Alaska Region Logbook and Activity Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Catcher vessel trawl gear daily fishing log	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Mothership checkin/checkout report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Product transfer report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Vessel Activitiy Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Shoreside processor check-in/check-out report and instructions	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Catcher-Processor Longline and Pot Gear DCPL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Catcher Vessel LongLine and Pot Gear DFL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0648-0213 Supporting Statement A_BL08.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4109	Paper Logbook: Catcher Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Catcher vessel trawl gear daily fishing log
4109	Paper Logbook: Catcher Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
218230	Check In/Out Reports: Mothership	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Mothership checkin/checkout report
218230	Check In/Out Reports: Mothership	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186378	Product Transfer Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Product transfer report
186378	Product Transfer Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186375	Vessel Activity Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Vessel Activitiy Report
186375	Vessel Activity Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186372	Check In/Out Reports: Shoreside Processor	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Shoreside processor check-in/check-out report and instructions
186372	Check In/Out Reports: Shoreside Processor	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186368	Paper Logbooks: Catcher/Processor Longline/Pot Gear DCPL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Catcher-Processor Longline and Pot Gear DCPL
186368	Paper Logbooks: Catcher/Processor Longline/Pot Gear DCPL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
186366	Paper Logbooks: Catcher Vessel Longline/Pot Gear DFL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Catcher Vessel LongLine and Pot Gear DFL
186366	Paper Logbooks: Catcher Vessel Longline/Pot Gear DFL	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0213	ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Logbook and Activity Family of Forms
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: 09/06/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2023
Terms of Clearance: Future supporting statements will reflect the actual number of these vessels that choose to use paper logbooks, after the Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program Final Rule (RIN 0648-BL08) is implemented.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	36,077	0	35,447
Time Burden (Hours)	13,706	0	13,517
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,875	0	5,735

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Abstract: 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 a final 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BL08	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 53704	08/08/2023

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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: 7

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Check In/Out Reports: Mothership	NA	Mothership checkin/checkout report
Check In/Out Reports: Shoreside Processor	NA	Shoreside processor check-in/check-out report and instructions
Paper Logbook: Catcher Vessel Trawl Daily Fishing Logbook (DFL)	NA	Catcher vessel trawl gear daily fishing log
Paper Logbooks: Catcher Vessel Longline/Pot Gear DFL	NA	Catcher Vessel LongLine and Pot Gear DFL
Paper Logbooks: Catcher/Processor Longline/Pot Gear DCPL	NA	Catcher-Processor Longline and Pot Gear DCPL
Product Transfer Report	NA	Product transfer report
Vessel Activity Report	NA	Vessel Activitiy Report

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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	36,077	35,447	0	630	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,706	13,517	0	189	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,875	5,735	0	140	0	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: Due to the final rule (0648-BL08), this collection has been revised to add requirements for catcher vessels in the new PCTC Program fishery to maintain a trawl gear DFL and for authorized processors in the PCTC Program to submit a product transfer report. The new logbook requirement increases the total respondents, responses, and burden for this collection because catcher vessels less than 60 ft LOA that choose to participate in the program will need to submit a DFL. The new product transfer report requirement does not change the respondents, responses, or burden for this collection because all processors expected to be part of the PCTC Program already submit this report.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $36,527

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: 06/09/2023

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