Gear-Marking Requirements for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

ICR 201612-0648-008

OMB: 0648-0364

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2015-05-06
ICR Details
0648-0364 201612-0648-008
Historical Active 201406-0648-011
DOC/NOAA
Gear-Marking Requirements for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 12/28/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/28/2016
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
12/31/2019 06/30/2017 06/30/2017
426,854 0 393,295
35,571 0 32,775
24,758 0 21,631

This is a resubmission with the final rule 0648-BE83. Gear-marking requirements assist National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in obtaining detailed information about which fisheries or specific parts of fishing gear are responsible for the incidental mortality and serious injury of right, humpback, and fin whales. Generally, only a portion of gear is recovered from an entangled whale and it is almost impossible to link that portion of gear to a particular fishery. Therefore, requiring fishermen to mark surface buoys and the buoy line provides NMFS with an additional source of information, which could then be used to determine the gear responsible for and the location of the entanglement event. The following fisheries are affected by this information collection: Northeast lobster trap/pot fisheries; Atlantic mixed species trap/pot fisheries targeting crab (red, Jonah, and rock), hagfish, finfish (black sea bass, scup, tautog, cod, haddock, pollock, redfish, and white hake), conch/whelk, and shrimp; Northeast anchored gillnet; and Northeast drift gillnet. Only those fishing in waters regulated by the ALWTRP will be required to gear mark.

US Code: 16 USC 31 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
  
None

0648-BE83 Final or interim final rulemaking 80 FR 30367 05/28/2015

No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Gear-Marking Requirements for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan

  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 426,854 393,295 0 33,559 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 35,571 32,775 0 2,796 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 24,758 21,631 0 3,127 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
Program Change: The proposed unique gear marking for vessels entering the specified areas adds 2,796 hours and $3,450 annualized burden and cost to the current totals.

$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kate Swails 978 282-8481

  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.
05/06/2015


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