West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers Form and Instruction	Modified
0618 Change Justification 031014.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2014-03-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
193937	Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0618	ICR Reference No: 201403-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201303-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data
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: 03/31/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/18/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2015	04/30/2015	04/30/2015
Responses	252	0	252
Time Burden (Hours)	2,700	0	2,016
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,040	0	5,040

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Abstract: This request is for changes to the economic data collections for: Catcher Vessel, Catcher Processor, Mothership and First Receiver. One change that we've made to all forms is the addition of a question to collect information about the number of individual people that are employed by a particular shorebased processor, first receiver, or vessel. Traditionally we have collected the number of positions required to operate a facility or vessel, which provides the lower bound of the number of individuals employed by the industry. Collection of this new information will provide an upper bound for the number of individuals employed by the industry. Additionally, it will provide important information about turnover within a particular entity and across sectors. We expect that the additional burden for the vessels should be minimal (20 minutes), but on average it should take about 45 minutes for the first receiver and shorebased processor participants, with a maximum of 2 hours. This difference in estimated response is due to greater turnover and more types of employees, for these respondents. Other minor changes will cause no burden increase, and may even result in decrease.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A 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 75873	12/05/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 12006	02/28/2012
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
Economic data collections for catcher vessels, catcher-processors, motherships and first receivers	NA, NA, NA, NA	Catcher/processor economic data survey ,   Catcher vessel economic data survey ,   First receiver/shorebased processor economic data survey ,   Mothership economic data survey

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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	252	252	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,700	2,016	0	114	570	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,040	5,040	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Change in Burden: For the 57 first receivers/shorebased processors, a maximum of two hours' burden for each will be added as a program change, totaling 114 hours. The adjustment to the individual burden that will bring each total up to 20 hours (adjustment of 10 hours per response) will add 570 hours total. Thus, the total burden change for this group of respondents will be 684.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $131,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 03/18/2014

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