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OMB Control No: 0648-0649	ICR Reference No: 202405-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Transshipment Requirements Under the WCPFC
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 09/17/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/14/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	5,494	0	10,741
Time Burden (Hours)	959	0	2,143
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,494	0	10,741

Abstract: This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued regulations under authority of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the obligations of the United States under the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Convention), including implementing the decisions of the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission). The regulations include requirements for the owners and operators of U.S. vessels to: (1) complete and submit a Pacific Transshipment Declaration form for each transshipment that takes place in the area of application of the Convention (Convention Area) of highly migratory species caught in the Convention Area, (2) submit notice to the WCPFC Executive Director containing specific information at least 36 hours prior to each transshipment on the high seas in the Convention Area and within 12 hours after each emergency transshipment in the Convention Area, (3) in the event that a vessel anticipates a transshipment where an observer is required, provide notice to NMFS at least 72 hours before leaving port of the need for an observer, (4) complete and submit a U.S. Purse Seine Discard form within 48 hours after any discard, (5) submit daily purse seine fishing effort reports; (6) submit a notice to a contact designated by NMFS in the event of a serious illness, assault, harassment, intimidation or threat to a WCPFC observer; and (7) submit notice to obtain a WCPFC observer for a purse seine vessel departing from American Samoa. The information collected from these requirements is used by NOAA and the Commission to help ensure compliance with domestic laws and the Commission’s conservation and management measures, and are necessary for the United States to satisfy its obligations under the Convention.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6901 et seq Name of Law: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation 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:
	89 FR 7378	02/02/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 41946	05/14/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	5,494	10,741	-5,247
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	959	2,143	-1,184
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,494	10,741	-5,247

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There has been an overall decrease in the number of respondents, with a coinciding decrease in the number of responses and burden hours. The decrease in the number of respondents, responses, and burden hours is due to the substantial decrease in the number of U.S. purse seine vessels fishing in the western and central Pacific Ocean in recent years and because the remaining vessels in the fleet conduct fewer transshipment activities.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,010

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: Rini Ghosh 808 725-5033 _rini.ghosh@noaa.gov

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