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.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Management and Conservation Act
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
$63,936
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
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.
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration
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Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration