Northeast Multispecies Amendment 16

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
DAS downgrade request Form	Modified
DAS Leasing Request Form Form	Modified
Days-at-sea (DAS) transfer program Form and Instruction	Modified
VMS activation confirmation responses, time and cost, and cost of purchase, maintenance and automated polling Form and Instruction	Modified
Transfer of Annual Catch Entitlement between Sectors Form	Modified
0648-0605 30-day FRN 2018-27814.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-03-22
0605 60dFRN pub080818_39075.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-01-28
181206_0605 Supporting Statement v2.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-01-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
235473	VMS Trip Catch Reports - one day or less trips	New
223886	DAS downgrade request Form	Modified
223885	DAS Leasing Request Form Form	Modified
205823	Northwest Atlantic FIsheries Organization (NAFO_ reporting requirements transf from 0648-0202	Modified
205821	Submission of proposed special access program (SAP)	Unchanged
205820	Days-at-sea (DAS) transfer program Form and Instruction	Modified
191357	Trip start and end hails	Modified
191356	NE Fishery Observer Notification	Modified
191354	At-Sea monitoring and reporting requirements - notifications and database requirements and monitoring costs	Modified
191339	Catch reporting requirements: US/Canada Area and CA II SAPs, Closed Area I SAP and Regular B Program	Modified
191337	VMS daily catch reports average 5 day length trips Instruction	Modified
191336	Area and DAS Declaration - groundfish vessels fishing under any NE Multispecies DAS	Modified
191335	VMS activation confirmation responses, time and cost, and cost of purchase, maintenance and automated polling Form and Instruction	Modified
191334	Transfer of Annual Catch Entitlement between Sectors Form	Modified
191333	Notification of ejection from sector	Unchanged
191332	Monitoring system (database) for discards, sector manager weekly catch reports and annual reports	Modified
191331	Monitoring and Reporting Service Providers Application and response to denial	Modified
191330	Sector operations plan and annual membership list updates	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0605	ICR Reference No: 201812-0648-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201610-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northeast Multispecies Amendment 16
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/14/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2019
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2022	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2019
Responses	150,989	0	158,649
Time Burden (Hours)	34,973	0	38,864
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,193,181	0	4,456,029

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Abstract: The submission requests extension of an information collection. Amendment 16 to the FMP, and subsequent Framework actions built upon the sector measures by revising many existing sector requirements, including sector allocation provisions, operations plan requirements, and monitoring and reporting requirements.

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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:
	83 FR 39075	08/08/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 66249	12/26/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 18

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NE Fishery Observer Notification
Catch reporting requirements: US/Canada Area and CA II SAPs, Closed Area I SAP and Regular B Program
Notification of ejection from sector
Days-at-sea (DAS) transfer program	NA	Days at Sea Transfer Request
Area and DAS Declaration - groundfish vessels fishing under any NE Multispecies DAS
Northwest Atlantic FIsheries Organization (NAFO_ reporting requirements transf from 0648-0202
Transfer of Annual Catch Entitlement between Sectors	NA	Application to transfer annual catch entitlement between sectors
VMS activation confirmation responses, time and cost, and cost of purchase, maintenance and automated polling	NA	VMS Certification of Activation
Monitoring and Reporting Service Providers Application and response to denial
Monitoring system (database) for discards, sector manager weekly catch reports and annual reports
Submission of proposed special access program (SAP)
VMS daily catch reports average 5 day length trips
Sector operations plan and annual membership list updates
At-Sea monitoring and reporting requirements - notifications and database requirements and monitoring costs
Trip start and end hails
DAS downgrade request	NA	Leasing Downgrade Request Form
DAS Leasing Request Form	NA	DAS Leasing Request Form
VMS Trip Catch Reports - one day or less trips

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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	150,989	158,649	0	8,740	-16,400	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,973	38,864	0	-503	-3,388	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,193,181	4,456,029	0	3,489,770	-3,752,618	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The DAS Leasing Program was merged into this collection in October 2016. Burden estimates of the remaining provisions have been updated based on the newest available information. This extension request includes the increase in the number of sectors (up to 20, from 17), and the reduction of the total number of limited access Northeast multispecies permits down to 1,334. It decreases the number of trips that would likely be covered by an at-sea monitoring observer, based on recent data. It increases the number of vessels that could potentially fish under the NAFO fishery from 2 to 5, and removes the cost to the Federal government for training NAFO observers, as the government does not provide that training. The estimates for catch reporting requirements for Special Access Programs was reduced to reflect current use of those programs. Net total adjustments: A decrease of 7,072 responses, a decrease of 3,388 hours, and a decrease of $262,849.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,451,465

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: 01/30/2019

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