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OMB Control No:
0648-0330
ICR Reference No:
201410-0648-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201406-0648-010
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements
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:
11/18/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/08/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2017
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2015
Responses
69,038
0
38,221
Time Burden (Hours)
11,037
0
11,259
Cost Burden (Dollars)
895,706
0
4,942,080
Abstract:
verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. The use of at-sea scales can provide very precise and potentially accurate estimates of catch. At-sea scales have proven to be reliable and are now used to account for the vast majority of catch by catcher/processors fishing off Alaska. However, recent evidence of fraud calls into question the overall accuracy of the approach and indicates that catch estimates based on scale weights may systematically underestimate harvest in those fisheries dependent on scale weights for catch accounting. The At-sea Scales Program would be modified for catcher/processors and motherships that are required to weigh catch at sea by reducing the possibility of scale tampering and improving the accuracy of catch estimation.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq.
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0648-BD90
Final or interim final rulemaking
79 FR 68610
11/18/2014
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
25
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Bin video monitoring system data storage and maintenance
CMCP inspection request
NA
Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request
CMP inspection request
NA
Catch monitoring plan inspection request
Catch monitor and control plan addendum
Catch monitoring and control plan for shoreside processors aned stationary floating processors
Catch monitoring plan addendum
NA
Catch monitoring plan template
Catcher/processor bin monitoring inspection request form
NA
Inspection request for electronic bin monitoring system
Catcher/processor observer notification of flow scale tests
Catcher/processor observer sampling station costs and annual inspection request form
NA
Inspection request for observer sampling station
Catcher/processor printed output of flow scale, catch weight
Catcher/processor records of daily flow scale tests
NA
Record of daily flow scale tests
Crab catch monitoring plan
NA
Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template
Daily records from hopper scale test
NA
Daily records from hopper scale test
Electronic monitoring system
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems
NA
Inspection request, electronic monitoring system
Inspection request, flow scales
NA
Inspection request for at-sea scales
Inspection request, video for flow scale area
NA
Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system
Notification of Pacific cod Monitoring Option plus costs from installation of a motion-compensated flow scale
NA
Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option
Notify Observer of hopper scale tests
Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery
Printed output flow scale, audit trail
Printed output flow scale, calibration log
Printed output flow scale, fault log
Printed output hopper scale, audit trail
Printed output hopper scale, catch wt
Scale type evaluation
NA, NA, NA
Scale type evaluation - belt scale form
,
Scale type evaluation - automatic hopper scales
,
Scale type evaluation - platform hanging scales
Shoreside or SFP inseason scale tests, printed records from State of Alaska scale
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
69,038
38,221
0
31,020
-203
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
11,037
11,259
0
36
-258
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
895,706
4,942,080
0
110,289
-4,156,663
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
Capital costs are fixed, one-time expenses incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction, and equipment used in the production of goods or in the rendering of services. Program changes Scale heads & calibration software are required. Includes purchase and installation, $177,000 A new Flow scale video monitoring system is required. Includes purchase and installation, $ 369,000. Electronic monitoring system was removed. Other minor program changes. Net program changes: Increases of 31,020 responses, 36 hours and$110,289. Net adjustments: Decreases of 203 responses, 258 hours and $4,156,663..
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$50,051
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:
Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008
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:
10/08/2014
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