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OMB Control No: 0648-0203	ICR Reference No: 200909-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits
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: 06/18/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/17/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2013	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2010
Responses	4,584	0	2,369
Time Burden (Hours)	1,996	0	642
Cost Burden (Dollars)	46,345	0	65,000

Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects certain information to determine whether a respondent complies with regulations that pertain to the issuance, transfer, ownership interest or renewal of a Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry permit or exempted fishing permit. Also, NMFS collects information from permit owners and vessel owners to assist NMFS with its enforcement responsibilities. Exempted fishing permit holders may be required to provide descriptions of planned fishing activities, periodic data reports, preseason plans, and summary reports. The respondents are mainly groundfish fishermen or fishing companies or partnerships. Other respondents include state fisheries agencies, non-profits groups, or fishing associations who sponsor research carried out under exempted fishing permits.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq (Secction 303) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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:
	74 FR 18687	04/24/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 47778	09/17/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,584	2,369	2,215
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,996	642	1,354
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	46,345	65,000	-18,655

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: The EFP estimated hours have increased by 1,449, although the proposals are estimated to be fewer (5, rather than 9): estimated times for proposals and summary reports have increased significantly and there are a greater number of estimated data reports and notifications of EFP fishing trips and deliveries under an EFP; NMFS has increased monitoring requirements associated with EFPs to protect overfished species and to more closely track EFP fishing activities. Costs have increased by about $1,000, due to increased number of mailings of reports and notifications. The time burden for the LEP part of the collection (including sablefish stacking) has decreased from 280 hours to 185 hours. The reason for the reduction in the time burden is the elimination of several of the sablefish stacking related collections which were one time in nature, as well as the marriage declaration form which was a one time opportunity for permit owners to add their spouses as co-owner of the permit for the purpose of obtaining an exemption from the owner on board requirement. Costs have decreased for LEP s primary due to an adjustment of the costs associated with processing renewal applications. The renewal fee for LEPs effective in 2010 is estimated to be $110 per permit. This application fee is a decrease from $152 renewal fee given in the prior collection. NMFS has realized certain efficiencies in its processing of renewals resulting in a reduced number of staff hours. The reduced renewal fee amount accounts for most of the decrease in the total annual cost burden to respondents (a decrease of 17,518: from $61,408 ($152 x 404) to $43,890 ($110 x 399). There is no fee to the respondents to recover annualized costs to the Federal government to process transfer requests and ownership interest information. In summary, the total burden hours have increased by 1,354 hours and costs decreased by $18,332.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,659

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Kevin Ford 2065266115

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