Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Fishing in Colombian Waters Form and Instruction	Modified
Dolphin/wahoo permit applications and operator cards Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Golden crab permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Live rock permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Shrimp fishery permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone Form and Instruction	Modified
Dealer permits Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0205 change justification.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2006-12-13
0205 June_1_2004_Biological_Opinion.pdf Supplementary Document	2006-12-13
0205 OCT_29_2003_Biological_Opinion.pdf Supplementary Document	2006-12-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44583	Fishing in Colombian Waters Form and Instruction	Modified
44582	Dolphin/wahoo permit applications and operator cards Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44581	Golden crab permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44578	Live rock permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44575	Shrimp fishery permitting and reporting Form and Instruction	Unchanged
44573	Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone Form and Instruction	Modified
37306	Dealer permits Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0205	ICR Reference No: 200612-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200608-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
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: 12/21/2006
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2009	12/31/2009	12/31/2009
Responses	60,248	0	60,248
Time Burden (Hours)	15,671	0	15,671
Cost Burden (Dollars)	650,679	0	650,679

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Abstract: We are requesting minor additions to two permit application forms: 1) on the Colombian Treaty Waters permit application, per the request of the Colombian government, the vessel make and where it was built; 2)on the general permit application for the Exclusive Economic Zone, shark and/or swordfish permitting would require the checking of a box if the applicant uses or carries on board either longline or gillnet gear, and attaching a bycatch prevention workshop certificate.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 104 - 297 108 Name of Law: Sustainable Fisheries 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 20980	04/24/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 54465	09/15/2006
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Shrimp fishery permitting and reporting	NA, NA, NA, NA	Basis of eligibility for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Moratorium ,   Application for vessel operator card (shrimp and dolphin/wahoo) ,   Permit Application for vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone for Shrimp ,   Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Federal Permit Reporting Form
Dealer permits	NA	Annual dealer permit application form
Vessels fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone	NA, NA	Federal permit form for vessels fishing for wreckfish off the South Atlantic states ,   Federal Fisheries EEZ application with new shark gear checkbox
Dolphin/wahoo permit applications and operator cards	NA	Federal permit application for Southeast Region operator card: shrimp and dolphin/wahoo
Golden crab permitting and reporting	NA	Federal permit application for vessels fishing in the EEZ for golden crab
Fishing in Colombian Waters	NA	Colombian Treaty Waters Application including vessel make and where built
Live rock permitting and reporting	NA, NA, NA	Application for federal permit for the harvest of aquacultured live rock ,   Aquacultured Live Rock Report (harvesting activity) ,   Aquaculture Site Evaluation Report

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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	60,248	60,248	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,671	15,671	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	650,679	650,679	0	0	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: There is a reduction of 98 hours (1176 responses x 5 minutes) due to a program change: the use of an optional income qualification affidavit for those fisheries that require income qualification for permitting. The reduction in hours results from these participants not having to gather their tax information on a yearly basis for renewal of their permits (an additional two hours' decrease was an adjustment).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,040,000

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: 12/21/2006

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