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OMB Control No: 0648-0818	ICR Reference No: 202404-0648-018
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No: 0648-CIS
Title: Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon Fishery
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/30/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/30/2024
Terms of Clearance: For the renewal of this ICR NOAA will upload screenshots of the Salmon eLanding Processor Registration and Salmon Receiver Landing Report pages.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	13,222	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,846	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,100	0	0

Abstract: This is a resubmission, with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for a new collection for the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) commercial salmon fishery. This request is due to a final rule (RIN 0648-BM42) to implement Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ Off Alaska (Salmon FMP). Amendment 16 and the rule establish Federal fishery management for all salmon fishing that occurs in the Cook Inlet EEZ, which includes commercial drift gillnet and recreational salmon fishery sectors. This action is necessary to comply with rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, and to ensure the Salmon FMP is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This new collection contains the applications and processes used by harvesters, processors, and other entities receiving deliveries of Cook Inlet EEZ salmon to apply for and manage their permits; provide catch, landings, and processing data; and mark drift gillnet buoys. The data will be used to ensure that the fishery participants adhere to harvesting, processing, and other requirements necessary to manage the Cook Inlet EEZ commercial salmon fishery. This rule also affects OMB Control Number 0648-0445 (NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System Program). NMFS is submitting a separate request to revise 0648-0445. One change was made from the proposed rule to the final rule. The requirement to record in the logbook any interactions or entanglements with marine mammals was removed because it may be duplicative. This did not change respondents, responses, or the burden. Additionally, in this supporting statement, the name of the logbook was changed to “Catcher Vessel Daily Fishing Logsheet Salmon Gillnet Gear” to match the name used on the logsheet form.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BM42	Final or interim final rulemaking	89 FR 34718	04/30/2024

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

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	13,222	13,222
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,846	2,846
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	20,100	20,100

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: This is a request for a new information collection for the Cook Inlet EEZ commercial salmon fishery. due to a rule to implement Amendment 16 to the Salmon FMP, which establishes Federal fishery management for all salmon fishing that occurs in the Cook Inlet EEZ (RIN 0648-BM42).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $142,462

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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