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Appendix A: Affected Population by Regulatory Requirement
Regulation

Description of Requirement

Requires lifesaving equipment – wearable
personal flotation devices (PFDs), immersion
or exposure suits, ring life buoys, life floats,
(1) Marking of Lifesaving Equipment buoyant apparatus, auxiliary craft, and
(§28.135) (One-time)
EPIRBs – to be marked with the name of the
vessel, and as specified in Table 28.135, in
§28.135. Wearable PFDs have further
specifications.

Affected Population

Number of Affected
Vessels per year

All new commercial fishing
vessels – both
documented &
undocumented.

146

Requires all documented commercial fishing
vessels to have emergency instructions
All new documented
(2) Emergency Instructions (§28.265)
“posted in conspicuous locations accessible to
fishing vessels.
(One-time)
the crew”, the exception being vessels that
operate with less than 4 people on board.

127

(3) Acceptance Letter for Instructors Requires that acceptance letters be issued by
All applicants for the
and Course Curricula (§28.275) (Ltr the Coast Guard to qualified instructors and
acceptance letters.
valid for 5 yrs)
for accepted course curricula.

100

(4) Letter of Certification for Training Each documented fishing vessel is required to
All new trainers certified by
in Drills and Safety Orientation
have a qualified person conduct the required
the qualified instructors.
(§28.270) (One-time_
training in accordance with §28.270.

100

(5) Letter of Attestation for Stability
Evaluation (§28.505) (Each
occurrence)

Requires the owner to select a qualified
individual to perform tests and calculations to
evaluate vessel stability after major alterations
Fishing vessels with
have been made to a vessel. This is
specifications described in
applicable to fishing vessels that are 79 feet or
previous column, and that
greater, have no load line requirements, and
undergo major alterations.
were built after 9/15/1991. These test results
and calculations must be maintained on board
as a letter of attestation.

5

(6) Stability Instructions (§28.530)
(One-time)

Requires each new commercial fishing vessel
and each fishing vessel that undergoes major
All new fishing vessels
alterations (all must be 79 feet or greater, hav
and ones undergoing
no load line requirements and were built after
major alterations, with
9/15/91) to be provided with sufficient stability
specifications described in
information in a readily usable form to allow
previous column.
the master or individual in charge to determine
the conditions of loading and operations.

3

(7) Uninspected Fish Processing
Vessel Exam (§28.710) (Biennial)

Requires all uninspected fish processing
vessels to be examined every two years for
compliance with the regulations. The
examination must be conducted by the
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) or by a
similarly qualified organization.

76

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All existing uninspected
fish processing vessels.

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Regulation

Description of Requirement

Requires that fish processing vessels built
after, or that underwent a major conversion
(8) Uninspected Fish Processing
completed after, July 27, 1990, must be
Vessel Certification of Classification classed by the ABS or a similarly qualified
(§28.720) (One-time)
organization. And the vessel must have on
board a certificate of class issued by the
organization.

Affected Population

All new fish processing
vessels.

Number of Affected
Vessels per year

2

Requires that an exemption letter be carried
Approximately 0.5% of all
on board each vessel that has been granted
fishing vessels.
an exemption from a part of the regulations.

444

Provides relief from requirement that no more
than 25% of the total number of unlicensed
All commercial fishing
(10) Citizenship Waiver (§28.1105 & seamen on a U.S. documented vessel may be
vessels opting to apply for
.1110) (Each request)
aliens lawfully admitted to the United States
waiver.
under the Immigration and Nationality Act of
1952.

384

(9) Exemption Letter Requirement
(§28.60) (Each request)

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Appendix B: Total Estimated Annual Burden on Industry

Respondents

Responses
per
respondent
per year

Responses
per year

Burden
Hours/
Response

Annual Hour
Burden

Wage Rate

Annual Cost
Burden

(1) Marking of Lifesaving Equipment (§28.135) (Onetime)

146

1

146

1

146

$39

$5,694

(2) Emergency Instructions (§28.265) (One-time)

127

1

127

3

381

$64

$24,384

(3) Acceptance Letter for Instructors and Course
Curricula (§28.275) (Ltr valid for 5 yrs)

100

1

100

1.1

110

$64

$7,040

(4) Letter of Certification for Training in Drills and
Safety Orientation (§28.270) (One-time_

100

1

100

0.1

10

$64

$640

(5) Letter of Attestation for Stability Evaluation
(§28.505) (Each occurrence)

5

1

5

1

5

$64

$320

(6) Stability Instructions (§28.530) (One-time)

3

1

3

10

30

$72

$2,160

(7) Uninspected Fish Processing Vessel Exam
(§28.710) (Biennial)

76

1

76

2

152

$64

$9,728

(8) Uninspected Fish Processing Vessel Certification
of Classification (§28.720) (One-time)

2

1

2

1

2

$64

$128

(9) Exemption Letter Requirement (§28.60) (Each
request)

444

1

444

1

444

$64

$28,416

(10) Citizenship Waiver (§28.1105 & .1110) (Each
request)

384

1

384

9.25

3,552

$64

$227,328

Requirement

Total

1,387

1,387

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4,832

$305,838

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Appendix C: Estimated Annual Federal Government Cost
Responses

Hours /
Response

Annual
Hours

Wage Rate

Annual Cost

(3) Acceptance Letter for Instructors and Course
Curricula (§28.275) (Ltr valid for 5 yrs)

100

1.5

150

$70

$10,500

(9) Exemption Letter Requirement (§28.60) (Each
request)

444

5.1

2,265

$83

$187,995

(10) Citizenship Waiver (§28.1105 & .1110) (Each
request)

384

3

1,152

$83

$95,616

Requirement

Total

$294,111

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