Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries	Form	Unchanged	Available
VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries	Form	Unchanged	Repair queued
0648-0372 Justification for Change.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Available
0648-0372 Justification for Change.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Missing upstream
NOAA Cost Allocation Policy - NMFS Procedure 04-115-02.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Available
NOAA Cost Allocation Policy - NMFS Procedure 04-115-02.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2026-03-26	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	Form	Unchanged	VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	Form	Unchanged	VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
4394	Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	Form	Unchanged
279644	EMSPR: Debrief of EM Staff	Other-Regulations	New
279643	EMSPR: Data Storage	Other-Regulations	New
279642	EMSPR: Reports (Quarterly EM Review, Technical Assistance, Non-Compliance)	Other-Regulations	New
279641	EMSPR: Vessel Monitoring Plans	Other-Regulations	New
279640	EMSPR: EM System Certification Form	Other-Regulations	New
279639	EMSPR: Change to EMSP	Other-Regulations	New
279638	EMSPR: Appeal	Other-Regulations	New
279637	EMSPR: Application & Supporting Documentation	Other-Regulations	New
279636	Vessel Owner/Operator Requirements: VMS Monitoring Area Catch Reports	Other-Regulations	New
279635	Vessel Owner/Operator Requirements: Mailing EM Hard Drives for Monitoring Area Trips	Other-Regulations	New
255305	Electronic Video & Gear Monitoring Requirements - Mailing EM Hard Drives		Unchanged
255302	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Camera Boom Installation		Unchanged
255301	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Purchase, Install and EMP for 1 Vessel		Unchanged
255300	Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Service Payment		Unchanged
213260	Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units		Unchanged
213256	Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports		Unchanged
210619	Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels	Instruction	Unchanged
198041	Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses		Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0372	ICR Reference No: 202603-0648-005
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-016
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/06/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/26/2026
Terms of Clearance: Consistent with agency action. No material or substantive change to a currently approved collection

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2028	05/31/2028	05/31/2028
Responses	29,174	0	28,275
Time Burden (Hours)	3,719	0	2,697
Cost Burden (Dollars)	281,273	0	179,526

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests OMB merge the 0648-0816 temporary information collection into approved information collection 0648-0372, Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Due to the concurrent timing of the rulemaking for 0648-BI10 and the renewal of information collection 0648-0372, Electronic Monitoring Systems for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS), a temporary collection was created for the rule-related collection. This request seeks to merge the new temporary collection (0648-0816) with 0648-0372 now that all actions have been resolved. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) promulgated a rule (0648-BI10) in 2023 to implement Amendment 15 to establish two pelagic longline (PLL) monitoring areas, in which PLL vessels that are approved to fish will be required to report interactions with select bycatch species by set via their vessel monitoring system (VMS) units. Notice was provided to the public in both the proposed rule (88 FR 29050) and final rule (91 FR 04256) of the creation of a temporary collection for Amendment 15 that would be merged into 0648-0372 upon resolution of the extension to 0648-0372 and the approval of the final rule package for 0648-0816. The merging of these collections changes the number of respondents, responses, burden hours and burden cost for 0648-0372 by the burden amounts approved under 0648-0816. There are no other changes to 0648-0372. Upon approval by OMB of this change request, a discontinuation request will be submitted for information collection 0648-0816.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
  

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:
	88 FR 41931	06/28/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 69622	10/06/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 19

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Beginning / Ending Trip Declaration through VMS plus Cost of Maintenance and Automatic Location Responses
Blulefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports for Pelagic Longline and Green Stick Vessels
EMSPR: Appeal
EMSPR: Application & Supporting Documentation
EMSPR: Change to EMSP
EMSPR: Data Storage
EMSPR: Debrief of EM Staff
EMSPR: EM System Certification Form
EMSPR: Reports (Quarterly EM Review, Technical Assistance, Non-Compliance)
EMSPR: Vessel Monitoring Plans
Electronic Video & Gear Monitoring Requirements - Mailing EM Hard Drives
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Camera Boom Installation
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Purchase, Install and EMP for 1 Vessel
Electronic Video and Gear Monitoring Requirements - Service Payment
Resubmission of VMS Reports Due to Faulty VMS Units
Review of VMS Submitted Bluefin Tuna Catch and Effort Reports
Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species - purchase, installation and activation checklist	N/A	VMS Certification Statement for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fisheries
Vessel Owner/Operator Requirements: Mailing EM Hard Drives for Monitoring Area Trips
Vessel Owner/Operator Requirements: VMS Monitoring Area Catch 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	29,174	28,275	0	0	899	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,719	2,697	0	0	1,022	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	281,273	179,526	0	0	101,747	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: Merge temporary collection 0648-0816 into 0648-0372. Modified the EMSPR: Application & Supporting Documentation burden hours as they were incorrectly calculated in 0648-0816.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,418,424

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: 03/26/2026

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