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OMB Control No: 0648-0205	ICR Reference No: 201704-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region 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: 05/22/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/17/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2017
Responses	11,745	0	16,639
Time Burden (Hours)	7,259	0	7,023
Cost Burden (Dollars)	345,899	0	483,828

Abstract: Participants in the federally-regulated fisheries in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic are required to obtain Federal permits under the existing permit program for the specific fishery management plans of each region. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) needs information from the applications and associated data collections to identify fishing vessels, dealers, and participants, as well as properly manage the fisheries and generate fishery-related data. This collection is revised to collect additional personal and business information from applicants in several applications issued by NMFS' Southeast Regional Office. On these same forms, NMFS has also removed some data fields that were collecting less meaningful data. In addition, NMFS has revised certain forms to provide additional information or greater clarity. Finally, NMFS has adjusted the time burden estimates for certain information collection requirements under 0648-0205 for more accurate accounting.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 92789	12/20/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 17971	04/17/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	11,745	16,639	215	-5,109
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,259	7,023	227	9
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	345,899	483,828	0	-137,929

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program changes are proposed to add approximately 228 hours to the annual time burden. NMFS proposes revisions to several information collections under OMB Control Number 0648-0205 to enhance the information collected on several federal permit application forms for economic analysis, for purposes of notifying respondents, and to clarify instructions and requirements, as described in Question 1. These proposed revisions will increase the annual time burden for respondents due to additional information collected from respondents, as well as the additional corresponding instructions as explained herein. Adjustments are proposed to add a net of 9 hours to the annual time burden. NMFS has adjusted annual estimates of respondents, responses, burden hours, and costs to respondents, based on analysis and updates to these elements, as well as feedback from affected respondents. Twenty-seven of those hours are due to inclusion of three small collections that had been inadvertently not included at some point: Permit holder change of information, request for duplicate permits or cards, and application to consolidate reef fish permits. NMFS estimates that under the collection of information in OMB Control No. 0648-0205: • The number of annual respondents would decrease from 13,909 to 10,311, and • The number of annual responses would decrease from 16,639 to 11,745.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $526,725

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: Adam Bailey 808 944-2248

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