Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0648-0620 Supporting Statement A_BL41.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2022-11-02	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
238941	First Receiver Site Licence Application: Re-registration	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
231159	Shorebased scales / First Receivers Reports		Unchanged
231158	Shorebased scales / First Receiviers Inspection		Unchanged
231157	Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Inspection		Unchanged
231156	Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Preparation & Submission	Instruction	Unchanged
217934	QS Abandonment Requests	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
207818	QS Transfer		Unchanged
198748	Change of MS/CV Endorsement and Catch History Assignment Registration Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194154	QP Transfer from Vessel Account to Vessel Account		Unchanged
194153	QP Transfer from QS Account to Vessel Account		Unchanged
194151	Vessel Account Registration - New / Renewal - online / Renewal - forms	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194150	Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: New Entrants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194149	Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: Renewals	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194148	Mothership Withdrawal / Mutual Agreement Exception		Removed
194147	Material Change to Coop		Unchanged
194111	Mothership Cooperative Permit Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194102	Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194101	MS Permit Change of Vessel Registration, Permit Owner, or Vessel Owner Application	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194065	MS Permit Renewal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194064	First Receiver Site License Application: New Entrants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194063	QS Permit/Account Application & Renewal	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0620	ICR Reference No: 202211-0648-004
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202207-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/17/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/02/2022
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	3,868	0	4,834
Time Burden (Hours)	670	0	761
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,924	0	9,063

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Abstract: This request is for revision and extension of a current information collection pursuant to final rule 0648-BL41 to incorporate form modifications to reflect the adoption of the following council adopted preferred alternatives: 1. Move the season start date for the primary whiting season start date north of 40 degrees 30 minutes north latitude from May 15th to May 1st. Move all administrative deadlines associated with the season start date to 45 days prior to May 1. 2. Remove the mothership processor obligation deadline from regulation. 3. Remove the mothership processor cap from regulation. 4. Allow a vessel to be registered to a mothership and catcher-processor endorsed permit in the same year, with unlimited transfers. The trawl rationalization program was implemented in January 2011 and continues to operate consistent with regulations given at 50 CFR 660. Since that time, the Council and NMFS have been addressing implementation issues as they arise, through the public Council process. Under the trawl rationalization program, new permits, accounts, endorsements, and licenses were established. These consist of: QS permits/accounts, vessel accounts, FRSLs, MS endorsements on certain limited entry trawl permits, MS/CV endorsements on certain limited entry trawl permits, C/P endorsements on certain limited entry trawl permits, one or more MS coop permits, and a C/P coop permit. NMFS collects information from program participants required to: establish new permits, accounts, and licenses; renew permits, accounts, and licenses; allow trading of QS percentages and QP in online QS and vessel accounts and allow transfer of catch history assignments between limited entry trawl permits; track compliance with program control limits; and implement other features of the regulations pertaining to permits and licenses. In conjunction with the final rule 0648-BL41, NMFS is removing a few reporting requirements for trawl fishery participants. This is because these reporting requirements only exist to allow administration and enforcement of regulatory provisions that are being proposed to be eliminated. The revisions include removing the requirement for mothership permit holders to submit an ownership identification form when they annually renew the permit (a reduction of 6 respondents, the form remains for other participant types). Additionally, NMFS is removing the mutual agreement exception collection and the processor obligation collection for the Mothership sector, as they are no longer needed due to the changes proposed in 0648-BL41 that remove the requirement for catcher vessels in the mothership sector to obligate to a mothership processor.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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:
0648-BL41	Final or interim final rulemaking	87 FR 77000	12/16/2022

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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: 20

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Inspection
Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Preparation & Submission
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form	N/A	Catcher Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form
Change of MS/CV Endorsement and Catch History Assignment Registration Application	N/A	Change of MS/CV Endorsement and Catch History Assignment Registration Application Form
First Receiver Site Licence Application: Re-registration	N/A	First Receiver Site License Application Form
First Receiver Site License Application: New Entrants	NA	First Receiver Site License Application
MS Permit Change of Vessel Registration, Permit Owner, or Vessel Owner Application	N/A	Mothership Permit Change of Vessel Registration Permit Owner Vessel Owner Application Form
MS Permit Renewal	N/A	Mothership Permit Renewal Form
Material Change to Coop
Mothership Cooperative Permit Application	N/A	Mothership Cooperative Permit Application Form
Mothership Withdrawal / Mutual Agreement Exception
QP Transfer from QS Account to Vessel Account
QP Transfer from Vessel Account to Vessel Account
QS Abandonment Requests	N/A	Aggregate Nonwhiting Abandonment Request
QS Permit/Account Application & Renewal	N/A, N/A	QS Permit Account Application Form ,   QS Permit Account Renewal Form
QS Transfer
Shorebased scales / First Receivers Reports
Shorebased scales / First Receiviers Inspection
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: New Entrants	N/A	Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: Renewals	N/A	Trawl Identificatoin Ownership of Interest Form
Vessel Account Registration - New / Renewal - online / Renewal - forms	N/A, N/A	Vessel Account Registration Request ,   Vessel Account Renewal Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	3,868	4,834	0	-8	-958	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	670	761	0	-3	-88	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,924	9,063	0	-5	-134	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Removing of mothersihp processor obligation and cap from regulations pursuant to final rule 0648-BL41

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $697,500

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: 11/02/2022

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