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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 201803-0648-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Observer Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/13/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2018
Terms of Clearance: A notice concerning the revision to this collection was published in the Federal Register (83 FR 30528) and stated: “This final rule contains collection-of-information requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and which have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget.” This information collection had not yet been approved when the notice appeared in the Federal Register.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2018	12/31/2018	12/31/2018
Responses	12,227	0	11,963
Time Burden (Hours)	10,501	0	10,476
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,658	0	2,658

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	12,227	11,963	264
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,501	10,476	25
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,658	2,658	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 This action will require freezer longline vessels and pot catcher/processors when fishing groundfish CDQ to notify the observer program for a pre-cruise meeting. Thirteen hours are added. NMFS increaseing the number of responses for observer briefing registration to account for additional observers attending nontrawl lead level 2 training. Twelve hours are added. These changes increase the number of respondents, the number of responses, and total burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $71,341

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: Sally Bibb 907 586-7389

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