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OMB Control No:
0648-0040
ICR Reference No:
202010-0648-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201807-0648-003
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting 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 with change
Conclusion Date:
12/22/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/18/2020
Terms of Clearance:
OMB requests that the agency clarify whether responses are mandatory or voluntary on the forms themselves or on their individual instructions, per 5 CFR 1320.8(c)(1)(i), prior to the next revision or extension request for this collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2021
Responses
175,025
0
164,564
Time Burden (Hours)
20,260
0
18,285
Cost Burden (Dollars)
2,274
0
1,634
Abstract:
This information collection consists of a mandatory dealer reporting program for domestic landings and international trade of highly migratory species. Catch and trade monitoring is required under the provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, Tunas Convention Act, and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Information collected through this program is essential for the United States to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, and its management obligations under the MSA. Beginning in 2021, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is implementing an electronic reporting system whereby dealers may meet the requirement for biweekly bluefin tuna landings and trade reporting, thus necessitating the need for this revision. NMFS has modernized its dealer reporting system for Atlantic bluefin tuna landings by replacing the facsimile (FAX)-based optical character recognition system with an online reporting application. The new online electronic system collects the same data fields, at the same interval, as those that were previously collected via FAX. Instead of hand-writing out a landing form and faxing it into an automated system, dealers now log into the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS) (https://safis.accsp.org:8443/safis_prod/f?p=SAFIS:101::::::) and key in the required data electronically over the internet (associated with a final rule, RIN 0648-BG16). Per Final Rule 0648-BF17, bluefin tuna catch documents (BCDs) will now be submitted electronically, at the same estimated burden as the paper documents. Users will be pre-registered in the new system. Paper forms will still be allowed if needed.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 971
Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas 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:
85 FR 46070
07/31/2020
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
85 FR 73461
11/18/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for authorization for non-government validation
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag
88-144
Atlantic BFT Daily Landings Reports
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report
NA
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Biweekly Report
Email address given to NMFS
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs
NA
eDealer reporting for HMS
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
NA
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
Validation of Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable
NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA
BFT Re-Export Certificate
,
Bigeye Tuna Re-Export Certificate
,
Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document
,
Swordfish Re-Export Certificate
,
Swordfish Statistical Document
,
Pacific BFT Re-Export Certificate
,
BFT Catch Document
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers)
NA
Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the HMS Dealer Landing Report
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
175,025
164,564
0
0
10,461
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
20,260
18,285
0
0
1,975
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
2,274
1,634
0
0
640
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:
There has been an increase in the number of respondents, resulting in additional responses, burden time and cost. Some costs have been reduced due to a switch to electronic reporting.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,225,226
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?
No
Agency Contact:
Margo Schulz-Haugen 301 713-0234
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:
11/18/2020
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