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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0648-0593	ICR Reference No: 201810-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201507-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Observer Programs' Information That Can Be Gathered Only Through Questions
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 06/05/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2018
Terms of Clearance: The agency is requested to add the OMB Control Number and form expiration date to all of the forms in this collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2019
Responses	19,606	0	19,774
Time Burden (Hours)	27,179	0	27,238
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,152	0	1,161

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	19,606	19,774	-168
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	27,179	27,238	-59
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,152	1,161	-9

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: Adjustments: There was a decrease of 721 active vessels, from 12,247 to 11,526, due to decrease in size of more than one fleet; this is consistent with rationalization of the U.S. fishing fleet. Planned observed vessels have increased from 3,699 to 3,711, primarily due to experimental fishing permit observer coverage requirements issued by the regional offices, and estimated responses decreased by 168, from 19,774 to 19,606. Estimated hours decreased slightly by 58, from 27,238 to 27,180, with an estimated total compliance rate of 96%. The additional forms included in this renewal package were inadvertently overlooked during the 2015 renewal process, but they do not increase the overall burden collection. However, NMFS has discovered that not all forms contain the OMB control number or expiration date and are in the process of remedying this defect.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $64,606,873

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: Elizabeth Chilton 301 427-8201