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OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 201211-0648-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201011-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Observer Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/21/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2013
Responses	14,358	0	3,354
Time Burden (Hours)	4,130	0	1,374
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,256	0	4,103

Abstract: This action would restructure the Alaska Observer Program to add a funding and deployment system and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants through an associated rule, RIN 0648-BB42. Landings information submitted by managers of shoreside processors and stationary floating processors would be used to assess the observer fee liability for each landing. Managers of shoreside processors and stationary floating processors would access reports generated by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) web-based application for a receipt of the observer fee liability associated with each landing. NMFS would make electronic monitoring available as an alternative tool for fulfilling observer coverage requirements. The electronic monitoring option would not change the funding mechanism or fee amount proposed in this action, but could serve to reduce economic impacts on small entities by providing an alternative to carrying a human observer.

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-BB42	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 70062	11/21/2012

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	14,358	3,354	11,803	-799
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,130	1,374	3,355	-599
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,256	4,103	2,273	-3,120

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: This action is a program change to add a funding and deployment system to the Alaska Observer Program and amend existing observer coverage requirements for vessels and processing plants. To integrate the new procedures with the existing procedures required the following addition and revisions: Notification of one-time election [NEW] an increase of 2 respondents and responses, 2 instead of 0 an increase of 1 hr burden, 1 instead of 0 hr an increase of $25 personnel costs, $25 instead of $0 an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $0 Use ODDs system [NEW] an increase of 799 respondents, 799 instead of 0 an increase of 10,840 responses, 10,840 instead of 0 an increase of 2,710 hr burden, 2,710 instead of 0 hr an increase of $67,750 personnel costs, $67,750 instead of $0 an increase of $1,626 miscellaneous costs, $1,626 instead of $0 Electronic monitoring instead of observer [NEW] an increase of 1 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 0 an increase of 1 hr burden, 1 instead of 0 hr an increase of $1 personnel costs, $1 instead of $0 Observer Fee Submittal [NEW] an increase of 160 respondents and responses, 160 instead of 0 an increase of 40 hr burden, 40 instead of 0 hr an increase of $1000 personnel costs, $1000 instead of $0 an increase of $24 miscellaneous costs, $24 instead of $0 Adjustments Observer Program Appeals [MODIFY] an increase of 3 hr burden, 4 instead of 1 hr an increase of $75 personnel costs, $100 instead of $25

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,383

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: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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