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OMB Control No: 0648-0351	ICR Reference No: 201705-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-0648-019
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Gear Identification Requirements
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: 07/07/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	1,115,510	0	1,269,340
Time Burden (Hours)	18,592	0	21,156
Cost Burden (Dollars)	53,390	0	61,160

Abstract: Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),(b), and (d), § 648.123(b)(3), § 648.144(b)(1), §648.264(a)(5), and § 697.21(a) and (b) require that Federal fishing permit holders using specified fishing gear mark that gear with specified information for the purposes of identification (e.g., official vessel number, permit number, or other methods identified in the regulations). The regulations also specify how the gear is to be marked for the purposes of visibility (e.g., buoys, radar reflectors, or other methods identified in the regulations). The display of the identifying characters on fishing gear aids in fishery law enforcement. The marking of gear for visibility increases safety at sea.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act as Amended in 2006

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:
	81 FR 95119	12/27/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 23200	05/22/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	1,115,510	1,269,340	-153,830
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	18,592	21,156	-2,564
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	53,390	61,160	-7,770

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: Changes reflect the most current information regarding the number of relevant vessels and gear estimated for the next three years. The total burden hours were reduced as a result of an updated analysis which included the average number of entities in each gear marking category from 2013-2015. The number of participants in each gear marking program varied by fishery. Overall, there was a reduction in the number of participants across all fishery groups (both by fishery and gear type) except for the deep sea red crab fishery, which remained the same. This declining participation could be caused by a number of reasons, including but not limited to: the general trend of the consolidation of fisheries overall, reductions in fishing quotas, industry downsizing, resource availability, and the general state of the economy. There were no changes to the regulations or gear marking requirements since the last collection renewal, so all changes in the burden are a result of changes in the number of participating entities. A description of all changes to the annual burden estimates associated with this collection of information is shown in Table 2. Table 2. Reasons for Changes to Annual Burden Estimates Number of Respondents Number of Transactions Time Burden on Respondents (hours) Cost Burden on Respondents ($) Cost Burden on Federal Government ($) Previous Collection 6,116 1,269,340 21,156 61,160.00 N/A Program Change 0 0 0 0 N/A Adjustment -777 -153,830 -2,564 -7,770.00 N/A Current Collection 5,339 1,115,510 18,592 53,390.00 N/A

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: Cynthia Hanson 978 281-9180

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