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OMB Control No: 0648-0205	ICR Reference No: 202401-0648-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
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: 06/27/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/19/2024
Terms of Clearance: Before the next renewal, the sponsor should proactively obtain feedback from no less than four (4) persons outside the agency who are familiar with this collection. The feedback should be related to the burden estimates, clarity and utility of the forms. The feedback and agency response should be included in SSA item 8.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	11,317	0	11,267
Time Burden (Hours)	7,033	0	7,008
Cost Burden (Dollars)	324,158	0	321,508

Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension of a current information collection. This revision removes language related to sending in a check/money order for payment of a duplicate permit using the Instructions for the Application for Duplicate Federal Fishery Permits, Operator Card, or Decal form. The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has finalized a Framework Action to convert the remaining four (4) Historical Captain for hire permits into Standard Federal Charter/Headboat permits. This revision removes the request for Historical Captain information in Section 10 of the Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (Vessel EEZ Application). This revision clarifies and simplifies the demographic question and combines the race and Hispanic, Latino, and Spanish question into one race and ethnicity question on all applications except the Report for the Deposit or Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock (Aquaculture Live Rock Deposit or Harvest), Change of Information Form for Federal Fishing Permits (Change of Information), and Federal Application to Consolidate Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Permits (Reef Fish Consolidation) where these questions are not asked on the form. The information collections in 0648-0205 consist of applications for permits that are a mandatory part of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) program in the Southeast Regional Office (SERO) to manage commercial, recreational, and aquaculture fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), Atlantic, and U.S. Caribbean. In addition, this collection also contains fisheries’ reporting, notification, and registration forms and requirements. The fisheries in the southeast region are managed under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and regulations at 50 CFR parts 300, 622, and 635. NMFS issues permits to fishing vessels, vessel operators, and dealers, among others, to collect information necessary to comply with domestic and international fisheries obligations, secure compliance with regulations, and disseminate necessary information.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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:
	88 FR 57103	08/22/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 3637	01/19/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	11,317	11,267	0	50
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	7,033	7,008	1	24
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	324,158	321,508	0	2,650

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There is an increase in the number of respondents for the Application for Operator Card. This increase is based on the data from the previous three-year period. The previous number of respondents was 74, and the current number of respondents is 126. This results in an adjustment of 52 additional respondents and responses, 26 additional burden hours, and $2,652 in miscellaneous costs. The Application to fish in Colombian Treaty Waters and Application to Consolidate Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Permits were updated in ROCIS to reflect 0 responses in order to coincide with the Supporting Statement. This is a decrease of 2 responses and 2 burden hours. These collections must remain under this control due to regulatory reporting requirements.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $525,531

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: Kevin McIntosh 727 209-5972

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