West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
EM System Certification Form	Form	Unchanged	Available
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
EM Service Provider - Renewal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
EM System Certification Form	Form	Unchanged	Available
EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Vessel Owner - Initial Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
EM Fixed Gear Logbook	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Bottom Trawl Logbook Form and Instruction	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Vessel Operator - Logbooks	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
0648-0785 Supporting Statement A_BH70.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-10-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
245927	Vessel Owner - Self-Enforcing Agreement		Unchanged
237163	EM Service Provider - Debrief of EM Staff		Unchanged
237162	EM System Provider - Reports		Unchanged
237161	EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form	Form	Unchanged	EM System Certification Form
237161	EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form	Form	Unchanged
237160	EM Service Provider - Renewal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
237160	EM Service Provider - Renewal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
237159	EM Service Provider - Change to EMSP		Unchanged
237158	EM Service Provider - Appeal		Unchanged
237157	EM Service Provider - Application (Copy of Contracts & Add'l Documents)		Unchanged
237156	EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
237156	EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
237155	Vessel Owner - EM System Maintenance		Unchanged
237154	Vessel Owner - Authorization Renewal		Unchanged
237153	Vessel Owner - Appeal		Unchanged
237152	Vessel Owner - Change to VMP		Unchanged
237151	Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	Form	Unchanged	EM System Certification Form
237151	Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form
237151	Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
237150	Vessel Owner - Initial Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form
237150	Vessel Owner - Initial Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
237149	Vessel Operator - Hard Drive Submission		Unchanged
237148	Vessel Operator - Logbooks	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	EM Fixed Gear Logbook
237148	Vessel Operator - Logbooks	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Bottom Trawl Logbook Form and Instruction
237148	Vessel Operator - Logbooks	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
237147	Vessel Operator - Captain Training		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0785	ICR Reference No: 202210-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202102-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 12/07/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/03/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years. OMB reminds the Agency to request the Pacific State Marine Fisheries Commission and other state agencies include the OMB control number 0648-0785 on shared forms and documents used for data collection, including the EM Fixed Gear logbook.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	11,316	0	11,315
Time Burden (Hours)	5,123	0	5,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,722,070	0	1,721,903

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Abstract: This request is for revision and extension of a current information collection. As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization (catch share) program for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet, which requires 100 percent monitoring. Implementing an electronic monitoring (EM) program for catcher vessels in the mothership and shore-based sectors can supplement, and potentially replace, observer coverage. The collection supports the certification and data requirements for EM service providers and vessel owners necessary for program implementation and compliance. The action under RIN 0648-BH70 would change existing collection requirements for OMB 0648-0785 as follows: Adds an electronic monitoring (EM) reporting requirement for vessels using non-whiting midwater trawl and bottom trawl; increases the EM hard drive submission deadlines and handling requirements from 24 hours within beginning of the offload to 72 hours within beginning of the offload; requires submission deadlines for technical assistance reports by EM service providers; and adds a self-enforcing agreement as part of initial and final EM permit application package (will add time burden to completing this form).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Reauthorization Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BH70	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 59705	10/03/2022

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 18

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EM Service Provider - Appeal
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units)	NA	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
EM Service Provider - Application (Copy of Contracts & Add'l Documents)
EM Service Provider - Change to EMSP
EM Service Provider - Debrief of EM Staff
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form	NA	EM System Certification Form
EM Service Provider - Renewal	NA	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
EM System Provider - Reports
Vessel Operator - Captain Training
Vessel Operator - Hard Drive Submission
Vessel Operator - Logbooks	NA, NA	Bottom Trawl Logbook Form and Instruction ,   EM Fixed Gear Logbook
Vessel Owner - Appeal
Vessel Owner - Authorization Renewal
Vessel Owner - Change to VMP
Vessel Owner - EM System Maintenance
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	NA, NA	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form ,   EM System Certification Form
Vessel Owner - Initial Application	NA	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form
Vessel Owner - Self-Enforcing Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	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	11,316	11,315	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,123	5,120	0	3	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,722,070	1,721,903	0	33	134	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Burden increase due to new reporting requirement taking effect under rule 0648-BH70

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $219,507

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: 10/03/2022

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