NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Daily records from hopper scale test Form	Modified
Inspection request, video for flow scale area Form	Removed
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems Form and Instruction	Removed
Notification of Pacific cod freezer longline monitoring option Form and Instruction	Modified
CMP inspection request Form and Instruction	Removed
Catch monitoring plan addendum Form and Instruction	Modified
Catch monitoring plan Form and Instruction	Modified
Records of daily flow scale tests Form	Modified
Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form Form	Removed
CMCP inspection request Form and Instruction	Removed
Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form Form	Removed
Inspection requests (observer sampling station, video bin monitoring, and at-sea scales) Form and Instruction	Modified
0330 ss 091117.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-09-12
0330 30d FRN 090117_41612.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-09-08
0330 frn pub 060117_25244.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-09-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
228241	CMP printed record from scale	New
228239	At- sea scales - maintenance	New
228238	Scale type evaluations	New
212066	Notify Observer of hopper scale tests Instruction	Removed
212065	Printed output hopper scale, audit trail Instruction	Modified
212064	Printed output hopper scale, catch wt Instruction	Modified
212063	Printed output flow scale, fault log Instruction	Modified
212062	Printed output flow scale, calibration log Instruction	Modified
212054	Printed output flow scale, audit trail Instruction	Modified
212053	Daily records from hopper scale test Form	Modified
212052	Inspection request, video for flow scale area Form	Removed
202823	Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems Form and Instruction	Removed
202815	Notification of Pacific cod freezer longline monitoring option Form and Instruction	Modified
194353	CMCP Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery Instruction	Modified
194352	Video monitoring and maintenance of video monitoring systems	Modified
194351	CMCP printed record from scale Instruction	Modified
194350	Catch monitoring and control plan Instruction	Modified
194349	CMP inspection request Form and Instruction	Removed
194348	Catch monitoring plan addendum Form and Instruction	Modified
194347	Catch monitoring plan Form and Instruction	Modified
180087	Printed output of flow scale, catch weight Instruction	Modified
180086	Records of daily flow scale tests Form	Modified
180085	Notify observer of flow scale tests Instruction	Modified
180084	Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form Form	Removed
180075	CMCP inspection request Form and Instruction	Removed
180073	Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form Form	Removed
180071	Inspection requests (observer sampling station, video bin monitoring, and at-sea scales) Form and Instruction	Modified
180070	Catch monitor and control plan addendum Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0330	ICR Reference No: 201709-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201512-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/30/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/12/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2017
Responses	48,128	0	69,038
Time Burden (Hours)	10,086	0	11,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)	723,506	0	895,706

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Abstract: The At-Sea Scales Program was developed in response for catch accounting methodologies that were more precise and verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This was necessary as a result of the implementation of large-scale catch share programs that required NMFS to provide verifiable and defensible estimates of quota harvest. Shore-based processor participating in catch share program have many of the same catch accounting and monitoring goals as those described above. However, there are several differences that require unique monitoring tools to obtain precise and verifiable catch amounts for quota management. First, shore-based processors vary more in size, facilities and layout than do catcher/processors or motherships. Second, the State of Alaska is responsible for approving scales used for trade by shore-based processors and has developed an effective program for their inspection and approval.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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:
	82 FR 25244	06/01/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 41612	09/01/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 21

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Inspection request, video for flow scale area	NA	Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system
CMCP inspection request	NA	Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request
Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form	NA	Inspection request for electronic bin monitoring system
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems	NA	Inspection request, electronic monitoring system
Printed output flow scale, calibration log
Video monitoring and maintenance of video monitoring systems
CMCP Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery
Printed output of flow scale, catch weight
Notification of Pacific cod freezer longline monitoring option	NA	Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option
CMCP printed record from scale
Catch monitor and control plan addendum
Inspection requests (observer sampling station, video bin monitoring, and at-sea scales)	NA, NA	Inspection request form ,   Inspection request form
Records of daily flow scale tests	NA	Record of daily flow scale tests
CMP printed record from scale
Catch monitoring plan	NA	Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template
Catch monitoring plan addendum	NA	Catch monitoring plan template
Catch monitoring and control plan
Printed output hopper scale, audit trail
Printed output flow scale, audit trail
Daily records from hopper scale test	NA	Daily records from hopper scale test
Printed output flow scale, fault log
Printed output hopper scale, catch wt
Notify observer of flow scale tests
CMP inspection request	NA	Catch monitoring plan inspection request
Scale type evaluations
At- sea scales - maintenance
Notify Observer of hopper scale tests
Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form	NA	Inspection request for observer sampling station

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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	48,128	69,038	0	0	-20,910	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,086	11,037	0	0	-951	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	723,506	895,706	0	0	-172,200	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: Revisions to forms: Two forms are revised. Neither change reduces the burden hours to the public and do not change the utility of the information collected for NMFS. INSPECTION REQUEST FOR SCALES, OBSERVER SAMPLING STATIONS, AND ALL VIDEO MONITORING: The video system specifications section is removed from the inspection request form. NMFS may gather this data at the time of inspection. Additional fields have also been removed that are no longer needed to coordinate and schedule inspections expeditiously. These include company name, mailing address, fax number of contact, today’s date, and the manufacturer name and model of scale. These changes reduce the burden hours to the public. The burden hour estimate from 2 hours to 8 minutes have been adjusted to reflect this change. DAILY RECORD OF FLOW SCALE TEST: Two items have been removed from the form: the Beaufort sea scale and the signature of the observer. These two items are no longer needed to determine the accuracy of the flow scale. The removal of these two items does not change the burden hour estimate or the costs to the public. Reinstatement of collection: SCALE TYPE EVALUATION: The 2014 supporting statement inadvertently removed the scale type evaluations from the collection. A previous supporting statement separated scale type evaluations for platform and hanging scales, belt-conveyor (flow) scales, automatic hopper scales, and potential, undefined scales. However, the scale type evaluation conducted by NMFS is identical for all of these scale types. The differences noted in the previous supporting statement were for scale type evaluations completed by another government agency and should not be included in this supporting statement. This supporting statement reinstates this collection with corrections.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $26,462

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 09/12/2017

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