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OMB Control No: 0648-0498	ICR Reference No: 201010-0648-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms
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: 03/14/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/19/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2011
Responses	36	0	50,954
Time Burden (Hours)	17	0	2,579
Cost Burden (Dollars)	30	0	1,438

Abstract: Owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast ports for highly migratory species (HMS) such as tuna, billfish, and sharks are required to submit information in regards to their planned fishing activities. The information will enable the various local, national, and regional entities to effectively manage and enforce fisheries targeting transboundary HMS stocks as part of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for U.S. West Coast Fisheries for HMS. This PRA Submission addresses vessel monitoring systems (VMS) requirements and observer pre-trip notifications. The information is pertinent for the basic monitoring of the fishery and to obtain information needed by, among other agencies, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the U.S. Coast Guard, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the Interamerican Tropical Tuna Commission to monitor the activities of the participating vessels and the performance of the fisheries. Knowing near real-time VMS position information for U.S. West Coast-based HMS fishing vessels enables effective monitoring of vessel activity for enforcement and assessment purposes. VMS units also provide confirmation of reported vessel fishing activity locations and can help in validation of logbook records accuracy. The requirements would also generate information for evaluating the magnitude and distribution of impacts from any changes in regulations that might occur in the future. Observer pre-trip notifications allow for the timely placement of at-sea observers onboard vessels at discretion of the NMFS to collect information on, among other things, bycatch and protected species interactions.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 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:
	75 FR 51439	08/20/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 70899	11/19/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Longline pre-trip reports
Troll/baitboat albacore high seas reporting	NA, 88-197	,
VMS installation and certification
VMS maintenance
VMS reporting

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	36	50,954	-50,908	-10
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17	2,579	-2,533	-29
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	30	1,438	-1,413	5

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: A program change has been made, removing the Troll/Baitboat Federal Pacific Albacore Logbook requirement from this renewal as it is already covered under a separate OMB Control Number, 0648-0223. This duplication had previously been overlooked. A second program change: VMS reporting was removed, due to this burden no longer being counted, and the transmission cost being paid for by NMFS. Adjustments for this renewal reduce the estimated number of vessels to be active in any one year from 20 to 5 and increase the estimated number of trips per year per vessel from 5 to 6.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $13,271

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]? No

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: Trisha Culver 562 980-4239

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