Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
Landing Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0515 30day 85 FR 71059_20201106.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-11-06
0648-0515 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-10-19
0648-0515 60-day 85 FR 37877 2020-0624.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-10-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration Form and Instruction	Modified
202379	Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship) Instruction	Modified
189439	Production Reports Instruction	Modified
189438	Landing Reports Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 202010-0648-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
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: 11/06/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	54,606	61,660
Time Burden (Hours)	20,272	22,849
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,813	5,649

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires vessels and processors participating in federally managed groundfish and crab fisheries off Alaska to provide information on catch, production, effort, and other information necessary for conservation and management of the fisheries. This action would renew an existing collection, the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). The IERS is a fisheries data collection system that enables the management of commercial fisheries off Alaska and is supported through a partnership among NMFS, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IERS consists of three main components (eLandings, seaLandings, and tLandings) and provides the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated, electronic means of reporting commercial fish and shellfish information to multiple management agencies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 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 37877	06/24/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 71059	11/06/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	NA	eLandings Registration
Production Reports
Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)
Landing Reports	NA, NA, NA	Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report ,   Manual landing report ,   Out of State Landing Report

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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	54,606	61,660	0	0	-7,054	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,272	22,849	0	0	-2,577	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,813	5,649	0	0	4,164	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: The number of respondents, responses, and burden have been updated based on the most recent data. Miscellaneous costs were adjusted to account for an increase in printing costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,336

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: 11/06/2020

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