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OMB Control No:
0648-0218
ICR Reference No:
201412-0648-007
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201408-0648-003
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:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
12/22/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2017
02/28/2017
02/28/2017
Responses
571
0
571
Time Burden (Hours)
412
0
405
Cost Burden (Dollars)
143,121
0
143,121
Abstract:
The rule would modify the existing information required on the catch report form to include specific information in the event that a whale shark is encircled in a purse seine net 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). The additional required information would be detailed in an instruction sheet provided by the NMFS Pacific Islands Regional Administrator to owners and operators of U.S. purse seine vessels licensed under the South Pacific Tuna Treaty and would consist of the following: (1) the number of whale sharks encircled in a given set; (2) a brief description of any conditions or circumstances that might have led to the encirclement; (3) a brief description of the steps taken to ensure safe release of the whale shark(s); and (4) whether each of the animals was alive or dead upon release. The existing catch report form would remain unchanged and the instruction sheet would specify the format in which the new information must be recorded on the existing catch report form. In the event that a whale shark encirclement occurs, the rule would require respondents to add the above information to the existing catch report form.
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:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
78 FR 48860
08/12/2013
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 2816
01/16/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Catch report
NA
Purse seine vessel - catch report form
Expression of interest to determine license application eligibility
License Application Form
NA
License appolication form
Regional Application/VMS Registration Form and Fee and VMS maintenance costs
NA
Application for registration
Request for planned purse seine participation in the WCPO fishery
Unloading Logsheet
NA
Purse seine transshipment and other unloading logsheet
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
571
571
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
412
405
0
7
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
143,121
143,121
0
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
For catch reports that include whale shark encirclement reports, an additional 10 minutes will be added. This makes an average of 2 minutes more per response, and adds a total of 7 hours to this collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$14,858
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:
12/19/2014
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