Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0648-0515 Supporting Statement A_BL69.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-03-20	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	Instruction	Modified
202379	Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)	Instruction	Modified
189439	Production Reports	Instruction	Modified
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 202303-0648-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/11/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/06/2023
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. 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 will include in the supporting statement of the next ICR—which is 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. Agency will also provide additional information on the IC burdens that are currently being conducted by the vessels, as part of another fishery

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	54,606	0	54,606
Time Burden (Hours)	20,272	0	20,272
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,813	0	9,813

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension and revision of this currently approved information collection for the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). The IERS is a fisheries data collection system that enables the management of commercial fisheries off Alaska and is supported through a partnership among the NMFS Alaska Regional Office, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IERS provides the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated, electronic means of reporting commercial fish and shellfish information to multiple management agencies through a single reporting system. This collection is revised due to an associated rule (RIN 0648-BL69) to revise the monitoring requirements for pot gear catcher/processors participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries. This collection is revised to require use of the catcher/processor electronic logbook as a component of one of the rule’s monitoring options.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BL69	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 43072	07/06/2023

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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: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration
Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)
Landing Reports	NA, NA, NA	Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report ,   Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report ,   Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report
Production Reports

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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: Decrease in the number of respondents and responses. Frequency of response is based on number of fishery landings, and there has been decrease in fishing effort since the previous renewal.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,420,950

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: 07/06/2023

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