Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Vessel Monitoring System Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0648-0372 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-07-17	Repair queued
0648-0372 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2020-07-17	Missing upstream

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	Form	Modified	Vessel Monitoring System Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
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: Historical Inactive	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
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 07/30/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/21/2021
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.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	07/31/2023	07/31/2023
Responses	35,409	0	35,409
Time Burden (Hours)	5,276	0	5,276
Cost Burden (Dollars)	384,233	0	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

table that charts list of burden

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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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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