Alaska Region Logbook and Activity Family of Forms
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
03/16/2023
02/09/2023
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is filing comment and withholding approval at this time. The agency shall examine public comment in response to the proposed rulemaking and include in the supporting statement of the next ICR--to be submitted to OMB at the final rule stage--a description of how the agency has responded to any public comments on the ICR, including comments on maximizing the practical utility of the collection and minimizing the burden.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2024
05/31/2024
05/31/2024
35,447
0
35,447
13,517
0
13,517
5,735
0
5,735
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection that consists of paper logbooks and reports used for management of the groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and the Gulf of Alaska; for management of the Individual Fishing Quota halibut and sablefish fisheries; and for management of the BSAI Crab Rationalization Program crab fisheries. This information collection is revised due to an associated rule (RIN 0648-BL08) to implement Amendment 122 to the FMP for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, which establishes a new limited access privilege program, the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program (PCTC Program). Due to this rule, this collection is revised to add the requirements for catcher vessels participating in the PCTC Program to maintain a trawl gear daily fishing logbook and for catcher/processors and shoreside processors authorized as processors in the PCTC Program to submit a product transfer report. The daily fishing logbook requirement increases the total respondents, responses, and burden for this collection. No change results from the requirement for authorized processors to submit a product transfer report because all processors expected to be part of this program already submit this report.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The requirement for catcher vessels participating in the PCTC Program fishery to submit this DFL would add up to 7 catcher vessels less than 60 ft LOA as new respondents for this logbook, which increases the total annual responses and burden hours.
$36,527
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356
Reginfo record details
No
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:
(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;
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.
Catcher vessel trawl gear daily fishing log
0648-0213 Supporting Statement A_BL08.docx
Paper Logbook: Catcher Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL)