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OMB Control No:
0648-0515
ICR Reference No:
202406-0648-011
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202309-0648-003
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
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:
08/22/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/25/2024
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
08/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2026
Responses
51,999
0
45,411
Time Burden (Hours)
18,697
0
17,050
Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,952
0
8,293
Abstract:
This is a resubmission with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for revision of this currently approved information collection. This collection is revised due to the final rule to implement electronic monitoring (EM) for pelagic trawl pollock 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. This collection is revised because catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall that are not currently required to submit a logbook will need to begin doing so if they participate in the trawl EM category. This logbook requirement increases the total annual respondents, responses, and burden for the catcher vessel electronic logbook. This final rule also affects information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Numbers -0213, -0318, -0330, and -0711. NMFS is submitting separate requests to revise these collections. Additionally, OMB Control Number 0648-0812 is being merged into this collection and will be discontinued upon issuance of the final rule. One change was made to this supporting statement from the proposed rule. The hourly wage rate in the response to question #12 was updated to use the most current rate available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
US Code: 16 USC 1801 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0648-BM40
Final or interim final rulemaking
89 FR 60796
07/29/2024
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration
Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)
Landing Reports
NA, NA, NA
Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report
,
Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report
,
Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report
Production Reports
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
51,999
45,411
4,880
1,708
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
18,697
17,050
1,220
427
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,952
8,293
488
171
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Program Change: The requirement added by the rule (RIN 0648-BM40) for catcher vessels participating in the trawl EM category to submit a logbook adds up to 20 catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall as new respondents. Merging 0648-0812 into this collection adds 7 catcher vessels less than 60 ft length overall as new respondents. These additional respondents increase the total annual responses and burden hours.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,420,950
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
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
06/25/2024
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