Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms - temporary per PR 0648-BH72

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Landing Location Request Form	Modified
Power down exemption request Form	Modified
Fishing Report Form	Modified
Trip Declaration Form	Modified
Purchase and installation of VMS or GPS Form	Modified
0648-0770 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-05-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
233601	Landing Location Request Form	Modified
233600	Power down exemption request Form	Modified
233594	Fishing Report Form	Modified
233591	Trip Declaration Form	Modified
233588	Purchase and installation of VMS or GPS Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0770	ICR Reference No: 202005-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201810-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms - temporary per PR 0648-BH72
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/21/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/18/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that the agency plans to merge this temporary new information collection into OMB Control No. 0648-0016, Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms, after which point, the agency may discontinue this temporary collection.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	36 Months From Approved
Responses	258,251	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	26,344	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,557,811	0	0

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Abstract: The final rule for 0648-BH72 requires owners and operators of charter vessels and headboats (for-hire fishing vessels) with federal permits who fish for reef fish and coastal migratory pelagic species in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) to submit an electronic fishing report for each fishing trip before offloading fish from the vessel, using NMFS-approved hardware and software. The final rule requires for-hire vessel operators to submit fishing reports via NMFS-approved hardware and software with global positioning system capabilities that, at a minimum, archive vessel position data during a trip for subsequent transmission to NMFS. Lastly, the final rule requires for-hire vessel owners and operators to notify NMFS prior to departing on any trip and declare whether they are departing on a for-hire trip, or on another trip type. The purpose of the rule and information collection is to increase and improve recreational fisheries information collected from federally permitted for-hire vessels in the Gulf. The information is expected to improve recreational fisheries management of the for-hire component in the Gulf.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq 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:
0648-BH72	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 44005	07/21/2020

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Purchase and installation of VMS or GPS	N/A	Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Installation and Activation Certification
Trip Declaration	N/A	Trip Declaration Form Screenshot
Fishing Report	N/A, N/A	Fishing Report Form Screenshot ,   Fishing Report Form Headboat Survey Screenshot
Power down exemption request	N/A	Request Form for Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Power-Down Exemption
Landing Location Request	N/A	Landing Location Request Form

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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	258,251	0	0	258,251	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	26,344	0	0	26,344	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,557,811	0	0	1,557,811	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Changes due to requirements associated with final rule 0648-BH72. Temporary collection 0648-0770 will be merged into 0648-0016

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,520,500

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.     No

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.     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? No

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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: 05/18/2020

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