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.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2017
61,660
0
73,171
22,849
0
16,865
5,649
0
2,870
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.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Management and Conservation Act
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.
$922,776
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jennifer Mondragon 907
586-7010
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
0515 30d FRN 092717_44994.pdf
0515 SS 092717.docx
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration