Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request Form	Unchanged
Replacement/upgrade, permit history retention, vessel specificatiojn verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Vessel permit application and renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
Gillnet Designations/Requests for Tags Form	Unchanged
Good Samaritan DAS credits Form and Instruction	Unchanged
LOA for reopened section of Georges Bank, per FR 0648-BC21 Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Vessel owner single-letter option Form and Instruction	Unchanged
DAS for cancelled trip Form	Unchanged
Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags Form	Unchanged
Vessel operator permit application - initial and renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
VMS installation, proof of installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with OLE (for 40 vessels per year), plus costs of installation, maintenance and automated polling for 632 vessels per year Form	Unchanged
Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Permitting - Initial Permit and Renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS Power Down Exemption Form	Unchanged
OMB 0648-0202 PRA Supporting Statement for Jonah Crab FMP V2.docx Supporting Statement A	2018-12-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45066	Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption	Unchanged
45065	Raised Footrope Trawl Whitiing Fishery Exemption (Sept 1 - Dec 31)	Unchanged
45010	DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request Form	Unchanged
45005	Cultivator Shoals Whiting and Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Exemptions	Unchanged
45002	Purse Seine Exemption	Unchanged
45001	Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption	Unchanged
44999	LOA for WGOM and Cashes Ledge Closed Area Charter/Party Exemption Certificate	Unchanged
44993	Midwater Trawl Exemption Request	Unchanged
44992	Herring vessels - VMS reporting	Unchanged
44987	Replacement/upgrade, permit history retention, vessel specificatiojn verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44967	Vessel permit application and renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
37290	Gillnet Designations/Requests for Tags Form	Unchanged
222297	Atlantic meckerel and longfin squid VMS reeporting:: declaration, catch report and pre-landing notfication	Unchanged
222272	Atlantic Sea Scallop VMS Reporting: Declaration, Prelanding Notification, Catch report	Unchanged
222270	Northeast Multispecies VMS reporting: declaration, trip start and end hails and catch reports	Unchanged
208338	Fishing activity and catch reporting for research permits, via VMS (start and end trip hails, end trip contains report)	Unchanged
206396	Skate Bait Exemption	Unchanged
206395	Gulf of Maine: rolling closed area charter/party and Georges Bank transiting exemptions	Unchanged
206394	Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Exemption	Unchanged
206393	Declared out of fishery VMS reporting	Unchanged
206392	Good Samaritan DAS credits Form and Instruction	Unchanged
206373	Surfclam and Ocean Quahog VMS Reporting - Activity Declaration	Unchanged
204755	LOA for reopened section of Georges Bank, per FR 0648-BC21 Form and Instruction	Unchanged
201706	Vessel owner single-letter option Form and Instruction	Unchanged
201272	DAS for cancelled trip Form	Unchanged
200256	Herring Carrier LOA request	Unchanged
200244	Herring vessel request for transfer at sea LOA	Unchanged
195996	GOM Cod Landing Limit Exemption	Unchanged
192992	Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea VMS Declaration and adjustment	Unchanged
191299	State Quota Transfers	Unchanged
191297	Lobster Area 5 Waiver	Unchanged
191296	Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags Form	Unchanged
191295	Change in Multipspecies Permit Category, Transiting to Another Port and Transfer at Sea	Unchanged
191294	GOM/Nantucket Lightship Party/Charter Exemption	Unchanged
191293	NAFO Regulatory Area Request (exemption)	Unchanged
191292	State Waters Sea Scallop Exemption	Unchanged
191291	SNE Little Tunny Gillnet and Winter Flounder State Waters Exemptions	Unchanged
191265	Vessel operator permit application - initial and renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188859	Foreign fishing vessels arrival/departure from EEZ notification and position reporting costs	Unchanged
188173	VMS installation, proof of installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with OLE (for 40 vessels per year), plus costs of installation, maintenance and automated polling for 632 vessels per year Form	Unchanged
180187	Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Permitting - Initial Permit and Renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
179097	VMS Power Down Exemption Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 201812-0648-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201706-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 05/03/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/02/2019
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2019	08/31/2019	10/31/2019
Responses	224,765	0	224,765
Time Burden (Hours)	17,481	0	17,481
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,248,423	0	3,248,423

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Abstract: This request is for a revision to the current information collection as a result of a proposed rule, RIN 0648-BF43, to implement measures under the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Jonah Crab as recommended by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. This action would add a new requirement for dealers that purchase Jonah crabs caught in Federal waters to be issued a dealer permit by GARFO. Jonah crabs have historically been caught as an incidental catch in the lobster fishery, but more recently have become a targeted species. Due to the overlap with lobster, a fishery for which there are Federal vessel and dealer reports, it is likely that the vast majority of those dealers purchasing Jonah crab already have a Federal dealer permit and are required to report all purchases from Federal vessels.

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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:
0648-BF43	Proposed rulemaking	84 FR 10756	03/22/2019

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 42

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gillnet Designations/Requests for Tags	NA, NA	Gillnet Tag Order Form ,   Gillnet tag replacement form
Vessel permit application and renewal	NA	Federal Fisheries Vessel Permit Application - Initial and renewal
Midwater Trawl Exemption Request
GOM Cod Landing Limit Exemption
Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea VMS Declaration and adjustment
Purse Seine Exemption
Vessel operator permit application - initial and renewal	NA	Vessel operator permit application - initial and renewal
Herring vessels - VMS reporting
NAFO Regulatory Area Request (exemption)
Foreign fishing vessels arrival/departure from EEZ notification and position reporting costs
Vessel owner single-letter option	NA	Mailing option change request form
LOA for reopened section of Georges Bank, per FR 0648-BC21	NA	LOA request form
Fishing activity and catch reporting for research permits, via VMS (start and end trip hails, end trip contains report)
Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Exemption
Good Samaritan DAS credits	NA	DAS credit form
Declared out of fishery VMS reporting
Gulf of Maine: rolling closed area charter/party and Georges Bank transiting exemptions
Skate Bait Exemption
Surfclam and Ocean Quahog VMS Reporting - Activity Declaration
DAS for cancelled trip	NA	DAS Credit Request Form
Cultivator Shoals Whiting and Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Exemptions
State Waters Sea Scallop Exemption
Change in Multipspecies Permit Category, Transiting to Another Port and Transfer at Sea
SNE Little Tunny Gillnet and Winter Flounder State Waters Exemptions
State Quota Transfers
Lobster Area 5 Waiver
Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags	NA	Lobster Trap Tag Request Form
GOM/Nantucket Lightship Party/Charter Exemption
Atlantic meckerel and longfin squid VMS reeporting:: declaration, catch report and pre-landing notfication
Atlantic Sea Scallop VMS Reporting: Declaration, Prelanding Notification, Catch report
Northeast Multispecies VMS reporting: declaration, trip start and end hails and catch reports
Raised Footrope Trawl Whitiing Fishery Exemption (Sept 1 - Dec 31)
Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption
Herring vessel request for transfer at sea LOA
Herring Carrier LOA request
Replacement/upgrade, permit history retention, vessel specificatiojn verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss)	NA	Application for veesel replacement, upgrade and confirmation of permit history
Greater Atlantic Region Dealer Permitting - Initial Permit and Renewal	NA	Dealer Permit Application Form - Initial and Renewal
VMS installation, proof of installation and confirmation of VMS connectivity with OLE (for 40 vessels per year), plus costs of installation, maintenance and automated polling for 632 vessels per year	NA	VMS Certification of Activation
VMS Power Down Exemption	NA	VMS Power Down Exemption Request Form
DAS Credit for Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request	NA	DAS credit request form
LOA for WGOM and Cashes Ledge Closed Area Charter/Party Exemption Certificate
Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemption

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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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $865,220

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: 04/02/2019

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