This information collection consists of a mandatory dealer reporting program for domestic landings and international trade of highly migratory species. Catch and trade monitoring is required under the provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), Tunas Convention Act (TCA), and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Information collected through this program is essential for the United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), and its management obligations under the MSA.
NMFS has modernized its dealer reporting system for Atlantic bluefin tuna landings by replacing the facsimile (FAX)-based optical character recognition system with an online reporting application. The new online electronic system collects the same data fields, at the same interval, as those that were previously collected via FAX. Instead of hand-writing out a landing form and faxing it into an automated system, dealers now log into the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS) (https://safis.accsp.org:8443/safis_prod/f?p=SAFIS:101::::::) and key in the required data electronically over the internet (associated with a final rule, RIN 0648-BG16).
Per Final Rule 0648-BF17, bluefin tuna catch documents (BCDs) will now be submitted electronically, at the same estimated burden as the
paper documents. Users will be pre-registered in the new system. Paper forms will still be allowed if needed.
US Code:
16 USC 971
Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act
Changes: Electronic reporting was implemented for BFT landings reports during 2016, and would be considered a program change. The number of respondents, number of responses, and burden hours were not affected by this change; however, the cost of submitted records has decreased since the instrument is now submitted electronically. The savings for electronic submission of bluefin landings reports was $450, which was the cost of report submission included in the last collection of information request.
Adjustments: When available, actual 2016 or 2017 data have been used to project the number of responses, number of respondents, and associated time and cost burden estimates for this collection. In many cases, the new estimates differ substantially from previous estimates as a result of incorporating recent data. In a few cases, the adjustments were attributable to a specific factor.
For example, the number of respondents has increased primarily because of an increase in the number of permitted HMS fishermen. (approximately one thousand more in 2016). The number of responses has increased because of increases in trade reporting and negative reporting, offset by decreases in use of the voluntary catch form and landing reports. The number of burden hours has decreased because of decreases in landing reports and use of the voluntary catch form, and transfer of the SD, CD, and RXC burden to 0648-0732, offset by increases in negative reporting and trade reporting. Lastly, total annual costs have decreased primarily because currently permitted and new HMS dealers are expected to have a computer and internet access as part of their regular business operations. Thus, NMFS is not including any costs for computer systems associated with this information collection.
Table 6. Program changes and adjustments
Program change/Adjustment Category Previous New Estimates Program Adjustment Program Change
Number of Respondents 9,585 10,391 806 0
Number of Responses 169,196 164,564 -4,632 - 0
Number of Burden Hours 39,961 18,285 --21,675 0
Total Annual Costs $12,570 1,634 - 12,433 -10,349 -450
$623,065
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Margo Schulz-Haugen 301 713-0234
Reginfo record details
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.
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
0040 statistical documents_catch monitoring forms_reexport forms.pdf
0040 Supporting Statement 10-29-2018.docx
Application for authorization for non-government validation