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OMB Control No: 0648-0649	ICR Reference No: 201806-0648-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Transshipment Requirements Under the WCPFC
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: 08/03/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/13/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2019	01/31/2019	01/31/2019
Responses	11,214	0	11,228
Time Burden (Hours)	2,346	0	2,350
Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,214	0	11,228

Abstract: As a member of the Western and Central Paciﬁc Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the United States (U.S.) is obligated to implement certain Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs) adopted by the WCPFC. The purpose of this information collection is: (1) to implement, with respect to ﬁshing vessels of the U.S. engaged in commercial ﬁshing, the applicable transshipment reporting requirements of CMM 2009-06, "Conservation and Management Measure on the Regulation of Transshipment," and other provisions of CMM 2009-06; (2) to implement, with respect to U.S. purse seine ﬁshing vessels, the discard reporting requirements speciﬁed in CMM 2009-02, "Conservation and Management Measure on the Application of High Seas FAD Closures and Catch Retention"; (3) to implement the purse seine ﬁshing effort limits in CMM 2017-01 "Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowﬁn and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Paciﬁc Ocean." The information collected would be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the WCPFC to ensure compliance with the conservation and management measures and is needed in order for the U.S. to satisfy its international obligations. The revision per 0648-BH77: NMFS implemented the requirements of CMM 2009-06, CMM 2010-02, the catch discard reporting requirements of CMM 2009-02, and the FAD-related requirements of CMM 2013-01 via rulemaking. NMFS is implementing the provisions of CMM 2017-01 via rulemaking. The regulations regarding purse seine fishing effort limits would apply to U.S. purse seine vessels operating in the Convention Area. The regulations modify the “daily FAD report” reporting requirement so that it would be a “daily purse seine fishing effort report” to gather information for the purse seine fishing effort limits.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6901 et seq Name of Law: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BH77	Final or interim final rulemaking	83 FR 33851	07/18/2018

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	11,214	11,228	-14
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,346	2,350	-4
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	11,214	11,228	-14

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Program changes: The previous daily FAD reports are being changed to daily purse seine fishing reports. This is because previously, there had been a reporting requirement regarding the number of FAD sets to estimate an annual FAD set limit, but there is no longer a FAD set limit in place. As a result, it has been difficult for NMFS to project fishing effort with respect to the specified annual limits in a timely and reliable manner. For that reason, NMFS is modifying the FAD set reporting requirement so that it will be a daily purse seine fishing report. There is no change to burden for the changed report. Removal of the Notice of Entry or Exit for Eastern SMA removes 14 responses and 4 hours. All other responses, hours and costs remain the same.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,030

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. No

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. 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: Thomas Graham 8089442219

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