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OMB Control No:
0648-0620
ICR Reference No:
202601-0648-002
Status:
Received in OIRA
Previous ICR Reference No:
202211-0648-004
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
Date Submitted to OIRA:
01/23/2026
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2026
Responses
4,630
3,868
Time Burden (Hours)
645
670
Cost Burden (Dollars)
7,445
8,924
Abstract:
This request is for a revision and extension of a current information collection. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., authorizes Fishery Management Councils to prepare and amend fishery management plans (FMP) for any fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the groundfish fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), the area 3-200 mile zone off the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts. The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) began developing a trawl rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast groundfish limited entry trawl fishery in 2003. The program is composed of three sectors, as follows: 1) the shore based individual fishing quota (IFQ) sector, 2) the at-sea whiting mothership (MS) sector, and 3) the at- sea whiting catcher/processor (C/P) sector. The shore based IFQ sector consists of quota share (QS) permit owners, catcher vessels that are registered to limited entry trawl permits, have vessel accounts, fish for quota pounds (QP), and first receiver site license (FRSL) holders who receive the shore based IFQ landings. The at-sea trawl fleets catch and process Pacific whiting (whiting) with midwater trawl gear. In the MS sector, mothership catcher vessels (MS/CVs) harvest the whiting and deliver the catch to large MS vessels, where it is sorted and processed at-sea. One or more MS coops may form and/or vessels may fish in a non-cooperative fishery. Both coop and non-coop fishery vessels pool their harvest together. In the C/P sector, C/P vessels catch and process whiting at-sea under a single C/P coop. This revision will include the removal of three ICs: Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Preparation & Submission, Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Inspection, & Shore based scales / First Receivers Inspection. The removal of these ICs is necessary because they are encompassed in the First Receiver Site License Application Form. This action decreases the duplicate actions and burden to fill out said forms.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
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:
90 FR 38132
08/07/2025
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
91 FR 2915
01/23/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
17
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Inspection
Catch monitoring plans / First Receivers Preparation & Submission
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form
N/A
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Permit Application Form
Change of MS/CV Endorsement and Catch History Assignment Registration Application
N/A
Change of MS/CV Endorsement and Catch History Assisgnment Registration Application Form
First Receiver Site Licence Application: Re-registration
N/A
First Receiver Site License Application Form
First Receiver Site License Application: New Entrants
N/A
First Receiver Site License Application Form
Material Change to COOP
Mothership Cooperative Permit Application
N/A
Mothership Cooperative Permit Application Form
Mothership Permit Change of Vessel Registration, Permit Owner, or Vessel Owner Application FormMothership Permit Change of Vessel Registration, Permit Owner, or Vessel Owner Application Form
N/A
Mothership Permit Change of Vessel Registration, Permit Owner, or Vessel Owner Application Form
Mothership Permit Renewal Form
N/A
Mothership Permit Renewal Form
QP Transfer from QS Account to Vessel Account
QP Transfer from Vessel Account to Vessel Account
QS Abandonment Requests
N/A
Aggregate NonWhiting Abandonment Request
QS Permit/Account Application & Renewal
N/A, N/A
QS Permit/Account Application Form
,
QS Permit/Account Renewal Form
QS Transfer
Shorebased scales / First Receivers Scale Reports
Shorebased scales / First Receiviers Inspection
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: New Entrants
N/A
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest: Renewals
N/A, N/A, N/A
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest Form
,
Trawl OI Form Additional Format
,
Trawl OI Form Additional Format 2
Vessel Account Registrations & Renewal
N/A, N/A
Vessel Account Registration Request
,
Vessel Account Renewal Form
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Request
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
4,630
3,868
0
0
762
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
645
670
0
0
-25
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
7,445
8,924
0
0
-1,479
0
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:
Three (3) ICs were removed as the information is collected via another form in this collection, so the burden was being double counted. Additionally, there was a change in the number of respondents for many ICs, thus reducing/increasing the burden.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$515,627
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:
Jahnava Duryea 916 930-3725 jahnava.duryea@noaa.gov
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:
01/23/2026
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