Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
VMS reimbursement notice.pdf Supplementary Document	2006-11-06
Justification for Change in Costs for 0544.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2006-10-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4658	Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0544	ICR Reference No: 200610-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200605-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/22/2006
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/29/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2009	06/30/2009	06/30/2009
Responses	10,054,892	0	10,054,892
Time Burden (Hours)	8,393	0	8,393
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,460,585	0	2,237,000

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) newly centralized Office of Law Enforcement (OLE)is now requiring all new Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) for US commercial vessels to be of a type which costs $3500. Therefore, for the 1,121 vessels required for this collection to purchase a VMS, the total individual cost of a unit will increase by $600 from the maximum previously estimated, $2900,and the annualized increase will be $200. NMFS has now developed a reimbursement program for the units that will pay each fisherman approximately $3100 for his/her unit, so based on how many respondents can obtain these reimbursements, at some point we will submit another request to decrease the costs. The federal register notice describing the VMS model requirement and the reimbursement opportunity is attached. A second change to this collection is that all documents related to the VMS program will be made available in Vietnamese and Spanish.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related Requirements

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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	10,054,892	10,054,892	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,393	8,393	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,460,585	2,237,000	0	223,585	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 11/29/2006

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