Southeast Region IFQ Programs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Notification of Landing Form	Modified
Transfer Shares Form and Instruction	Modified
Dealer Landing Transaction Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Share Receipts Form and Instruction	Modified
Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - Non-IFQ Reef Fish Only Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Gulf Reef FIsh Notification of Landing Form	Modified
Trip Ticket Update Form	Modified
Account Update Form	Modified
IFQ Close Account Form Form and Instruction	Modified
Wreckfish Share Transfer Form and Instruction	Modified
Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - IFQ Only Form	Modified
Cost Recovery Fee Submission by Dealers Form	Modified
Landing Transaction Correction Request Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0551 30day 86 FR 10936_20210223.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-02-23
0648-0551 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-02-16
0648-0551 60day 85 FR 77174_20201201.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-02-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44539	Notification of Landing Form	Modified
44538	Transfer Shares Form and Instruction	Modified
44536	Dealer Landing Transaction Report Form and Instruction	Modified
241748	Share Receipts Form and Instruction	Modified
231925	Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - Non-IFQ Reef Fish Only Form and Instruction	Unchanged
231924	Gulf Reef FIsh Notification of Landing Form	Modified
229775	Trip Ticket Update Form	Modified
229774	Account Update Form	Modified
201914	IFQ Close Account Form Form and Instruction	Modified
201909	Wreckfish Share Transfer Form and Instruction	Modified
201900	Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - IFQ Only Form	Modified
201876	Cost Recovery Fee Submission by Dealers Form	Modified
198906	Landing Transaction Correction Request Form and Instruction	Modified
198905	IFQ Online Account Application Other-PRA Burden Statement and Privacy Act Statement	Modified
198904	Transfer of Allocation Other-Online System PRA/PAS Screenshots	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0551	ICR Reference No: 202102-0648-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202005-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region IFQ Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/23/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	29,830	32,739
Time Burden (Hours)	2,109	2,396
Cost Burden (Dollars)	625	651

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Abstract: This request is for revision and extension of an approved information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages three commercial individual fishing quota (IFQ) programs in the U.S. southeast region. NMFS proposes administrative revisions to the red snapper, and groupers and tilefishes IFQ programs in the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS implemented these IFQ programs to reduce overcapacity in the Gulf reef fish fishery and South Atlantic wreckfish fishery, and end the derby fishing conditions that resulted from that overcapitalization. NMFS proposes revisions to the approved IFQ Online Account Application to collect additional business and demographic information, as well as to the approved Dealer Landing Transaction Report to add a requirement to input the vessel signature personal identification number (PIN) a second time if a criterion is met.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A 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 77174	12/01/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 10936	02/23/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gulf Reef FIsh Notification of Landing	NA	Gulf Reef Fish Notification of Landing
Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - Non-IFQ Reef Fish Only	N/A	Request for a Landing Location for Commercially Permitted Reef Fish Vessels
Trip Ticket Update	NA	Trip ticket update
Account Update	NA	IFQ account update
Commercial Reef Fish Landing Location Request - IFQ Only	NA	Reef fish landing criteria and approved landing location
IFQ Close Account Form	NA	Close Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Account Request
Notification of Landing	NA	IFQ Notification of Landing
Transfer Shares	NA, NA	Transfer of IFQ Shares ,   Transfer of IFQ Shares
Dealer Landing Transaction Report	NA, NA	Gulf of Mexico Individual Fishing Quota Dealer Landing Transaction - for use during catastrophic conditions ,   Dealer Landing Transaction Report
Landing Transaction Correction Request	NA	Landing Transaction Correction Request
Transfer of Allocation	NA, N/A	IFQ Transfer of Allocation ,   Application for Allocation Transfer - paper
IFQ Online Account Application	NA	NOAA Fisheries Service Federal Application for Gulf of Mexico IFQ Online Account
Wreckfish Share Transfer	NA	Wreckfish Shareholder Certificate Transfer Form
Cost Recovery Fee Submission by Dealers	NA	Cost Recovery Fee Submission Form
Share Receipts	NA	Receive Transferred Shares

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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	29,830	32,739	0	0	-2,909	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,109	2,396	0	0	-287	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	625	651	0	0	-26	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 estimated time burden of the IFQ Online Account Application also increased from 10 minutes to 13 minutes per response from the addition of the demographic and business questions previously described. There was also an adjustment to the number of estimated respondents for the IFQ Online Account Application since the last approval. The number of respondents can fluctuate on a daily basis with the addition of new accounts or the closure of unused accounts. IFQ shareholders and dealers can request new accounts or request to close their existing account at any time. Similarly, wreckfish shareholders can transfer their shares at any time and leave the fishery. Accounts can also fluctuate between statuses (e.g., “ACTIVE” and “SUSPENDED”). Accounts in “SUSPENDED” status cannot perform any activities, thus are not considered active participants. However, the fluctuations do not vary widely. The number of respondents overall can vary inter and intra-annually.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,273,061

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: 02/23/2021

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