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	Modified	Available
catcher vessel eLog	Form and Instruction	Removed	Available
Catcher/processor landing report	Form	Removed	Available
0515 30d FRN 092717_44994.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-09-27	Available
0515 FRN pub 060617_26061.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-09-27	Available
0515 SS 092717.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-09-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified
222553	catcher vessel eLog	Form and Instruction	Removed
219391	Catcher/processor landing report	Form	Removed
219352	tlandings (previously buying station report)	Instruction	Removed
212002	Mothership eLog	Instruction	Removed
202380	Catcher/processor electronic logbook (eLog)	Instruction	Removed
202379	Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)	Instruction	Modified
189439	Production Reports	Instruction	Modified
189438	Landing Reports	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 201709-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201609-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 11/30/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/27/2017
Terms of Clearance: NMFS is looking into a simple checkbox option to electronically capture production days where there were no deliveries in order to minimize the amount of time spent filling out and submitting the report. The agency will consider making this modification prior to the next collection renewal.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2020	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2017
Responses	61,660	0	73,171
Time Burden (Hours)	22,849	0	16,865
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,649	0	2,870

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires vessels and processors participating in Federally managed groundfish and crab fisheries off Alaska to provide information on catch, production, effort, and other information necessary for conservation and management of the fisheries. This action would extend an existing collection, the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). The IERS is a fisheries data collection system that enables the management of commercial fisheries off Alaska and is supported through a partnership among NMFS, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IERS consists of three main components (eLandings, seaLandings, and tLandings) and provides the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated, electronic means of reporting commercial fish and shellfish information to multiple management agencies.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 26061	06/06/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 44994	09/27/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

table that charts list of burden

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	61,660	73,171	0	0	-11,511	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	22,849	16,865	0	0	5,984	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,649	2,870	0	0	2,779	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: Adjustments to the forms: In response to comment, NMFS adjusted field titles on the Manual Landing Report for Halibut & Sablefish IFQ/CDQ and added more space to make it easier for users to enter the information. Adjustments to respondents, responses, and cost: eLandings registration • Decrease of 2 respondents and responses, 17 instead of 19 • Decrease of 0.8 hours burden, 4.3 hours instead of 5 hours • Decrease of $28 personnel costs, $157 instead of $185 Landing Reports • Increase of 95 respondents, 252 instead of 157 • Decrease of 1,911 responses, 19,883 instead of 21,794 • In response to public comment: o Increase of 50 minutes to the time to complete Registered Crab Receiver and Registered Buyer Landing Reports, 60 minutes instead of 10 minutes. o Increase of 20 minutes to the time to complete Shoreside Processor Landing Report, 30 minutes instead of 10 minutes. • Increase of 8,214.7 hours burden, 11,921.7 instead of 3,707 • Increase of $303,943 personnel costs, $441,102 instead of $137,159 Production Reports • Decrease of 116 respondents, 130 instead of 246 • Increase of 2,572 responses, 28,498 instead of 25,926 • Increase of 765.2 hours burden, 7,607.2 hours instead of 6,842 hours • Increase of $28,311 personnel costs, $281,465 instead of $253,154 Electronic Logbooks • Decrease of 63 respondents, 77 instead of 140 • Decrease of 12,170 responses, 13,262 instead of 25,432 • Decrease of 2,995.5 hours burden, 3,315.5 hours instead of 6,311 hours • Decrease of $110,834 personnel costs, $122,674 instead of $233,507 Miscellaneous costs • Total estimated miscellaneous costs for the collection are $5,638.75, which increased from $2,870. • There was also an adjustment to remove $7,200 in training costs that had been included in error in the previous submission’s supporting statement, although not in the ROCIS submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $922,776

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: 09/27/2017

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