Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

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 information collection is revised due to the rule that allows use of longline pot gear and adds 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 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 adds 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 this collection. The directly regulated entities already complete the catcher/processor electronic logbook, and the current burden estimates allow for differences in the time and cost needed to complete and submit the logbook. This rule also affects information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0353. NMFS is submitting a separate request to revise -0353. One change not associated with the rule was made from the proposed rule to the final rule. The form for the IFQ/CDQ landing report has been revised to increase clarity and improve consistency with other forms for the NMFS Alaska Region. This does not change the number of respondents and responses or the burden for this form.

The latest form for Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS) expires 2028-04-30 and can be found here.

Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration

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