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OMB Control No: 0648-0327	ICR Reference No: 201108-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-0648-019
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms
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: 08/10/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/10/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	03/31/2012	03/31/2012
Responses	44,673	0	44,594
Time Burden (Hours)	10,576	0	10,556
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,233,963	0	1,233,928

Abstract: This information collection consists of a mandatory vessel permit program for commercial tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries, recreational highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries and charter//headboat HMS fisheries, and mandatory dealer permits for purchase of HMS from vessels and for international trade of several HMS. These permits provide the basis for catch monitoring and collection of catch and effort statistics in these fisheries as required under the Atlantic Tuna Conventions Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Such information is essential for the United States to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. The National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) HMS Management Division recently published a final rule for Amendment 3 to the 2006 Consolidated HMS Fishery Management Plan (FMP). Under the final rule for this action, effective at the beginning of the 2012 smoothhound fishing season, NMFS requires owners of vessels that fish for, take, retain, or possess smoothhounds (smooth dogfish and Florida smoothhounds) with an intention to sell, to obtain a Federal commercial smoothhound permit. The Federal commercial smoothhound permit will be a new permit administered out of the Northeast Region (NERO), due to the overlap with other similar fisheries, such as the spiny dogfish fishery, which are also administered out of NERO. In addition to this new permit, the incidental HMS squid trawl permit will also be added to the NERO Federal Fisheries Initial Permit Application form (for initial application, there will be a pre-printed one-time application with a maximum burden time of 15 minutes.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tuna Conventions Act
PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 49368	08/10/2011

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 22921	04/28/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 55030	09/24/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	44,673	44,594	79
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,576	10,556	20
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,233,963	1,233,928	35

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: During the initial issuance phase, the total responses will increase to 44,673 (current 44,594 plus 79 new responses). The total burden hours, including the burden hours associated with filling out the new form, will be 10,576 hours (current 10,556 plus 20 additional hours). After the initial issuance, the number of responses and total burden hours would return to previous estimates. The total annual cost to the public for mailing in the form would be $35 (79 applications x $0.44 = $35). The current total annual cost to the public from 0648-0327 is $1,233,928; therefore, the combined new total annual costs would be $1,233,963 ($1,233,928 plus $35). Again, this is a one time cost increase.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Margo Schulz-Haugen 301 713-0234

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