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OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 201507-0648-014
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northeast Region 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OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/04/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2016	07/31/2016	07/31/2016
Responses	157,406	0	157,406
Time Burden (Hours)	16,704	0	16,704
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,110,068	0	2,110,068

Abstract: Per RIN 0648-BB40, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a change to the OMB Control No. 0648-0202 Family of Forms to remove the requirement for vessels to report vessel baseline tonnages when filling out the application for Vessel Replacement, Upgrade, and Confirmation of Permit History. In addition, NMFS is proposing to remove the one-time upgrade limit for vessels, thus eliminating the need for a separate vessel upgrade process. Implementing these measures would reduce the administrative burden to permit holders, leading to increased profits for the regulated community. Removing tonnages from vessel baselines may also simplify or eliminate the need for a permit holder to hire a naval architect to determine and document tonnage if it was not previously established. NMFS estimates the resulting average cost savings of as much as $375 per survey, and we estimate that half of all requests require a survey. Also, we are removing the one-time limit on upgrades, so that there is no longer a need for vessels owners to send in an RUPH form to reflect when they have upgraded their vessel. Currently, if a vessel owner upgrades his engine horse power from 300 to 330 HP, for example, he would need to send us the RUPH form and declare that an upgrade has occurred. Under the new measures, vessel owners will be able to upgrade multiple times within the 20% limit. Therefore, we are removing "Upgrades" from the RUPH form.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 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:
	77 FR 67792	11/14/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 25058	04/29/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Program changes; We estimate that the removal of GRT and NT and the one-time upgrade will reduce the need for surveys and the time involved in preparing a vessel replacement application by 50 percent. Therefore, this change will reduce the cost burden on the industry by $12,750 (34 total fewer surveys) and 139 burden hours per year. The estimated times to prepare a vessel replacement application and retention history would be 1.5 each, rather than 3, hours, for a total of 140 hours; 23 vessels would require vessel specification verification surveys and 11.5 (12) would require unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) surveys, for a total of $13,125. ROCIS will also show adjustments from the 2013 extension, reflecting the decrease from 600 estimated RUPH requests to 93. These adjustments result in decreases of 607 responses, 1,710 hours and $146,897 in costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $849,765

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: Travis Ford 978 281-9233

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