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
11/30/2020
11/30/2020
11/30/2020
48,128
0
48,128
10,086
0
10,086
723,506
0
723,506
This collection is being revised due
to an associated rule that requires vessels participating in
halibut deck sorting to develop deck safety plans, implement
pre-cruise safety meetings, and modify observer duties for an
observer on board vessels participating in halibut deck sorting
(RIN 0648-BI53). The At-Sea Scales Program was developed in
response for catch accounting methods that were more precise and
verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent
on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This was necessary as a
result of the implementation of large-scale catch share programs
that required NMFS to provide verifiable and defensible estimates
of quota harvest. Shore-based processor participating in catch
share program have many of the same catch accounting and monitoring
goals as those described above. However, there are several
differences that require unique monitoring tools to obtain precise
and verifiable catch amounts for quota management. First,
shore-based processors vary more in size, facilities and layout
than do catcher/processors or motherships. Second, the State of
Alaska is responsible for approving scales used for trade by
shore-based processors and has developed an effective program for
their inspection and approval.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Changes due to new regulations
at 50 CFR 679.28 that requires vessels that halibut deck sort to
maintain a video monitoring system that provides sufficient
resolution and field of view to monitor all areas on deck where
halibut may be sorted from the catch and discarded, and all crew in
these areas; and be equipped with an observer deck sampling station
that meets the requirements outlined in that section.
$28,904
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Jennifer Watson 907
586-7537
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.
Daily records from hopper scale test
0330_(BI53)_supporting_statement_PR FINAL.docx
Observer Deck Sampling Stations - Annual Renewal