0648-0212 Justification for Change

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE

U.S. Department of Commerce

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms

OMB Control No. 0648-0212

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests OMB merge the 0648-0806 temporary information collection into approved information collection 0648-0212, Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms. Due to the concurrent timing of the rulemaking for 0648-BF01 and multiple revisions to the collection of information 0648-0212, Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of Forms, a temporary collection was created for the rule-related collection. This request seeks to merge the new temporary collection (0648-0806) with 0648-0212 now that all actions have been resolved.

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) promulgated a rule (0648-BF01) in 2023 to implement an electronic Harvester Reporting Program for Federal American lobster permit holders in the Greater Atlantic Region.

Notice was provided to the public in both the proposed rule (87 FR 41084) and final rule (88 FR 67667) of the creation of a temporary collection for the electronic Harvester Reporting Program that would be merged into 0648-0212 upon resolution of the revision and extension to 0648-0212 and the approval of the final rule package in 0648-0806. The merging of these collections would add 85,123 annual responses, 9,959 burden hours, and $203,562 labor costs to OMB Control Number 0648-0212.

There are no other changes to 0648-0212. Upon approval by OMB of this change request, a discontinuation request will be submitted for information collection 0648-0806.

	Type of Respondent (e.g., Occupational Title)	# of Respondents	Annual # of Responses / Respondent	Total # of Annual Responses	Burden Hrs / Response	Total Annual Burden Hrs	Hourly Wage Rate (for Type of Respondent)	Total Annual Wage Burden Costs
		(a)	(b)	(c) = (a) x (b)	(d)	(e) = (c) x (d)	(f)	(g) = (e) x (f)
Fishing Vessel Trip Reports (NOAA Form 88-30)	Vessel Captain	2090	49.68	103,831	0.083	8,618	$40.15	346,012.70
Spawning Blocks	Vessel Captain	6	1.8333	11	0.05	0.55	$40.15	$22.08
Monkfish Days at Sea (DAS)	Vessel Captain	54	51.0556	2,757	0.05	137.85	$40.15	$5,534.68
Occasional Scallop DAS	Vessel Captain	0	0	0	0.05	0	$40.15	$0.00
EFP	Vessel Captain	1	24	24	0.05	1.2	$40.15	$48.18
Herring	Vessel Captain	9	4.3333	39	0.05	1.95	$40.15	$78.29
RSA	Vessel Captain	7	56.6667	396.6667	0.05	19.8333	$40.15	$796.31
Tilefish	Vessel Captain	2	10.5	21	0.05	1.05	$40.15	$42.16
Lobster - Vessel Trip Report- Inshore²	Fishermen	1945	43	83,635	0.117	9,785	$20.44	$200,005
Lobster - Vessel Trip Report- Offshore³	Fishermen	93	16	1,488	0.117	174	$20.44	$3,557
Totals				192,203		18,739.43		$556,096.40