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OMB Control No:
0648-0040
ICR Reference No:
201807-0648-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201608-0648-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
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:
11/02/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
07/16/2018
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2021
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
Responses
164,564
0
169,196
Time Burden (Hours)
18,285
0
39,960
Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,634
0
12,433
Abstract:
This information collection consists of a mandatory dealer reporting program for domestic landings and international trade of highly migratory species. Catch and trade monitoring is required under the provisions of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA), Tunas Convention Act (TCA), and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). Information collected through this program is essential for the United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), and its management obligations under the MSA. NMFS has modernized its dealer reporting system for Atlantic bluefin tuna landings by replacing the facsimile (FAX)-based optical character recognition system with an online reporting application. The new online electronic system collects the same data fields, at the same interval, as those that were previously collected via FAX. Instead of hand-writing out a landing form and faxing it into an automated system, dealers now log into the Standard Atlantic Fisheries Information System (SAFIS) (https://safis.accsp.org:8443/safis_prod/f?p=SAFIS:101::::::) and key in the required data electronically over the internet (associated with a final rule, RIN 0648-BG16). Per Final Rule 0648-BF17, bluefin tuna catch documents (BCDs) will now be submitted electronically, at the same estimated burden as the paper documents. Users will be pre-registered in the new system. Paper forms will still be allowed if needed.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 971
Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Conservation 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:
83 FR 3131
01/23/2018
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
83 FR 32285
07/12/2018
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
Application for authorization for non-government validation
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report and Tag
88-144
Atlantic BFT Daily Landings Reports
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report
NA
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Biweekly Report
Email address given to NMFS
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs
NA
eDealer reporting for HMS
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
NA
HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
VALIDATION ONLY of Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers)
NA
Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the HMS Dealer Landing Report
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
164,564
169,196
0
0
-4,632
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
18,285
39,960
0
0
-21,675
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
1,634
12,433
0
-450
-10,349
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:
Changes: Electronic reporting was implemented for BFT landings reports during 2016, and would be considered a program change. The number of respondents, number of responses, and burden hours were not affected by this change; however, the cost of submitted records has decreased since the instrument is now submitted electronically. The savings for electronic submission of bluefin landings reports was $450, which was the cost of report submission included in the last collection of information request. Adjustments: When available, actual 2016 or 2017 data have been used to project the number of responses, number of respondents, and associated time and cost burden estimates for this collection. In many cases, the new estimates differ substantially from previous estimates as a result of incorporating recent data. In a few cases, the adjustments were attributable to a specific factor. For example, the number of respondents has increased primarily because of an increase in the number of permitted HMS fishermen. (approximately one thousand more in 2016). The number of responses has increased because of increases in trade reporting and negative reporting, offset by decreases in use of the voluntary catch form and landing reports. The number of burden hours has decreased because of decreases in landing reports and use of the voluntary catch form, and transfer of the SD, CD, and RXC burden to 0648-0732, offset by increases in negative reporting and trade reporting. Lastly, total annual costs have decreased primarily because currently permitted and new HMS dealers are expected to have a computer and internet access as part of their regular business operations. Thus, NMFS is not including any costs for computer systems associated with this information collection. Table 6. Program changes and adjustments Program change/Adjustment Category Previous New Estimates Program Adjustment Program Change Number of Respondents 9,585 10,391 806 0 Number of Responses 169,196 164,564 -4,632 - 0 Number of Burden Hours 39,961 18,285 --21,675 0 Total Annual Costs $12,570 1,634 - 12,433 -10,349 -450
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$623,065
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:
Margo Schulz-Haugen 301 713-0234
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:
07/16/2018
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