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OMB Control No:
0648-0218
ICR Reference No:
201211-0648-002
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201012-0648-008
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
South Pacific Tuna Act
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:
Preapproved
Conclusion Date:
11/14/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/07/2012
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2014
02/28/2014
02/28/2014
Responses
536
0
536
Time Burden (Hours)
389
0
389
Cost Burden (Dollars)
116,512
0
116,512
Abstract:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) collects license, registration, catch, and unloading information from purse seine vessels fishing within a large region of the central and western Pacific Ocean governed by the Treaty of Fisheries between the governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the government of the United States of America. The information collected is required to meet obligations under that Treaty. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is issuing a final rule that would implement provisions regarding "net sharing" (i.e., the transfer of fish that have not yet been loaded on board any fishing vessel from the purse seine net of one vessel to another fishing vessel) for U.S. purse seine vessels fishing in the area of application of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention Area).
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 973g and 973j
Name of Law: South Pacific Tuna Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Final or interim final rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 43485
07/26/2010
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 76950
12/10/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
5
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Catch report
NA
Expression of interest to determine license application eligibility
License Application Form
NA
Regional Application/VMS Registration Form and Fee and VMS maintenance costs
NA
Unloading Logsheet
NA
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
536
536
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
389
389
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
116,512
116,512
0
0
0
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:
Due to the recent increase in license holders (from 22 in 2007 to 36 in October 2010), the expected number of respondents for the information collection has been adjusted to 38, two fewer than the maximum number of general licenses that may be issued under the Treaty in any given licensing period, plus four prospective license applicants that submit expressions of interest each year but that do not subsequently submit a complete application package or receive a license. Mailing costs have been added for the catch report and unloading logsheets, because they are more likely now to be mailed than picked up by NMFS staff (not a program change).
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$14,273
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:
Thomas Graham 8089442219
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:
11/07/2012
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