The Chinook Salmon (Amendment 91) EDR
program is managed primarily by the Alaska Fisheries Science
Center, with support from NMFS Alaska Region, and is administered
in collaboration with Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
The EDR is a mandatory reporting requirement under 50 CFR 679.65
for all entities participating in the American Fisheries Act (AFA)
BSAI pollock trawl fishery, including vessel masters and businesses
that own or lease one or more AFA‐permitted vessels active in
fishing or processing BSAI pollock, CDQ groups receiving
allocations of BSAI pollock, and representatives of Sector entities
receiving allocations of Chinook salmon prohibited species catch
(PSC) from NMFS. The EDR program is comprised of three separate
survey forms: • Chinook salmon PSC Allocation Compensated Transfer
Report (CTR), • Vessel Fuel Survey • Vessel Master Survey The
Chinook EDR Program provides information for determining the
effectiveness of Amendment 91 to the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management (BSAI) Area Fishery Management Plan.
US Code:
16
USC 1851 Name of Law: American Fisheries Act
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Adjustments were made to update
the number of respondents, and effects of improved online
submission on responses. Due to low Chinook salmon PSC rates in the
BSAI pollock fishery no compensated transfers, and thus no EDR
verification audits, have taken place in the past three years and
none are anticipated in the next three years. Revisions to the
online submission forms for the Vessel Fuel Survey now allow a
single individual (e.g., fleet manager, accountant) to enter data
for multiple vessels at one time and have resulted in a substantial
reduction in respondents and responses to the survey. Compensated
Transfer Report a decrease of 1 respondents and responses, 0
instead of 1* a decrease of 40 hours, 0 instead of 40 a decrease of
$3,000 in personnel costs, $0 instead of $3,000 Vessel Fuel Survey
a decrease of 40 respondents and responses, 65 instead of 105 a
decrease of 160 hours burden, 260 instead of 420 a decrease of
$12,000 in personnel costs, $19,500 instead of $31,500 Vessel
Master Survey a decrease of 16 respondents and responses, 117
instead of 133 a decrease of 64 hours burden, 468 instead of 532 a
decrease of $4,800 in personnel costs, $35,100 instead of $39,900
Chinook EDR Verification a decrease of 44 respondents and
responses, 0 instead of 44* a decrease of 176 hours burden, 0
instead of 176 a decrease of $13,200 in personnel costs, $0 instead
of $13,200 a decrease of $4,631 in miscellaneous costs, $0 instead
of $4,631 * In order to change the burden reduction to an
adjustment, ROCIS required us to have at least one respondent,
response and burden hour. We also kept $1 for the Verification,
since it does have recordkeeping/reporting costs.
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.
Vessel Master Survey
0633 30d FRN pub 042718_18534.pdf
0633 extension SS Chinook EDR Part B 042718.docx
Verification/Audit of Chinook Salmon EDR Data