Southeast Region Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0358 30d FRN 022018_7165.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-02-20
0358 frn pub 101817_48487.pdf Supplementary Document	2018-02-20
0358 Supporting Statement 2018 renewal and revision_021318 v5.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-07-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37356	Southeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements	Unchanged
215015	Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0358	ICR Reference No: 201802-0648-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/13/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/21/2018
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2018
Responses	439,048	0	439,888
Time Burden (Hours)	51,015	0	50,687
Cost Burden (Dollars)	673,277	0	670,901

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Abstract: NMFS requires persons with permitted fishing vessels to mark their vessel and fishing gear with the official identification number or another form of approved identification. A vessel's official number, under most regulations, is required to be displayed on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and weather deck. The marking of fishing gear is also valuable in actions concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings. Fishing gear marking requirements apply to coral aquacultured live rock, golden crab traps, mackerel gillnet floats, spiny lobster traps, buoy gear, and black sea bass pots. These vessel and fishing gear markings provide law enforcement personnel with a means to monitor fishing, at-sea processing, and other related activities to ascertain whether the vessel's observed activities and fishing gear are in accordance with those authorized for that vessel.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 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:
	82 FR 48487	10/18/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 7165	02/20/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Southeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements
Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements

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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	439,048	439,888	0	0	-840	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	51,015	50,687	0	0	328	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	673,277	670,901	0	0	2,376	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: NMFS increased the annual cost estimate for gear marking requirements due to a cost increase by a tag manufacturer, Floy Tag & Mfg., Inc. The cost of identification tags for golden crab traps increased from $1.80 to $2 per tag (a $2,000 increase, $2,000 of the $2,376 net increase). There was an increase in 2016 from 30 to 32 black sea bass fishermen. Annual cost per each of these respondents (for all gear components) was $76, so change accounted for an additional $152. Since then, tag costs increased from $1.80 to $2 per tag; $0.20 increase per tag. Each fisherman is limited to not more than 35 pots, which equates to a maximum of 35 tags. The addition of $0.20 per 35 tags = a $7 increase per fisherman or a total increase of $224. Added to the initial increase of $152, this equates to the additional total gear cost increase of $376 in addition to the lobster pot tags increase of $2,000. NMFS also adjusted the burden estimates to correct inadvertent calculation errors on pot gear marking, made in a previous revision of OMB Control No. 0648-0358. The number of pots should be 4,480 rather than 5,320. This difference accounts for the 840 response decrease. The correction reduced the burden hours by 224 hours (840 * 10 minutes apiece (previous black sea bass gear response time was estimated at 10 minutes each). Decrease of 840 markings time 10 minutes each, decreased hours by 140. An increase of 6 minutes per remaining the remaining 4,480 markings added 468 hours. The net hourly increase is 328.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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.     No

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.     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: 02/21/2018

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