Pacific Islands Logbook Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Pacific Islands Logbook and Sales Report Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
CNMI Sales Report Form and Instruction	Removed
CNMI bottomfish logbooks Form and Instruction	Removed
0214_SS_031512_rev2.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-07-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
46017	Claim for reimbursement	Modified
46013	Observer placement meetings	Removed
46012	Crustacean landing/offloading notifications	Modified
4116	Pacific Islands Logbook and Sales Report Forms Form and Instruction	Modified
201565	Protected Species Zone entry and exit	New
186909	CNMI Sales Report Form and Instruction	Removed
186908	CNMI bottomfish logbooks Form and Instruction	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0214	ICR Reference No: 201203-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Islands Logbook Family of Forms
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: 07/05/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/29/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	26,029	0	52,920
Time Burden (Hours)	14,867	0	6,231
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,300	0	5,048

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Abstract: Fishermen in Federally-managed fisheries in the western Pacific region are required to provide certain information about their fishing activities. These data are needed to determine the condition of the stocks and whether the current management measures are having the intended effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs of changes in management measures, and to monitor and respond to accidental takes of endangered and threatened species, including seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals. This request is for logbook reporting in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), for bottomfish and seamount groundfish fisheries, as well as sales reports for medium and large commercial bottomfish vessels in the CNMI.

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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

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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 59113	09/23/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 18787	03/28/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Claim for reimbursement
Pacific Islands Logbook and Sales Report Forms	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	Western Pacific Pelagic Fisheries Transshipment Logbook ,   Western Pacific/PRIA daily troll and handline log and catch report ,   Western Pacific Daily Crustacean Log ,   Western Pacific Lobster Sales Report\ ,   Western Pacific Precious Coral Daily Harvest Log ,   Western Pacific Precious Coral Sales Report ,   American Samoa Pelagic Fisheries Daily Longline Fishing Logbook ,   Pacific Remote Island Area Bottomfish logbook and instructions ,   Hawaii Longline Log and Instructions ,   Western Pacific Bottomfish Log and Instructions ,   Western Pacific Bottomfish Trip Sales Report
Crustacean landing/offloading notifications
Observer placement meetings
CNMI bottomfish logbooks	NA	CNMI Daily Bottomfish Fishing Log
CNMI Sales Report	NA	Bottomfish Trip Sales Report
Protected Species Zone entry and exit

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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	26,029	52,920	0	-29,758	2,867	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,867	6,231	0	-4,299	12,935	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,300	5,048	0	-4,748	1,000	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: Program Changes: Observer notifications and meetings formerly covered by this submittal are now covered under a separate collection, OMB Control No. 0648-0593. As a result, responses were reduced by 22,168; hours, by 504, and recordkeeping/reporting costs, by $748. Further reductions of 7,590 responses, 3,795 hours and $4,000 resulted from Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Commercial Bottomfish information collections now being under OMB Control No. 0648-0584, Permitting and Vessel Identification Requirements for the Commercial Bottomfish Fishery in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Adjustments: All other estimates of respondents, responses, and burden hours were updated and recalculated based on the previous calendar year's report submissions. This resulted in a net addition of 2,867 responses and a net increase of 12,845 hours. Costs increased by $1,000, due to increases in postage and communication costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $6,620

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: 03/29/2012

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