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OMB Control No:
0648-0677
ICR Reference No:
202208-0648-001
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202103-0648-012
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) Tracking and Appeals
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:
12/15/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
08/15/2022
Terms of Clearance:
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved. As requested by NOAA this ICR is approved for two years. Please ensure all forms and instructions (paper and electronic) used for data collection include the OMB control number and expiration date.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2024
02/29/2024
02/29/2024
Responses
320
0
220
Time Burden (Hours)
79
0
54
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
This is a submission, with the final rule, of a request for revision of an existing information collection. The revision to this information collection package is due to the addition of cost recovery to the Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) reporting program that is being implemented by Amendment 13 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (Consolidated HMS FMP) (RIN 0648-BI08). Vessel owners/operators participating in the IBQ program will now be required to set up accounts on pay.gov to submit payment for their cost recovery fees. This information collection consists of tracking Individual Bluefin Quota (IBQ) allocation trading among individuals with Longline category or Purse Seine category Atlantic tunas vessel permits. An online system managed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will track allocations and allocation trades, and reconcile trades with landings for bluefin tuna quota monitoring. The information collected through this program is essential for the United States to implement the IBQ program implemented by Amendment 7 to the Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, and to meet its reporting obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) by ensuring that the harvest of bluefin tuna remains within ICCAT required quotas and landings limits.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
US Code:
16 USC 971 et seq
Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0648-BI08
Final or interim final rulemaking
87 FR 59966
10/03/2022
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
IBQ Cost Recovery
IFQ Lease of Allocation
NA
Allocation transfer
Initial Application for IBQ Account
NA
Initial/renewal IFQ application
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
320
220
0
100
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
79
54
0
25
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
New collection added pursuant to final rule 0648-BI08
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$125,261
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:
Clifford Hutt 301 427-8588
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:
08/15/2022
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