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OMB Control No: 0648-0148	ICR Reference No: 202003-0648-014
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201802-0648-012
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook, Fish Aggregating Device Form, and Observer Safety Reporting
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: 06/12/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/30/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2020
Responses	3,706	0	3,105
Time Burden (Hours)	371	0	893
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,039	0	22

Abstract: The United States’ (U.S.) participation in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) results in certain record keeping requirements for U.S. vessel owners and operators who fish in the IATTC’s area of management responsibility. Under Federal regulations (50 CFR Part 300 Subpart C), these vessel owners and operators must maintain a log of all operations conducted from the fishing vessel, entering the date, noon position (latitude and longitude or in relation to known physical features), and the tonnage of fish aboard by species. This record keeping requirement may be met by using the bridge log, which is furnished and collected from vessel owners and operators by the IATTC. As a practical matter, all U.S. vessel owners and operators use the IATTC log rather than having to maintain two logbooks, and there is no separate National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) form now in use. In addition, vessel owners and operators would be required to collect data specifically on fish aggregating devices (FADs) to meet international obligations under IATTC Resolution C-16-01. Owners and operators of a FAD would be required to record this information on the standard form developed by the IATTC Secretariat and provided to the owners and operators by NMFS Regional Administrator. The record keeping requirements provide information that is needed to assess the impacts of fishing on tuna stocks and non-target species, to better understand the number and type of FADs, and to evaluate the effectiveness of management measures. The authority to implement Federal rules to meet U.S. responsibilities to the IATTC is set forth in the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950, as amended (16 U.S.C. 951 et seq).

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 951-962 Name of Law: Tuna Conventions Act of 1950

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BJ23	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 29666	05/18/2020

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

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Bridge Log and FAD Form	N/A, N/A	,
Observer Reporting

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,706	3,105	1	600
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	371	893	0	-522
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,039	22	1	2,016

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: Pursuant to RIN 0648-BJ23, a new requirement for Observer Safety Reporting is created. This increases the number of responses for the collection by 1 and the cost of the collection by $1. A Fleet size adjustment accounts for an additional 600 responses, -522 burden hours, and an increase of $2,016.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? No

Agency Contact: Shannon Penna 562 908-4238

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