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Information Collection Request

U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System

ICR 202312-0648-005 · OMB 0648-0492 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
 Modified
Supplementary Document
2023-12-18
Supporting Statement A
2023-12-13
Supplementary Document
2023-12-12
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
4596 Modified
182708 Modified
182707 Modified
182706 Modified
ICR Details
0648-0492 202312-0648-005
Received in OIRA 202005-0648-008
DOC/NOAA
U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 12/18/2023
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 03/31/2024
151 355
19 43
20 256
This request is for an extension of a current information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West Coast Region (WCR), manages the United States (U.S.) - Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of 1981 (Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish from U.S. West Coast ports for albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) are required to notify the NMFS WCR of their desire to be on the list of vessels provided to Canada each year indicating vessels eligible to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the jurisdiction of Canada. Additionally, vessel operators are required to report in advance their intention to fish in Canadian waters prior to crossing the maritime border as well as to mark their fishing vessels to facilitate enforcement of the effort limits under the Treaty. Vessel operators are also required to maintain and submit a logbook of all catch and fishing effort. The regulations implementing the reporting and vessel marking requirements under the Treaty are at 50 CFR part 300.172–300.176. If a vessel enters into Canadian waters without adhering to these regulations, they will be in violation of the treaty and Canadian enforcement may issue a fine or a warning. The estimated burden below includes hours to complete the logbook requirement, although it is assumed that most if not all of the respondents already complete the required logbook under the mandatory West Coast Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (HMS FMP), OMB Control No. 0648–0223. Duplicate reporting under the Treaty and HMS FMP is not required. Most years, there will be much less fishing (and thus less reporting) under the Treaty than the level on which the estimate is based.
PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 202 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act as amended in 2006
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  88 FR 68586 10/04/2023
88 FR 87408 12/18/2023
No
  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 151 355 0 0 -204 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 19 43 0 0 -24 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 20 256 0 0 -236 0
No
No
Fewer vessels are registering for the fishery. Additionally, communication costs for the hails-in/out were removed as these costs are incurred in the normal course of business.
$3,570
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Karen Palmigiano 206 526-4491
  No
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:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (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;
 
 
 
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.
12/18/2023