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OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 200908-0648-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200811-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Observer Providers
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 07/08/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/30/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2012
Responses	3,354	0	2,750
Time Burden (Hours)	1,374	0	875
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,103	0	854

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program provides observers to 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. This action revises the collection to prohibit activities that result in non-representative fishing behavior from counting toward an observer coverage day and require observer providers to report to NMFS information about the cost of providing observers.

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:
0648-AW24	Proposed rulemaking	74 FR 50155	09/30/2009

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	3,354	2,750	604
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,374	875	499
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,103	854	3,249

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: Program changes are created by a rule to revise the Observer Program. These changes are described below: Observer provider permit appeals process is removed. a decrease of 1 respondents, 0 instead of 1 a decrease of 1 response, 0 instead of 1 a decrease of 1 hr burden, 0 hr instead of 1 hr a decrease of $25 personnel costs, $0 instead of $25 a decrease of $501 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $501 Copies of observer provider invoices is added. an increase of 5 respondents, 5 instead of 0 an increase of 600 responses, 600 instead of 0 an increase of 300 hr burden, 300 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $7,500 personnel costs, $7,500 instead of $0 an increase of $3,625 miscellaneous costs, $3,625 instead of $0 Observer conduct and behavior policy is added. an increase of 5 respondents, 5 instead of 0 an increase of 5 responses, 5 instead of 0 an increase of 200 hr burden, 200 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $5,000 personnel costs, $5,000 instead of $0 an increase of $125 miscellaneous costs, $125 instead of $0. Other information collections in OMB Control No. 0648-0318 are unchanged. There is no change in unduplicated respondents. There is a net increase of 604 responses; 499 hours, $12,475 in personnel costs and $3,249 in miscellaneous costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $68,267

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]? No

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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