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OMB Control No: 0648-0304	ICR Reference No: 201102-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200911-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/28/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/22/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	01/31/2012	01/31/2012
Responses	15,170	0	200
Time Burden (Hours)	948	0	100
Cost Burden (Dollars)	19,795	0	13,484

Abstract: United States vessels that fish on the high seas are required to possess a permit issued under the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act. Applicants must submit information to identify their vessels and intended fishing activities. The application information is used to process applications and maintain a register of U.S. vessels authorized to fish on the high seas. NMFS proposes to modify OMB Control No. 0648-0304 in the following ways: Revise the application fee in the application form and instructions; Add additional options for vessel types in the permit application form and Merge multiple, related information collections (adding 0648-0348 and -0349) under a single OMB Control Number. NMFS proposes to modify the permit application in the following ways: Add "Northwest Atlantic Trawl Fishery" to the list of authorized high seas fishing activities on the application as well as add "trawl vessel" to the list of authorized vessel types, Eliminate the requirement to submit a copy of a corporation's Articles of Incorporation.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 5501 et seq. Name of Law: High Seas Fishing Compliance 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:
	73 FR 1599	01/09/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 35119	06/20/2008
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
High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information	NA
High Seas Vessel Identification
High Seas Vessel Reporting Requirements	NA

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	15,170	200	-80	15,050
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	948	100	-40	888
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	19,795	13,484	2,047	4,264

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: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Adjustment: Adding the response and burden estimates for OMB Control No. 0648-0348:50 responses, 38 hours, and $1,250. Adjustment: Adding the response and burden estimates for OMB Control No. 0648-0349: 15,000 responses, 850 hours, and $3,012. The latest response and burden estimates for OMB Control No. 0648-0304, based on adjusting the numbers of permit applications and raising postage (adjustments) and raising the application fee (program change)is 120 responses, 60 hours, and $15,533. Thus, the burden estimate for OMB Control No. 0648-0304 will become 15,170 responses, 948 hours, and $19,795.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $11,600

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: Mi Ae Kim 3017139090

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