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OMB Control No: 0648-0544	ICR Reference No: 201812-0648-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201511-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements
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: 06/28/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/13/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2019
Responses	14,196	0	8,985
Time Burden (Hours)	2,770	0	2,557
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,542,126	0	1,446,254

Abstract: NMFS requires that owners of vessels with valid commercial reef fish permits in the Gulf of Mexico, including a charter vessel or headboat, and commercial rock shrimp permits in the South Atlantic install a NMFS-approved vessel monitoring system (VMS) on their vessels. In addition, owners and operators must ensure that VMS units remain operational as specified by regulations. VMS units automatically send periodic reports on the position of the vessel. NMFS uses the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities for enforcement purposes.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and 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 44866	09/04/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 63630	12/11/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	14,196	8,985	5,211
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,770	2,557	213
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,542,126	1,446,254	95,872

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: NMFS revised the estimated annual burden costs from feedback obtained from VMS vendors as described in Question 8. The increased annual costs are reflected in Question 13 and below in this section. The estimated number of respondents (federally permitted vessels) with Gulf reef fish and South Atlantic rock shrimp commercial permits increased from 927 to 945. The total number of estimated responses increased from 8,985 to 14,196, due to revised estimates of responses across the information collection but driven primarily from an increased estimate of required trip notifications from fishery participants to NMFS. The revised estimated responses results in an increased estimated number of burden hours for OMB Control No. 0648-0554 from 2,557 to 2,769 annually. Finally, estimated capital or start-up costs decreased from $380,000 to $219,000, while estimated annual operations and maintenance costs increased from $1,066,255 to $1,323,126. The total annual estimated costs for 0648-0544 increased from $1,446,255 to $1,542,126, an increase of $95,871.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $200,500

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: Adam Bailey 808 944-2248

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