Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist Form	Modified
0648-0372 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-07-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist Form	Modified
213260	Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units	Modified
213256	Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports	Unchanged
210620	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements	Unchanged
210619	Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels Instruction	Modified
198041	Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0372	ICR Reference No: 202007-0648-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/21/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	07/31/2023
Responses	35,371	35,409
Time Burden (Hours)	5,271	5,276
Cost Burden (Dollars)	382,469	384,233

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Abstract: This request is for revision of the information collection to incorporate proposed changes in Atlantic bluefin tuna reporting requirements under Amendment 13 (RIN 0648-BI08) to the 2006 Atlantic Consolidated Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP) (Amendment 13). These changes include expanding an existing requirement to report commercial fishing interactions with bluefin tuna to Atlantic Tunas Longline permitted vessels using green-stick gear, and removal of reporting requirement for vessels fishing with purse seine gear, which would no longer be allowed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BI08	Proposed rulemaking	86 FR 27686	05/21/2021

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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: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses
Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements
Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units
Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	NA	Vessel Monitoring System Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	35,371	35,409	0	-38	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,271	5,276	0	-5	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	382,469	384,233	0	-1,764	0	0

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This rule would change the existing requirements for the collection of information (OMB # 0648-0372) by modifying the VMS reporting requirement for vessels issued an Atlantic Tunas Longline permit that are fishing with green-stick gear. Such vessels would be required to report through VMS, the number, length range, and disposition of bluefin caught using green-stick gear. This requirement would increase the number of responses by only 5 to 10, because of the low number of vessels expected to use green-stick gear and the low rate of bluefin bycatch. The burden hours associated with a single response is 5 minutes, for a burden hour increase of 1. This requirement would not change the total number of respondents and have a de minimis impact on total costs. Secondly, this proposed rule would remove the requirements for vessels fishing with purse seine gear to report bluefin information through VMS, because this rule would eliminate the provisions that allow fishing with purse seine gear. The removal of this requirement would reduce the number of responses by 43, the estimate of total burden by six hours and reduce the estimated cost burden by almost two thousand dollars.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,486,847

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? No

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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: 05/21/2021

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