Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0648-0515 (BM40) Supporting Statement A_FR.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-06-20	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration	Instruction	Modified
202379	Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)	Instruction	Modified
189439	Production Reports	Instruction	Modified
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Form and Instruction	Modified	Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report
189438	Landing Reports	Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 202406-0648-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
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: 08/22/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/25/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2026
Responses	51,999	0	45,411
Time Burden (Hours)	18,697	0	17,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,952	0	8,293

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Abstract: This is a resubmission with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for revision of this currently approved information collection. This collection is revised due to the final rule to implement electronic monitoring (EM) for pelagic trawl pollock catcher vessels and tender vessels delivering pollock to shoreside processors or stationary floating processors in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska (RIN 0648-BM40). This action is intended to improve salmon accounting, reduce monitoring costs, and improve the quality of monitoring data. This collection is revised because catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall that are not currently required to submit a logbook will need to begin doing so if they participate in the trawl EM category. This logbook requirement increases the total annual respondents, responses, and burden for the catcher vessel electronic logbook. This final rule also affects information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Numbers -0213, -0318, -0330, and -0711. NMFS is submitting separate requests to revise these collections. Additionally, OMB Control Number 0648-0812 is being merged into this collection and will be discontinued upon issuance of the final rule. One change was made to this supporting statement from the proposed rule. The hourly wage rate in the response to question #12 was updated to use the most current rate available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 16 USC 1801 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BM40	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 60796	07/29/2024

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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: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration
Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)
Landing Reports	NA, NA, NA	Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report ,   Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report ,   Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report
Production Reports

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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	51,999	45,411	4,880	1,708	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,697	17,050	1,220	427	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,952	8,293	488	171	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program Change: The requirement added by the rule (RIN 0648-BM40) for catcher vessels participating in the trawl EM category to submit a logbook adds up to 20 catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall as new respondents. Merging 0648-0812 into this collection adds 7 catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall as new respondents. These additional respondents increase the total annual responses and burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,420,950

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: 06/25/2024

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