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OMB Control No:
0648-0327
ICR Reference No:
201203-0648-005
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201108-0648-010
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
07/05/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/29/2012
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2012
Responses
37,177
0
44,673
Time Burden (Hours)
9,801
0
10,576
Cost Burden (Dollars)
657,211
0
1,233,963
Abstract:
This information collection consists of a mandatory annual vessel permit program for commercial, recreational, and charter/headboat highly migratory species (HMS) fisheries, and mandatory dealer permits for purchase of HMS from vessels and 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 Tunas Convention 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 Tunas. Several permits and their burdens have been removed with this request, as they were found to duplicate information in OMB Control No. 0648-0205, Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms, and it was decided that the latter was the best home for the information.
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:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 65500
10/01/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
77 FR 18789
03/28/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
9
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Atlantic HMS Charter Permit
NA
HMS Chartering Permit Application
Atlantic HMS Charter Permit termination notice
Initial Atlantic HMS Squid Trawl Permit
NA, NA
Initial Incidental HMS Squid Trawl Permit
,
NE Region Vessel Permit Application
Initial and Renewal - HMS Angling
NA
Atlantic Tunas and HMS permit application
Initial application - Atlantic Tunas Dealer
NA
Northeast Region Seafood Dealer Permit Application
Initial vessel permit application - Atlantic tunas, HMS charter/headboat
NA
Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS initial permit application
International Trade Permits
NA
HMS International Trade Permit
Renewal - Atlantic tunas dealer permits
NA
NE Region Dealer Permit Application
Renewal - Atlantic tunas limited access permits
NA
Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS Permit Application
Renewal -- Vessel applications for Atlantic tunas, HMS charter/headboat
NA
Atlantic Tunas and Atlantic HMS permit application
Shark and swordfish dealer permits
NA
Federal dealer permit application
Shark and swordfish vessel permits
NA
Federal permit application for vessels fishing in the EEZ
Smoothhound initial permit and addition of gear for smoothhound to NE Region Federal Fisheries Permit (no added burden for latter)
NA
Application for federal smoothhound permit
ICR Summary 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
37,177
44,673
0
-1,496
-6,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
9,801
10,576
0
-367
-408
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
657,211
1,233,963
0
-359,836
-216,916
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:
Program changes: Since the last action under this OMB Control No., NMFS has removed two dealer permits (Shark and Swordfish Dealer permits) and five vessel permits (Shark Directed and Incidental and Swordfish Directed, Incidental, and Handgear) from this collection. These permits were removed because they are currently covered under OMB Control No. 0648-0205, Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms. The total respondents and responses removed are 1,476; hours, 359; and recordkeeping/reporting costs $100,388. Two information collections that are no longer applicable have been removed: a separate charter vessel permit application and a permit termination notice. This accounts for 20 responses, 8 hours and $8 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. Changes in permit fees: Previously, the Atlantic Tunas, Atlantic HMS and Angler permit fee was $28; it has been changed to $20. For the 32,430 requested permits, total cost is reduced by $259,440. Program Changes Total Decreases: Responses, 1,496; hours, 367, recordkeeping/reporting Costs: $359,836. Adjustments: In the last iteration of this information collection, a fee of $113 was included for Atlantic Tunas dealer permits; in reality, per the Northeast Regional Office, there has never been a fee for these permits. The inclusion must have been based on a discussion conducted at some point, with an erroneous conclusion drawn. For the requested 427 permits, this reduces costs by $48,251. For permits now in this collection, there are net decreases in Atlantic tunas vessel permits and dealer permits; the two new permits retain their initial estimates. The total decreases related to permit number decreases are: 6,000 responses, 408 hours and $168,665. Adjustments Total Decreases: Responses, 6,000; hours, 408; recordkeeping/reporting costs: $216,916.
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
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
03/29/2012
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