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OMB Control No: 0648-0498	ICR Reference No: 201505-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201412-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Longline Vessel Monitoring System and Pre-Trip Reporting Requirements
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: 05/05/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/05/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2017	05/31/2017	05/31/2017
Responses	272	0	36
Time Burden (Hours)	103	0	16
Cost Burden (Dollars)	68,158	0	705

Abstract: THis is a resubkission with the final rule, 0648-BE25. 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 for longline vessels. 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 (USCG), the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the Interamerican Tropical Tuna Commission (ITTC) 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 longline 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:
0648-BE25	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 10392	02/26/2015

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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
Pre-trip reports and other reports
VMS installation and certification
VMS maintenance and position report costs

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	272	36	236	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	103	16	87	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	68,158	705	64,140	3,313

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program Changes: A change has been made to amend the title to reflect the inclusion of drift gillnet vessels in the information collection. Additional affected drift gillnet vessels were added to the information total burden hours and costs: 235 responses, 87 hours and $64,145 ($40,000 in capital costs and $24, 145 in recordkeeping/reporting costs). Adjustments were made to the calculations for VMS installation and certification, and VMS transmissions to be consistent with similar requirements in OMB approved collection 0648-0596. The main adjustment was to add $3,313 to bring the annual transmission costs for each of the five longline vessels up from $135 to $797.50.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $470,000

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: Amber Rhodes 562 980-3231

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