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OMB Control No: 0648-0148	ICR Reference No: 201711-0648-012
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201706-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook and Fish Aggregating Device Form
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/28/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/30/2017
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	08/31/2020	08/31/2020
Responses	3,105	0	3,105
Time Burden (Hours)	746	0	746
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22	0	22

Abstract: The United States’ (U.S.) participation in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) results in certain record keeping requirements for U.S. vessel owners and operators who fish in the IATTC’s area of management responsibility in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Under Federal regulations (50 CFR Part 300 Subpart C), these vessel owners and operators must maintain a log of all operations conducted from the fishing vessel, entering the date, noon position (latitude and longitude or in relation to known physical features), and the tonnage of fish aboard by species. This record keeping requirement may be met by using the bridge log, which is furnished and collected from vessel owners and operators by the IATTC. As a practical matter, all U.S. vessel owners and operators use the IATTC bridge log rather than having to maintain two logbooks, and there is no separate National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vessel owners and operators are also required to collect data specifically on fish aggregating devices (FADs) interactions to meet international obligations under IATTC Resolution C-16-01. Vessel owners and operators that fish on FADs are required to record this information on the standard form developed by the IATTC Secretariat and provided to the owners and operators by NMFS Regional Administrator. In addition, vessel owners and operators would be required to report data collected on active FADs in the EPO. For each active FADs owned by each U.S. vessel, the vessel owner or operator would be required to collect/maintain daily information on active FADs, such as the number of active FADs, date, and location of the FAD. The vessel owners or operators would be required to submit monthly reports to the address specified by NMFS in the regulations. The record keeping requirements provide information that is needed to assess the impacts of fishing on tuna stocks and non-target species, to better understand the number and type of FADs, the number of active FADs, the movements of FADs in the EPO, and to evaluate the effectiveness of management measures. The authority to implement Federal rules to meet U.S. responsibilities to the IATTC is set forth in the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 951-962 Name of Law: Tuna Conventions Act of 1950

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BH13	Proposed rulemaking	82 FR 52700	11/14/2017

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
Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook	NA, NA	,

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: The FAD report adds 147 hours total.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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: Shannon Penna 562 908-4238

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