Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear Identification, and Reporting Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Reports on fish received by foreign vessels operating in U.S. waters, from U.S. vessels Form	Modified
Information packet for vesel ID form and 3 permit types: directed, joint venture and transshipment Form and Instruction	Modified
Daily Fishing, Daily Joint Ventures and Daily Consolidated Logs Form	Modified
0648-0075 30-day 85 FR 44519 20200723.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-23
0648-0075 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-07-16
0648-0075 60-day 85 FR 16929 2020-0325.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-07-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198059	Foreign Fishing Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements	Modified
198058	Reports on fish received by foreign vessels operating in U.S. waters, from U.S. vessels Form	Modified
198055	Information packet for vesel ID form and 3 permit types: directed, joint venture and transshipment Form and Instruction	Modified
182018	Daily Fishing, Daily Joint Ventures and Daily Consolidated Logs Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0075	ICR Reference No: 202007-0648-010
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201705-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permits, Vessel, and Gear Identification, and Reporting Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/29/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	25	235
Time Burden (Hours)	16	82
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,725	3,337

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Abstract: This is a request for extension of an existing collection. Foreign Fishing activities can be authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 USC 1801 et seq.). The collection of information from permitted vessels is necessary to monitor vessel activities and location for enforcement purposes. Reports are also necessary for fishery management purposes, monitoring the amounts of fish, if any, permitted vessels harvest or receive from U.S. vessels in joint venture operations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 201-204 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 16929	03/25/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 44519	07/23/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Daily Fishing, Daily Joint Ventures and Daily Consolidated Logs	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	Daily Fishing Log ,   Daily Consolidated Log ,   Daily Joint Venture Log ,   Weekly Marine Mammal Report ,   Weekly Joint Venture Reports ,   Weekly Catch Reports
Foreign Fishing Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements
Reports on fish received by foreign vessels operating in U.S. waters, from U.S. vessels	NA, NA	Internal Waters Receipts Report ,   Weekly marine mammal report
Information packet for vesel ID form and 3 permit types: directed, joint venture and transshipment	NA	Foreign Fishing Vessel Permit Application Package

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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	25	235	0	0	-210	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16	82	0	0	-66	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,725	3,337	0	0	-1,612	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This renewal of reflects only changes to the estimated number of respondents and responses. NMFS does not expect any future applications or uses of this information collection, so the number of respondents and responses has been reduced to the minimum. Respondents have been decreased from 17 to 4. Additionally, the fees for application for the IC “Information packet for vessel ID form and 3 permit types: directed, joint venture and transshipment” have been decreased to reflect current permit processing protocols.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,516

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.     No

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.     No

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: 07/29/2020

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