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OMB Control No: 0648-0205	ICR Reference No: 201711-0648-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201704-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast 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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/30/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/30/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2020	05/31/2020	05/31/2020
Responses	11,745	0	11,745
Time Burden (Hours)	7,259	0	7,259
Cost Burden (Dollars)	345,899	0	345,899

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. To clarify and reorganize the small business and organization certification instructions and section on the respective forms, we have included the instructions that apply to all applicants directly in the small business and organization certification section of the forms. Conversely, we moved the instructions regarding affiliation, which only affect a minority of applicants with complex ownership relationships, to the main instructions for the form. In addition, some instructions were moved from the top of small business and organization certification section directly into the flow diagram to improve comprehension of the diagram and how to correctly fill out the questions included therein. We also added check boxes for the “yes or no” questions in the flow diagram per requests received from the applicants, as the lack of such was creating confusion about how to proceed through the diagram. In addition, we clarified that each applicant only has to answer the questions associated with one of the seven boxes in the flow diagram, as some applicants mistakenly thought they had to answer all questions associated with all seven boxes. We also more clearly indicate at what point an applicant has completed the section and explicitly state which section of the form to proceed to when they have completed the small business and organization certification section. We also clarified that crew on fishing vessels are not considered “employees” and should not be included in the applicant’s employment estimate when such an estimate is needed to complete that section of the form.

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	11,745	11,745
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,259	7,259
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	345,899	345,899

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: 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

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: Adam Bailey 808 944-2248