Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist Form	Modified
0648-0372 30-day 88 FR 69622 2023-1006.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-10-06
0648-0372 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-28
0648-0372 60-day 88 FR 41931 2023-0628.pdf Supplementary Document	2023-09-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist Form	Modified
255305	Electronic Video & Gear Monitoring Requirements - Mailing EM Hard Drives	Modified
255302	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Camera Boom Installation	Modified
255301	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Purchase, Install and EMP for 1 Vessel	Modified
255300	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Service Payment	Modified
213260	Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units	Modified
213256	Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports	Modified
210619	Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels Instruction	Modified
198041	Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0372	ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-016
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/06/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	28,275	33,615
Time Burden (Hours)	2,697	3,305
Cost Burden (Dollars)	179,526	238,862

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Abstract: This request is for an extension without revision of the Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) electronic monitoring (EM) and vessel monitoring system (VMS) information collection. The burden and cost estimates have been updated to reflect minor changes in the number of permit holders, and hourly labor costs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. EM and VMS provide essential data to monitor vessel-based bluefin tuna quotas, while VMS also provides location data needed to enforce fishery closed areas. The legislative authorities to collect data from the various sectors of the economy that harvest marine resources in the exclusive economic zone are the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA). Under this dual authority, the Secretary of Commerce has promulgated rules that require specific types of record keeping and data submissions. HMS are species that travel long distances and often cross domestic and international boundaries. NOAA Fisheries manages HMS fisheries—tunas, sharks, swordfish, and billfish—in U.S. Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean waters.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 41931	06/28/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 69622	10/06/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses
Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels
Electronic Video & Gear Monitoring Requirements - Mailing EM Hard Drives
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Camera Boom Installation
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Purchase, Install and EMP for 1 Vessel
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Service Payment
Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units
Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	N/A	VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries

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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	28,275	33,615	0	0	-5,340	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,697	3,305	0	0	-608	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	179,526	238,862	0	0	-59,336	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: The number of respondents, and attendant responses, were adjusted downwards to reflect a reduction in the number of active vessels participating in the PLL fleet. Overall, total labor costs were also adjusted downwards, reflecting the reduction in responses, but some of this cost reduction was offset by a slight increase in the average hourly wage rate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,418,424

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: 10/06/2023

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