West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Quota Share Owner Form and Instruction	New
First Receivers/Shorebased Processors Form and Instruction	New
Catcher-Processor Form and Instruction	New
Catcher Vessel Form and Instruction	New
0648-0618 30-day 86 FR 13340 2021-0308.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-03-08
0648-0618 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-03-01
0648-0618 Supporting Statement B.docx Supporting Statement B	2021-02-17
0648-0618 60day 85 FR 78311_20201204.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-02-17

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
245844	Quota Share Owner Form and Instruction	New
245842	First Receivers/Shorebased Processors Form and Instruction	New
245841	Catcher-Processor Form and Instruction	New
245840	Catcher Vessel Form and Instruction	New
245838	Mothership Other-Information for All Surveys	New
193937	Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers Other-correspondence	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0618	ICR Reference No: 202102-0648-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-0648-014
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data
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: 03/09/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2021
Responses	339	384
Time Burden (Hours)	2,195	2,402
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,790	4,156

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Abstract: This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection. An Individual Fishing Quota Program for the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery was implemented in January 2011 by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council. This mandatory data collection program will continue to collect economic cost earnings data from all harvesters and processors participating in the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery. These participants include catcher vessels (who deliver to both shoreside first receivers and at sea motherships), motherships, catcher-processors, and first receivers/shorebased processors. Northwest Fishery Science Center (NWFSC) economists will use these data to examine how the implementation of catch share management affects fleet structure, production costs, employment, generation and distribution of economic rent, and regional economic impacts. Analysis based on this data will not only be used for providing information to the Pacific Fisheries Management Council on changes to the catch share program, but also to meet monitoring requirements for catch share programs in the Magnuson-Stevens Act. There is no change to the requirements of this collection. However, the one existing IC was broken out into 5 ICs to provide transparency.

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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 78311	12/04/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 13340	03/08/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Catcher Vessel	NA	Catcher vessel economic data survey
Catcher-Processor	NA	Catcher/processor economic data survey
First Receivers/Shorebased Processors	NA	First receiver/shorebased processor economic data survey
Quota Share Owner	NA	Economic Data Collection (EDC) West Coast Groundfish QS Permit Owner Survey Form
Mothership	NA	Mothership economic data survey
Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers	NA, NA, NA, NA, N/A	Economic Data Collection (EDC) West Coast Groundfish QS Permit Owner Survey Form ,   Catcher/processor economic data survey ,   Catcher vessel economic data survey ,   First receiver/shorebased processor economic data survey ,   Mothership economic data survey

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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	339	384	0	0	-45	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,195	2,402	0	0	-207	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,790	4,156	0	0	-366	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 request is for an extension - new ICs are shown reflect previously approved burdens, but for administrative purposes they have been split out into individual ICs from the previous combined IC entitled 'Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers.' This will add additional transparency into the burdens of this collection to the public going forward.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $177,338

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 03/09/2021

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