Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
HMS Trade Biweekly Report Form	Modified
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers) Form	Modified
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report Form and Instruction	Removed
Validation of Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 88-144 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report, IBQ Daily Landing Report, and Tag Form and Instruction	Modified
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0040 Supporting Statement A_0648-BM23 Revision_07.30.24.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-06
0648-0040 Supporting Statement B_BM23 Revision_07.30.24.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-09-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
3968	Application for authorization for non-government validation Other-CFR Validation Requirements	Unchanged
202652	Email address given to NMFS	Unchanged
202651	HMS Trade Biweekly Report Form	Modified
198067	Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers) Form	Modified
194779	Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report Form and Instruction	Removed
179880	Validation of Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable Form and Instruction	Modified
179878	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report, IBQ Daily Landing Report, and Tag Form and Instruction	Modified
179876	HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0040	ICR Reference No: 202409-0648-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highly Migratory Species Dealer Reporting Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/06/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	158,459	175,025
Time Burden (Hours)	30,789	20,260
Cost Burden (Dollars)	22	2,274

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Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension of an existing information collection. The revision to this information collection package is due to modifications to the HMS dealer reporting requirements that are being implemented by a proposed rulemaking (RIN 0648- BM23) that would modify and expand electronic reporting requirements in Atlantic HMS fisheries. First, this rulemaking would require HMS dealers, who are already required to submit their landings reports electronically, to report individual fish weights for all species managed internationally under the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). HMS permitted dealers are already required to report individual weights for all purchased bluefin tuna (BFT), but this rule would expand that requirement to BAYS tunas (i.e., bigeye, albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack tuna), swordfish (SWO), and pelagic sharks (i.e., shortfin mako, blue, common thresher, and porbeagle sharks). Additionally, the proposed rule also removes two requirements for HMS dealers: 1) the requirement for tuna dealers to submit bi-weekly BFT reports as the information received via these reports is already collected under other more timely reporting requirements, and 2) the requirement to report shark fins separately.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BM23	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 72796	09/06/2024

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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: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for authorization for non-government validation
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Daily Landing Report, IBQ Daily Landing Report, and Tag	88-144, N/A	Atlantic BFT Daily Landings Reports ,   Bi-Weekly Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Dealer Landings & Trade Report
Bluefin tuna domestic landing biweekly report	NA	Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Biweekly Report
Email address given to NMFS
HMS Dealer Weekly Landing Reports for Sharks, Swordfish and BAYS Tuna including negative reports and capital costs	NA	eDealer reporting for HMS
HMS Trade Biweekly Report	NA	HMS International Trade Biweekly Report
Validation of Statistical Documents, Catch Documents and Re-export Certificates with validation burden included where applicable	NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA	BFT Re-Export Certificate ,   Bigeye Tuna Re-Export Certificate ,   Bigeye Tuna Statistical Document ,   Swordfish Re-Export Certificate ,   Swordfish Statistical Document ,   Pacific BFT Re-Export Certificate ,   BFT Catch Document
Voluntary Vessel and Catch Form (fishermen complete for dealers)	NA	Fishing Vessel Information Required of Dealers for Completion of the HMS Dealer Landing Report

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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	158,459	175,025	0	-16,566	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	30,789	20,260	0	10,529	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	22	2,274	0	-2,252	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Burden updated as a result of rule change. One IC discontinued.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,225,256

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: 09/06/2024

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