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OMB Control No: 0648-0491	ICR Reference No: 200804-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200705-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data Collection
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: 04/14/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2011	08/31/2010	08/31/2010
Responses	278,373	0	236,219
Time Burden (Hours)	11,688	0	7,949
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,489,055	0	1,445,823

Abstract: Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has responsibility for the conservation and management of marine fishery resources off the coast of the United States. The majority of this responsibility has been delegated to the Councils and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries Service). The general category scallop fishery in NOAA Fisheries Services Northeast Region (NERO) is currently an open access fishery that allows any vessel to apply for, and be issued, a general category permit. The general category permit was created in 1994 under Amendment 4 to the FMP to allow vessels fishing in non-scallop fisheries to catch scallops as incidental catch, and for a small-scale scallop fishery to continue outside of the large scale limited access scallop fishery. Over time, participation in the general category fishery has increased. In 1994, there were 1,992 general category permits issued. By 2005 that number had increased to 2,950. In January of 2006, the Council began the development of Amendment 11 to evaluate alternatives for a limited access program for the general category fishery to improve resource conservation, minimize the potential for excess harvesting capacity in the fishery, and provide a platform to promote long-term economic stability for harvesters, processors, and fishing communities. Amendment 11 was adopted by the Council on June 20, 2007. This amendment is designed to meet all the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as well as other applicable laws. The requirements under Amendment 11 to the FMP includes collection information that is already accounted for under the Northeast Region Logbook Family of Forms (OMB Control No. 0648-0212) and the Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 10 Data Collection (OMB Control No. 0648-0491). Amendment 11 contains the following provisions that would increase the annual budget for the Atlantic Sea Scallop Amendment 10 Data Collection (OMB Control No. 0648-0491): 1. Three new limited access general category scallop permit categories: limited access general category (LAGC), incidental catch general category (ICGC), and Northern Gulf of Maine general category (NGOM); 2. Vessel monitoring system (VMS) reporting requirements for all general category vessels; 3. LAGC and NGOM VMS pre-landing notification requirements; 4. State waters exemption program VMS enrollment requirements; 5. A LAGC individual fishing quota (IFQ) temporary transfer and permanent transfer program; 6. A LAGC IFQ cost recovery program; and 7. A new general category sector program.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reuthorization Act of 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AU32	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 20090	04/14/2008

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	278,373	236,219	42,154
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,688	7,949	3,739
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,489,055	1,445,823	43,232

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to this emendment, burden and cost will be added for permit applications and renewal, VMS installation and reporting, cost recovery submission, quota transfer requests, sector proposals and operation plans and other related information collections. Responses would increase from 236,219 by approximately 42,154 to 278,373; hours, from 7,949 by 3,739 to 11,688, and cost, from $1,445,823 by $43,232 to $1,489,055.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $67,519

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Ryan Silva 978 281-9326

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