Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements

ICR 201812-0648-006

OMB: 0648-0544

Federal Form Document

ICR Details
0648-0544 201812-0648-006
Active 201511-0648-006
DOC/NOAA
Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 06/28/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 12/13/2018
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2022 36 Months From Approved 06/30/2019
14,196 0 8,985
2,770 0 2,557
1,542,126 0 1,446,254

NMFS requires that owners of vessels with valid commercial reef fish permits in the Gulf of Mexico, including a charter vessel or headboat, and commercial rock shrimp permits in the South Atlantic install a NMFS-approved vessel monitoring system (VMS) on their vessels. In addition, owners and operators must ensure that VMS units remain operational as specified by regulations. VMS units automatically send periodic reports on the position of the vessel. NMFS uses the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities for enforcement purposes.

PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  83 FR 44866 09/04/2018
83 FR 63630 12/11/2018
No

  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 14,196 8,985 0 0 5,211 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 2,770 2,557 0 0 213 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,542,126 1,446,254 0 0 95,872 0
No
No
NMFS revised the estimated annual burden costs from feedback obtained from VMS vendors as described in Question 8. The increased annual costs are reflected in Question 13 and below in this section. The estimated number of respondents (federally permitted vessels) with Gulf reef fish and South Atlantic rock shrimp commercial permits increased from 927 to 945. The total number of estimated responses increased from 8,985 to 14,196, due to revised estimates of responses across the information collection but driven primarily from an increased estimate of required trip notifications from fishery participants to NMFS. The revised estimated responses results in an increased estimated number of burden hours for OMB Control No. 0648-0554 from 2,557 to 2,769 annually. Finally, estimated capital or start-up costs decreased from $380,000 to $219,000, while estimated annual operations and maintenance costs increased from $1,066,255 to $1,323,126. The total annual estimated costs for 0648-0544 increased from $1,446,255 to $1,542,126, an increase of $95,871.

$200,500
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Adam Bailey 808 944-2248

  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.
12/13/2018


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