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OMB Control No: 0648-0543	ICR Reference No: 201312-0648-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201310-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook
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: 12/19/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/17/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2016	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2015
Responses	500	0	3,600
Time Burden (Hours)	251	0	110
Cost Burden (Dollars)	460,000	0	0

Abstract: The Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the Shrimp Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico was amended by a Framework Action (Proposed Rule 0648-BD41) to modify the funding for the mandatory electronic logbook program. Owners and operators of permitted vessels, if selected by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), are required to have a newer electronic logbook (ELB) unit installed on their vessel. The newer ELBs automatically record vessel position information, which is then transmitted to NMFS and used to estimate catch-per-unit-effort for the trip at various fishing locations.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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:
0648-BD41	Final or interim final rulemaking

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

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	500	3,600	-3,100	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	251	110	250	-109
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	460,000	0	460,000	0

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: The number of respondents will increase by 900 for this collection due to the expansion of the ELB program. NMFS purchased 1,500 ELB units in 2013. To date, 600 vessels have been outfitted with ELB units, therefore, 900 additional vessels will participate in the ELB program. The increase in burden hours for the new ELB units totals 750 burden hours (i.e., 30 for initial installation for the new 1,500 units), annualized to 250 hours. This collection-of-information will retain 1 hour for the 6 periodic downloads and removals for the 10 older ELB units that will be retained in the fishery. Costs for installation and data transmission fees result in a new total annualized cost of $460,000. Adjustment: Burden is no longer needed for initial installation of the older ELB units (50 hours) or for installation/removal of the memory chip of the logbooks for 590 of the current 600 ELB units (59 hours). This removes 109 hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $313,791

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: Anik Clemens 727 551-5611

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