Generic Clearance For Economic Surveys of the Commercial & Charter Harvesting Sectors of Federally Managed Fisheries

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Commercial and Charter Harvesting Sector Surveys Form	Removed
0648-0823 Justification for Change.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-12-05
NMFS H-G Mini-ICR Template with Instructions.docx Supplementary Document	2024-12-05
Question Bank for an H-G ICR.xlsx Supplementary Document	2024-12-05
0648-ECSF 30day 87 FR 60659_20221006.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-10-06
APPENDIX B.docx Supplementary Document	2022-10-05
APPENDIX A.docx Supplementary Document	2022-10-05
0648-ECSF 60-day 86 FR 69017 2021-1206.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-08-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
256308	Commercial and Charter Harvesting Sector Surveys Form	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0823	ICR Reference No: 202412-0648-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202405-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No: 0648-ECSF
Title: Generic Clearance For Economic Surveys of the Commercial & Charter Harvesting Sectors of Federally Managed Fisheries
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/05/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	05/31/2027
Responses	5,202	5,202
Time Burden (Hours)	5,686	5,686
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This is a request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of a new hybrid-generic clearance for economic surveys of the commercial and charter harvesting sectors of federally managed fisheries. Once approved, it will allow NMFS to do the following: 1) conduct charter sector information collections similar to those it had conducted under what are now discontinued collections; 2) as needed, conduct under the hybrid-generic clearance commercial sector collections currently approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0773 as that clearance approaches its expiration date or as changes to those surveys become necessary; and 3) conduct additional commercial and/or charter sector collections. Under the requested clearance, an individual information collection may be approved upon conclusion of the 30-day Federal Register Notice and public comment period. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) has conservation and management responsibilities for many living marine resources and their habitat. NMFS needs economic data and the analyses they support to conduct more than a cursory determination of whether a variety of provisions in the applicable laws, Executive Orders (EOs), and NOAA or NMFS strategies and policies have been met or will be met by proposed fishery conservation and management actions. By providing such economic data, the proposed information collection will increase the ability of NMFS and the Regional Fishery Management Councils (Councils) to monitor, explain and predict changes in the economic performance and impacts of federally managed fisheries. Therefore, the proposed information collection will allow better-informed fishery conservation and management decisions, which will benefit the Nation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 101 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1361 Name of Law: Marine Mammal Protection Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1531 Name of Law: Endangered Species Act
   US Code: 44 USC 4321 Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
   US Code: 5 USC 6 sec 601 et seq Name of Law: Regulatory Flexibility Act
   EO: EO 12866 Name/Subject of EO: Regulatory Planning & Review
   EO: EO 13771 Name/Subject of EO: Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
   EO: EO 13840 Name/Subject of EO: Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, & Environmental Interests of the U.S.
  

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:
	86 FR 69017	12/06/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 60659	10/06/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 0

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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	5,202	5,202	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,686	5,686	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,562,730

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: 12/05/2024

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