Permitting and Vessel Identification Requirements For The Commercial Bottomfish Fishery In The Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Permit applications Form and Instruction	Modified
0584 SS 031512 rev.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-03-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
201566	Permit appeals	New
186964	Vessel Monitoring System Installation and Maintenance	Removed
186963	Vessel identification	Unchanged
186962	Permit applications Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0584	ICR Reference No: 201203-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Permitting and Vessel Identification Requirements For The Commercial Bottomfish Fishery In The Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without 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	132	0	137
Time Burden (Hours)	70	0	84
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,636	0	135

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Abstract: All commercial fishermen who fish for bottomfish management unit species in Federal waters around the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands must register their vessel to a Federal bottomfish fishing permit issued by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). Vessel owners and/or operators of medium and large commercial bottomfish vessels must use shipboard vessel monitoring system (VMS) units on vessels over 40 ft (12.2 m), and mark their vessel with their official number in block lettering in three locations. This collection previously included a vessel monitoring system requirement, but this was incorporated into a renewal of 0648-0441, and has been removed from this collection.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
  

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 59660	09/27/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 18788	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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Permit appeals
Vessel identification
Permit applications	NA	Federal Fisheries Permit Application Form - Northern Mariana Islands Bottomfish Permit
Vessel Monitoring System Installation and Maintenance

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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	132	137	0	-6	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	70	84	0	-16	2	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,636	135	0	3,500	1	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: The vessel monitoring system requirement, formerly a part of this collection, was merged into OMB Control No. 0648-0441 and removed from this collection. This removes 6 responses and 16 burden hours. There is now a permit fee of $28. This adds a cost of $3,500. Adjustment: Burden for appeals, which had been omitted inadvertently from the previous submission, has now been included. This adds one response, 2 hours and $1 in reporting/recordkeeping costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,613

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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