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OMB Control No:
0648-0330
ICR Reference No:
201709-0648-004
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201512-0648-011
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements
Type of Information Collection:
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
11/30/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
09/12/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2017
Responses
48,128
0
69,038
Time Burden (Hours)
10,086
0
11,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)
723,506
0
895,706
Abstract:
The At-Sea Scales Program was developed in response for catch accounting methodologies that were more precise and verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This was necessary as a result of the implementation of large-scale catch share programs that required NMFS to provide verifiable and defensible estimates of quota harvest. Shore-based processor participating in catch share program have many of the same catch accounting and monitoring goals as those described above. However, there are several differences that require unique monitoring tools to obtain precise and verifiable catch amounts for quota management. First, shore-based processors vary more in size, facilities and layout than do catcher/processors or motherships. Second, the State of Alaska is responsible for approving scales used for trade by shore-based processors and has developed an effective program for their inspection and approval.
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:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 25244
06/01/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 41612
09/01/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
21
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
At- sea scales - maintenance
CMCP Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery
CMCP inspection request
NA
Catch monitoring and control plan inspection request
CMCP printed record from scale
CMP inspection request
NA
Catch monitoring plan inspection request
CMP printed record from scale
Catch monitor and control plan addendum
Catch monitoring and control plan
Catch monitoring plan
NA
Crab Catch Monitoring Plan template
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 sampling station costs and annual inspection request form
NA
Inspection request for observer sampling station
Daily records from hopper scale test
NA
Daily records from hopper scale test
Inspection request, Chinook salmon bycatch and freezer longline video monitoring systems
NA
Inspection request, electronic monitoring system
Inspection request, video for flow scale area
NA
Inspection request, flowscale video monitoring system
Inspection requests (observer sampling station, video bin monitoring, and at-sea scales)
NA, NA
Inspection request form
,
Inspection request form
Notification of Pacific cod freezer longline monitoring option
NA
Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option
Notify Observer of hopper scale tests
Notify observer of flow scale tests
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
Printed output of flow scale, catch weight
Records of daily flow scale tests
NA
Record of daily flow scale tests
Scale type evaluations
Video monitoring and maintenance of video monitoring systems
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
48,128
69,038
0
0
-20,910
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
10,086
11,037
0
0
-951
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
723,506
895,706
0
0
-172,200
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:
Revisions to forms: Two forms are revised. Neither change reduces the burden hours to the public and do not change the utility of the information collected for NMFS. INSPECTION REQUEST FOR SCALES, OBSERVER SAMPLING STATIONS, AND ALL VIDEO MONITORING: The video system specifications section is removed from the inspection request form. NMFS may gather this data at the time of inspection. Additional fields have also been removed that are no longer needed to coordinate and schedule inspections expeditiously. These include company name, mailing address, fax number of contact, today’s date, and the manufacturer name and model of scale. These changes reduce the burden hours to the public. The burden hour estimate from 2 hours to 8 minutes have been adjusted to reflect this change. DAILY RECORD OF FLOW SCALE TEST: Two items have been removed from the form: the Beaufort sea scale and the signature of the observer. These two items are no longer needed to determine the accuracy of the flow scale. The removal of these two items does not change the burden hour estimate or the costs to the public. Reinstatement of collection: SCALE TYPE EVALUATION: The 2014 supporting statement inadvertently removed the scale type evaluations from the collection. A previous supporting statement separated scale type evaluations for platform and hanging scales, belt-conveyor (flow) scales, automatic hopper scales, and potential, undefined scales. However, the scale type evaluation conducted by NMFS is identical for all of these scale types. The differences noted in the previous supporting statement were for scale type evaluations completed by another government agency and should not be included in this supporting statement. This supporting statement reinstates this collection with corrections.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$26,462
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
Yes
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:
Jennifer Watson 907 586-7537
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:
09/12/2017
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