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OMB Control No:
0648-0376
ICR Reference No:
201505-0648-008
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201202-0648-005
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program Buyback Requests
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:
06/15/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/15/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2018
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2015
Responses
5,374
0
7,969
Time Burden (Hours)
15,579
0
18,922
Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,597
0
1,704
Abstract:
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the capacity reduction loans issued in accordance with fishing capacity reduction programs to prevent or end overfishing, rebuild stocks of fish, or achieve measurable or significant improvements in the conservation and management of the fishery. Under the authority of section 312(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Secretary may buy back vessels and/or fishing permits in order to obtain the maximum sustained reduction in fishing capacity at the least cost and in a minimum period of time. Funding for such programs is authorized under Section 312(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and allows NMFS to obtain funding under authorization of the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act, through specific appropriations, from industry fee systems, and from public, private, or non-profit sources.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 104 - 297 312
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization 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:
79 FR 69835
11/24/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
80 FR 27659
05/14/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
8
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Advance and post-bid referenda and bids
Advisements of conflicts in ownership claims
Buyer (or seller) annual reports
Buyer (or seller) monthly reports
NA
Buyer/seller monthly reports
Buyer recordkeeping (fish tickets)
Buyer/seller reports
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program Implementation Plans
State approvals of implementation plans and amendments to state FMP
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
5,374
7,969
0
0
-2,595
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
15,579
18,922
0
0
-3,343
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,597
1,704
0
0
-107
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Adjustments: Our figures from the previous PRA approval have been adjusted to reflect our actual experience based on averaged data from the programs listed in Question 12 above. Our practical experience indicates that only one implementation plan per year for industry-funded buybacks in a federal or state fishery is likely rather than one in each a federal and a state fishery as previously estimated. We reduced the number of fish tickets and monthly reports based on the averages for the last three (3) years. Although we increased the number of annual reports also based on the averages for the last three years, the total estimated burden for this program has decreased since the last PRA submission. Net decreases: responses, 2,595, hours, 3343 and recordkeeping/reporting costs, $107.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$559,576
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:
Elaine Saiz 301 427-8752
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
05/15/2015
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