Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0648-0515 (ruleBM77) Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-12
50 CFR Part 600.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-12
50 CFR Part 679.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-12
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
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 Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 202409-0648-008
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202406-0648-011
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	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/23/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2027
Responses	51,999	51,999
Time Burden (Hours)	18,696	18,697
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,952	8,952

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection. This information collection is revised due to the proposed rule to allow the use of longline pot gear and add an exception to the 9-inch tunnel opening requirement for pot gear when directed fishing for Greenland turbot in the Bering Sea subarea for holders of License Limitation Program groundfish licenses that are endorsed for non-trawl gear. (RIN 0648-BM77). This proposed rule is necessary to improve efficiency, provide economic benefits for the hook-and-line catcher/processer subsector, and minimize potential fishery interactions with killer whales. This collection is revised because the rule would add the Bering Sea Greenland turbot fishery to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements specific to longline pot gear. This revision does not change the respondents, responses, burden hours, or costs for the catcher/processor electronic logbook because the directly regulated entities already complete this logbook, and the current burden estimate allows for differences in the time and cost needed to complete and submit the logbook. This rule would also affect information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0353. NMFS is submitting a separate request to revise this collection.

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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-BM77	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 84514	10/23/2024

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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

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

	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	51,999	51,999	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,696	18,697	0	-1	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,952	8,952	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Minor change occured due to the rounding specifications programmed into ROCIS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $541,467

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: 10/23/2024

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