National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0578_SS_110111_rev_addded_info_question_12_clean.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-04-25

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183404	Registration of For-Hire Vessels	Modified
183397	Registration of Anglers	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0578	ICR Reference No: 201111-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200910-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/25/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2012
Responses	9,140	0	2,024,691
Time Burden (Hours)	457	0	67,530
Cost Burden (Dollars)	137,100	0	0

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Abstract: The Registry Program collects name, address, date of birth, e-mail address and telephone contact information from those anglers and for-hire vessels who are involved in recreational fishing in the United States (U.S.) EEZ or for anadromous fish in any waters, unless the anglers or vessels are exempted from the registration requirement. This information is compiled into a national and/or series of regional registries that are used to support surveys of recreational anglers and for-hire vessels to develop estimates of recreational angling effort. A registration fee of $15 is now charged.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 401(g) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization 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:
	76 FR 38619	07/01/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 75868	12/05/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Registration of For-Hire Vessels
Registration of Anglers

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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	9,140	2,024,691	0	0	-2,015,551	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	457	67,530	0	0	-67,073	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	137,100	0	0	137,100	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: Adjustment: The burden hours estimate in Question 12 is adjusted downward to reflect the designation of all states except Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Exempted States, along with actual experience in registering non-exempt anglers and for-hire vessels. This adjustment has reduced the estimated number of anglers and for-hire vessels that are required to register with NOAA from the original estimate of 2,022,300 and 2,391 (2,024,691) to 9,076 and 64, respectively (9,140), and hours, from 67,410 and 120 (67,530), to 454 and 3 (457). Program change: As provided in 50 CFR 600, Subpart P, a registration fee of $15 per year is required, effective January 1, 2011, adding a total of $137,100 in reporting/recordkeeping costs (there were no costs, previously).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,735,000

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]? 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? 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: 12/06/2011

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