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OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: North Pacific Observer Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/06/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2025	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2025
Responses	111,193	0	111,468
Time Burden (Hours)	15,961	0	16,030
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,702	0	1,702

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements for the North Pacific Observer Program. This information collection is revised due to a final rule (RIN 0648-BL08) to implement Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, which establishes a new limited access privilege program, the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program (PCTC Program). This collection is revised because vessels participating in the PCTC Program will be required to provide equipment and at-sea data transmission capabilities to facilitate electronic transmission of observer data to NMFS. This increases the number of vessels that need to provide observers access to a computer with ATLAS installed. This collection is also revised because catcher vessels that choose to participate in the PCTC Program will be required to be in the full observer coverage category instead of the partial observer coverage category. These catcher vessels will no longer be required to use the Observer Declare and Deploy System (ODDS) to log fishing trips, which decreases the number of respondents that log trips in ODDS.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BL08	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 53704	08/08/2023

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	111,193	111,468	-275
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,961	16,030	-69
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,702	1,702	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This collection is revised because the rule (0648-BL08) adds requirements to provide equipment and at-sea data transmission capabilities to facilitate electronic transmission of observer data to NMFS. This increases the number of vessels that need to provide observers access to a computer with ATLAS installed. This collection is also revised because catcher vessels that choose to participate in the PCTC Program will be required to be in the full observer coverage category instead of the partial observer coverage category. These catcher vessels will no longer use ODDS to log fishing trips, which decreases the number of respondents that log trips in ODDS.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $83,414

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: Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356

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