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OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 200811-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200510-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Observer Providers
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: 08/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2008
Terms of Clearance: This request to collect information is approved. Prior to resubmission, the Agency should clarify the source of estimate of the number of respondents and burden hours per activity based on most recent program experience.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2009
Responses	2,750	0	2,995
Time Burden (Hours)	875	0	1,959
Cost Burden (Dollars)	854	0	83,000

Abstract: NMFS North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program was implemented in early 1990. Observers in this Program collect and disseminate catch, bycatch, and biological data necessary to support in- season monitoring and stock assessment. Alaska Fisheries Science Center in Seattle, Washington, provides the operational oversight of the program, certification training, definition of observer sampling duties and methods, debriefing of observers, and management of the data. Owners of vessels, shoreside processors, or stationary floating processors required to carry observers must arrange for observer services from an observer provider.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

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:
	73 FR 37931	07/02/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 75384	12/11/2008
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	2,750	2,995	10	-255
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	875	1,959	0	-1,084
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	854	83,000	0	-82,146

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: In some parts of the previous analysis, large respondent numbers were used instead of the 5, for observer providers. The large numbers inaccurately described the number of reports or the number of observers. This analysis is revised to correct those errors. In addition, this analysis uses the number 60 as the number of observers per observer provider when appropriate; the estimated total number of observers is 300. The following adjustments also occurred in this action: The total number of respondents is corrected to read 15 (10 industry requests, 5 observer providers) in place of 205. The total number of responses is corrected to read 2,750 in place of 2,995. This reduction is caused in part by removing items that describe observer requirements, because it is inappropriate to have them in this collection which describes observer providers. These items are: college transcript submission by observer candidates, observer physical examinations; and observer appeals for certification, decertification, or suspension. The total number of burden hours is revised from 1,959 to 875, due to removal of items described above. The total personnel costs are revised from $48,975 to $21,875, due to removal of items described above. The total miscellaneous costs are revised to $854 to replace $83,126, a net decrease of $82,272 (note: as ROCIS rounded down the previously requested costs to $83,000, the difference in ROCIS appears to be $82,146). A decrease of $82,432 was due to: 1) removal of items described above and 2) the change of report submittal to email in place of fax for almost all responses, because email is almost always used for this purpose. An increase of $160 was due to the correction of cost for submitting a fax from $1 to $6 and increase in the postage rate from $0.37 to $0.42.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,350

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: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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