Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Pot Gear Catcher/Processor Monitoring Temporary Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0648-0815 Supporting Statement Part A_BL69.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
259234	Pre-Cruise Meeting Notification	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0815	ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No: 0648-PCPM
Title: Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands Pot Gear Catcher/Processor Monitoring Temporary Collection
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/11/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	12	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a resubmission, with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for a new temporary collection. This request is due to a final rule to revise the monitoring requirements for pot catcher/processors participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands groundfish fisheries (RIN 0648-BL69). This rule is necessary to address management challenges created by observer data collection errors. The rule adds a requirement for Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands pot catcher/processors to comply with pre-cruise meeting notifications, which necessitates revisions to an existing information collection, OMB Control Number 0648-0318. Due to a concurrent action for -0318, NMFS is submitting this request to create a temporary collection for this revision to -0318. After publication of the final rule for this action and the final rule for the concurrent action, and after OMB approves the associated information collection requests, NMFS will submit a request to merge this temporary collection with -0318.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 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:
0648-BL69	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Pre-Cruise Meeting Notification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	12	0	0	12	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	0	1	0	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: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This request is for a new temporary information collection due to the timing of this rulemaking (RIN 0648-BL69) and the revision of OMB Control No. 0648-0318 by a concurrent rule (RIN 0648-BL08).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $70

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? 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: 09/11/2023

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