West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit Application	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Observer / Provider Permits: Applications, Renewals, & Appeals	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Record of Daily Flow Scale Test	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
At-Sea Scales - Daily Catch & Cumulative Weight Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
0648-0619 30-Day 89 FR 31736 2024-0425.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-25	Repair queued
0648-0619 Supporting Statement A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-19	Repair queued
0648-0619 60-Day 89 FR 9126 2024-0209.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-18	Repair queued
0648-0619 50 CFR 660.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-03-17	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
219310	At-Sea Scales - Fault Log		Modified
219309	At-Sea Scales - Calibration Log		Modified
219308	At-Sea Scales - Audit Trail		Modified
208762	Observer / Provider Permits: Applications, Renewals, & Appeals	Form	Modified	Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit Application
208762	Observer / Provider Permits: Applications, Renewals, & Appeals	Form	Modified
194271	At-Sea Scales - Daily Catch & Cumulative Weight Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Record of Daily Flow Scale Test
194271	At-Sea Scales - Daily Catch & Cumulative Weight Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified
194270	At-Sea Scales - Daily Testing Reports		Modified
194263	Catch Monitor: Qualifications & Appeals		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0619	ICR Reference No: 202404-0648-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202103-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/03/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/25/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2024
Responses	2,169	0	2,169
Time Burden (Hours)	447	0	447
Cost Burden (Dollars)	153	0	153

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Abstract: This request is for extension of the current collection for the West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and Catch Accounting Program. In January 2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery’s trawl fleet. The program was developed through Amendment 20 to the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and consists of an individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the shorebased trawl fleet (including whiting and non-whiting fisheries); and cooperative (coop) programs for the at-sea mothership (MS) and catcher/ processor (C/P) trawl fleets (whiting only). Fixed allocations to the limited entry trawl fleet were developed through a parallel process with Amendment 21 to the FMP. The regulations implementing the program were effective January 1, 2011; all of the necessary tracking systems to make the program operational became active on January 11, 2011, the date fishing began under the new program. Since that time, the Council and NMFS have been addressing implementation issues as they arise. To achieve individual accountability for catch and bycatch and track total catch, the shorebased IFQ Program is subject to 100 percent monitoring both at-sea and dockside. In addition to 100 percent monitoring at-sea, motherships and catcher/processors are subject to flow scale requirements that include daily testing, reporting, and an annual inspection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

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:
	89 FR 9126	02/09/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 31736	04/25/2024
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
At-Sea Scales - Daily Catch & Cumulative Weight Reports	N/A	Record of Daily Flow Scale Test
At-Sea Scales - Audit Trail
At-Sea Scales - Calibration Log
At-Sea Scales - Daily Testing Reports
At-Sea Scales - Fault Log
Catch Monitor: Qualifications & Appeals
Observer / Provider Permits: Applications, Renewals, & Appeals	N/A	Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit Application

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	2,169	2,169	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	447	447	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	153	153	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: $15,360

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: 04/25/2024

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