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OMB Control No: 0648-0318	ICR Reference No: 202401-0648-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-004
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: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/08/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/05/2024
Terms of Clearance: Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future su

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

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office (AKR), requests extension and revision of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements for the North Pacific Observer Program. Under the Observer Program, observers and electronic monitoring systems collect information necessary for the conservation and management of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska groundfish and halibut fisheries. This information collection is revised due to the proposed rule to implement electronic monitoring (EM) for pelagic trawl catcher vessels and tender vessels delivering pollock to shoreside processors or stationary floating processors in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska (RIN 0648-BM40). This action is intended to improve salmon accounting, reduce monitoring costs, and improve the quality of monitoring data. Due to the rule, this collection is revised to add requirements for vessels in the trawl EM category, four new collection instruments, and increase submission methods for observer provider requirements. Additionally, the name of the collection instrument “Request to be placed in or removed from the electronic monitoring selection pool” is changed from “Request to be placed in or removed from electronic monitoring” because it would also include the trawl EM category. This proposed rule would also affect information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Numbers -0213, -0330, -0515, and -0711. NMFS is submitting separate requests to revise these collections. Additionally, OMB Control Number 0648-0815 is being merged into this collection and will be discontinued upon issuance of the final rule.

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-BM40	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 7660	02/05/2024

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

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: Adjustments were made based on the most recent data. Pre-cruise notifications was adjusted due to the merge of ICR 0648-0815 into this collection. Program Change due to the increased number of respondents and new requirements pursuant to the proposed rule. All burden information was reviewed to ensure burden is properly reflected as a Program Change or Adjustment.

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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