Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp Permit Holders

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Crew survey Form and Instruction	New
Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlnatic Shrimp Permit Holders Form and Instruction	Modified
0591 Supporting Statement 100815 Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2015-10-15
0591 FR 80 28974 Notice 052015.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-10-15
0591 Supporting Statement 100815 Part A.doc Supporting Statement A	2015-10-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
218575	Crew survey Form and Instruction	New
187779	Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlnatic Shrimp Permit Holders Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0591	ICR Reference No: 201510-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp Permit Holders
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: 12/21/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/15/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2015
Responses	1,850	0	800
Time Burden (Hours)	788	0	600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center collects socioeconomic data from commercial fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fisheries who hold one or more permits for harvesting shrimp from federal waters (U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone). Information about revenues, variable and fixed costs, capital investment and other socioeconomic information is collected from a random sample of permit holders. Additionally, we will conduct a short demographic/socioeconomic survey of shrimp vessel crews. Next to nothing is known about the five thousand individuals crewing federally permitted shrimp vessels. These data are needed to conduct socioeconomic analyses in support of management of the shrimp fishery and to satisfy legal requirements. The data will be used to assess how fishermen will be impacted by and respond to federal regulation likely to be considered by fishery managers. This request is to modify/add questions to give options to record income/expenses from oil clean-up activities.

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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:
	80 FR 28974	05/20/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 62045	10/15/2015
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
Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlnatic Shrimp Permit Holders	NA, NA	Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp Economic Survey 2011 ,   Permit vessel owner survey
Crew survey	NA	Crew 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	1,850	800	0	1,200	-150	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	788	600	0	300	-112	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: No changes or adjustments are requested for the economic survey of vessel owners (other than the burden hours change related to the population size change mentioned above). Program Change: New crew survey will add 300 hours. Most federally permitted shrimp vessels in the Southeast are operated by 3 to 4 crew members, including the captain. We estimate that there are over 5000 hired crew members working in the federal shrimp fisheries of the southeast US. These individuals are almost entirely unstudied (and ignored in the management process). No sampling frame is available for this population (as there is no crew permit in the Southeast). We propose to contact them by asking a (random) subset of selected vessel owners to hand a 2-page survey questionnaire (with attached return envelope) to their current crew members, thereby making the crew member survey subsidiary to the vessel owner survey. There is no way to know in advance how well this setup will work, and what type of response we will receive. We have spoken to a couple of owners who seemed willing to participate, and have not encountered significant objections. Our questions for the crew members are very basic and demographic in nature. The goal of this new element of the data collection is to provide some broad, rough information where no information currently exists. The only alternative method for collecting information from this crew population would be an expensive and difficult-to-organize dockside intercept survey (especially since typical shrimp trips often take 3 weeks or more; and access to private docks is not guaranteed; the NE recently tried).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $50,000

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: 10/15/2015

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