West Coast Region Vessel Monitoring Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Declaration Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS: Activation Form	Unchanged
0648-0573 Supporting Statement A_BM28.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-07-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45264	Declaration Reports Form and Instruction	Modified
45263	Exemption Reports	Unchanged
45247	VMS: Purchase and Installation	Unchanged
240877	VMS: Activation Form	Unchanged
240808	VMS: Maintenance	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0573	ICR Reference No: 202307-0648-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Vessel Monitoring Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/31/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	11,750	11,750
Time Burden (Hours)	2,021	2,021
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,172,750	2,172,750

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Abstract: This request is for a revision of a currently approved collection of information (#0573). The collection is being revised to add new declaration codes on the Declaration Code Worksheet that correspond to new gear types being permitted in the Non-Trawl Rockfish Conservation Area (Non-Trawl RCA) for the limited entry fixed gear (LEFG) groundfish sector and vessels that gear switch under the Trawl Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program (i.e., IFQ gear switchers). No other changes are being proposed for the collection of information. A proposed rule, RIN 0648-BM28, will be published coincident with this submission. Comments on the proposed rule will be considered and, as appropriate, be addressed in the final rule.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnson-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-BM28	Proposed rulemaking	88 FR 59838	08/30/2023

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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: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Declaration Reports	NA	Declaration Worksheet
Exemption Reports
VMS: Activation	NA	VMS Installation & Activation Report for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
VMS: Maintenance
VMS: Purchase and Installation

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	11,750	11,750	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,021	2,021	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,172,750	2,172,750	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $128,600

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.     No

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.     No

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: 08/31/2023

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