Vessel Monitoring System Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
VMS activation checklist, and purchase, maintenance and position transmission costs Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-BH74.PRA-Change Request-0573.11082018.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2018-11-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45264	VMS Declaration Reports Other-worksheet before calling in declaration report	Modified
45263	VMS Exemption Reports	Unchanged
45247	VMS activation checklist, and purchase, maintenance and position transmission costs Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0573	ICR Reference No: 201811-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201704-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Vessel Monitoring System Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 11/14/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/09/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	07/31/2020	07/31/2020
Responses	11,250	0	11,250
Time Burden (Hours)	771	0	771
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,933,250	0	1,933,250

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires vessel monitoring systems (VMS) and declaration reports to participate in the commercial sectors of the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. These requirements allow NMFS to monitor vessel compliance with closed areas. The declaration reports also allow NMFS to determine which fishery a vessel is participating in to determine which regulations apply during a specific fishing trip. Under the action to revise and eliminate regulations governing the use of groundfish bottom and midwater trawl gear for the West Coast Trawl Rationalization Program (0648-BH74), vessels will only be able to declare one type of trawl gear at a time. However, because the revised regulations under this action would allow vessels to carry and fish multiple types of groundfish trawl gear (groundfish bottom trawl and midwater trawl only) on the same trip, these vessels need to be able to make a new declaration to the new gear without having to return to port to do so. Under the new regulations, vessels be allowed to make the declarations from sea. Vessels would still need to make a declaration any time they switched to a gear other than the one that had been declared, but they would not be required to return to port to make the new declaration. The numbers of declarations required would not change under this request. The revised declaration requirement is not expected to make significant changes in burden or cost.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 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:
	81 FR 75383	10/31/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 17826	04/13/2017
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
VMS Declaration Reports
VMS Exemption Reports
VMS activation checklist, and purchase, maintenance and position transmission costs	NA	VMS Installation and Activation Report

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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	11,250	11,250	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	771	771	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,933,250	1,933,250	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $470,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 11/09/2018

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