase of $75 miscellaneous costs, $1,296 instead of $1,221

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $63,936

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: 09/23/2016

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