Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
DAS Credit: Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
RPH Application: Replacement/CPH, permit history retention, vessel specification verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) Form and Instruction	Modified
Gillnet Tags and Designations Form and Instruction	Unchanged
DAS Credits: Good Samaritan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Vessel owner single-letter option Form and Instruction	Unchanged
DAS Credits: Cancelled Trip Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Permit Requirements - Operator Initial Permit Application and Renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
VMS: Installation, Proof of Installation, Satellite Operation Plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
VMS Power Down Exemption Form	Unchanged
0648-0202 Supporting Statement Part A BN02.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-28
EO 12131.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28
EO 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28
The Regulatory Flexibility Act – Office of Advocacy.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45010	DAS Credit: Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44992	VMS Reporting: Herring vessels	Unchanged
44987	RPH Application: Replacement/CPH, permit history retention, vessel specification verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) Form and Instruction	Modified
44967	Permit Requirements - Vessel Permit Initial Application and Renewal Instruction	Unchanged
37290	Gillnet Tags and Designations Form and Instruction	Unchanged
250189	Exemption Programs Authorized for Federal Permit Holders	Unchanged
250187	FishOnline Account Other-Screenshots	Unchanged
222297	VMS Reporting: Atlantic mackerel and longfin squid declaration, catch report and pre-landing notfication	Unchanged
222272	VMS Reporting: Atlantic Sea Scallop Declaration, Prelanding Notification, Catch report	Unchanged
222270	VMS Reporting: Northeast Multispecies declaration, trip start and end hails and catch reports	Unchanged
208338	VMS Reporting: Fishing activity and catch reporting for research permits, (start and end trip hails, end trip contains report)	Unchanged
206393	VMS Reporting: Declared out of fishery	Unchanged
206392	DAS Credits: Good Samaritan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
206373	VMS Reporting: Surfclam and Ocean Quahog - Activity Declaration	Unchanged
201706	Vessel owner single-letter option Form and Instruction	Unchanged
201272	DAS Credits: Cancelled Trip Form and Instruction	Unchanged
192992	VMS Reporting: Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea Declaration and Adjustment	Unchanged
191299	State Quota Transfers	Unchanged
191297	Lobster Area 5 Waiver	Unchanged
191296	Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags Form and Instruction	Unchanged
191295	Change in Multipspecies Permit Category, Transiting to Another Port and Transfer at Sea	Unchanged
191265	Permit Requirements - Operator Initial Permit Application and Renewal Form and Instruction	Unchanged
188859	VMS for Canadian Herring Transport Vessels: Emails for US EEZ Arrival/Departure and Transhipment Activity	Unchanged
188173	VMS: Installation, Proof of Installation, Satellite Operation Plan Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180187	Permit Requirements - Dealer Initial Permit and Renewal & E-mail Collection Instruction	Unchanged
179097	VMS Power Down Exemption Form	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 202410-0648-019
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202111-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/29/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2025
Responses	149,828	149,782
Time Burden (Hours)	19,973	19,835
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,447,074	1,442,797

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Abstract: This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection. This revision is being requested in support of the final rule to implement Framework Adjustment 16 to the Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fishery Management Plan. Framework 16 proposes adding a vessel hold baseline requirement for limited access Illex squid vessels in order to cap fishing power and limit expansion of effort in the fishery. In order to comply with this requirement, limited access Illex squid permit holders will need to submit certified vessel hold capacity measurements to NMFS approximately 12 months after implementation of the rule, and vessel hold capacity measurements will be required on all subsequent vessel permit applications and RPH applications for limited access Illex squid vessels. This action will also clarify an existing requirement for limited access Illex squid permit holders to submit daily reports via vessel monitoring system (VMS) to better verify catch in this fishery. The burden hours and cost associated with daily VMS reporting in the Illex squid fishery were already calculated and approved through previous actions; therefore, this clarification does not need additional approval through the PRA. Additionally, this action will require Illex and longfin squid vessels to declare their primary annual vessel processing type in order to assist stock assessment scientists in calculating catch per unit effort (CPUE). This information will be collected through the use of existing vessel permit applications and there will be negligible additional burden and no cost; therefore, this requirement also does not need additional approval through the PRA.

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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: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BN02	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 85885	10/29/2024

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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: 26

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Change in Multipspecies Permit Category, Transiting to Another Port and Transfer at Sea
DAS Credit: Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request	N/A	DAS Credit Form
DAS Credits: Cancelled Trip	N/A	DAS Credit Form
DAS Credits: Good Samaritan	N/A	DAS Credit Form
Exemption Programs Authorized for Federal Permit Holders
FishOnline Account
Gillnet Tags and Designations	N/A, N/A	Additional or Lost Gillnet Tag Order Form ,   Gillnet Tag Order Form
Lobster Area 5 Waiver
Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags	N/A	2019 Lobster Trap Tag Order Form
Permit Requirements - Dealer Initial Permit and Renewal & E-mail Collection	N/A	Intitial Dealer Permit Application Form 2020
Permit Requirements - Operator Initial Permit Application and Renewal	N/A	Operator Permit Application 2020
Permit Requirements - Vessel Permit Initial Application and Renewal	N/A	Vessel Permit Application 2020
RPH Application: Replacement/CPH, permit history retention, vessel specification verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss)	N/A, N/A	Application for Vessel Replacement or Confirmation of Permit History ,   Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Greater Atlantic Region
State Quota Transfers
VMS Power Down Exemption	N/A	VMS Power Down Exemption Request
VMS Reporting: Atlantic Sea Scallop Declaration, Prelanding Notification, Catch report
VMS Reporting: Atlantic mackerel and longfin squid declaration, catch report and pre-landing notfication
VMS Reporting: Declared out of fishery
VMS Reporting: Fishing activity and catch reporting for research permits, (start and end trip hails, end trip contains report)
VMS Reporting: Herring vessels
VMS Reporting: Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea Declaration and Adjustment
VMS Reporting: Northeast Multispecies declaration, trip start and end hails and catch reports
VMS Reporting: Surfclam and Ocean Quahog - Activity Declaration
VMS for Canadian Herring Transport Vessels: Emails for US EEZ Arrival/Departure and Transhipment Activity
VMS: Installation, Proof of Installation, Satellite Operation Plan	N/A	VMS Certification Form
Vessel owner single-letter option	NA	Mailing option change request form

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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	149,828	149,782	0	46	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,973	19,835	0	138	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,447,074	1,442,797	0	4,277	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Pursuant to final rule BN02, a new requirement was added that cause changes to both our responses and time burden. A new requirement for limited access Illex squid vessels to establish a volumetric hold baseline is being implemented. This requirement is being implemented in order to cap fishing power and restrict future increases in capacity in the Illex squid fishery. A vessel’s certified hold measurement will be used to establish its volumetric hold baseline (similar to the standard horsepower and length baseline measures required for all federally permitted vessels in the Greater Atlantic Region). This change will affect 46 vessels that do not already have this vessels specification because of their Tier 1 or Tier 2 Atlantic mackerel permit requirements. This new baseline requirements is the reason for the change to this collection of information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $900,152

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: 10/29/2024

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