West Coast Region Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-Trip Reporting System Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0498 30d FRn pub 050217_20461.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-02
0498 FR 81 89446 Notice 121216.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-05-02
0498 SS 050217.doc Supporting Statement A	2017-05-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
181709	Pre-trip reports and on/off notifications	Modified
181708	VMS maintenance and position report costs	Modified
181707	VMS installation and certification	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0498	ICR Reference No: 201704-0648-012
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201505-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-Trip Reporting System Requirements
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: 07/07/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/02/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	312	0	272
Time Burden (Hours)	106	0	103
Cost Burden (Dollars)	77,004	0	68,158

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Abstract: Owners of vessels that fish out of the eastern Pacific Ocean waters of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Convention Area for highly migratory species (HMS) as defined by the Fishery Management Plan for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for HMS as well as a broader group of tuna and tuna-like species covered by the IATTC using gear types longline or drift gillnet, or over 24 meters or more in length are required to submit information in regards to their planned fishing activities. These vessel owners and operators are required to submit information about their intended and actual fishing activities that would allow NMFS to monitor the fisheries under international and domestic regulations. These include pre-trip reporting requirements and VMS. Pre-trip reporting requirements are essential for assigning available observer coverage to selected HMS vessels. VMS units facilitate enforcement of management measures associated with HMS fisheries, provide timely information on associated fleet activities and enable confirmation of reported vessel fishing activity locations, which help validate logbook record accuracy. In this revision, OMB Control No. 0648-0690 has been merged into this collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
  

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:
	81 FR 89446	12/12/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 20461	05/02/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VMS installation and certification
VMS maintenance and position report costs
Pre-trip reports and on/off notifications

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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	312	272	0	0	40	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	106	103	0	0	3	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	77,004	68,158	0	0	8,846	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: This is a combined collection for U.S. commercial fishing vessels that are 24 meters or greater in overall length and engaged in fishing activities for tuna or tuna-like species in the EPO and vessels fishing under the HMS FMP endorsed for DGN and longline gear types. The respondents from this collection have decreased in the past three years, but the respondents from OMB Control No. 0690-0690 have not changed.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $470,000

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: 05/02/2017

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