Expanded Vessel Monitoring System Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
VMS purchase, installation, maintenance, activation checklist and position transmission costs Form and Instruction	Modified
0573 ChgRq Just_merger of 0478 071709.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-07-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
45264	VMS Declaration Reports	Modified
45263	VMS Exemption Reports	Modified
45258	VMS Hourly Reports	Removed
45247	VMS purchase, installation, maintenance, activation checklist and position transmission costs Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0573	ICR Reference No: 200907-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200712-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Expanded Vessel Monitoring System Requirement in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/27/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2010	12/31/2010	12/31/2010
Responses	15,975	0	18,096,355
Time Burden (Hours)	8,581	0	38,336
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,900,250	0	3,546,466

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Abstract: National Marine Fisheries Service is implementing additional closed area restrictions to protect bottom habitat from fishing gear impacts, as mandated by the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. These areas are referred to as Essential Fish Habitat conservation areas. This collection will require vessel monitoring systems and reporting for 1,637 Open Area vessels as well as 424 Limited Entry vessels. This request is to merge OMB Control No. 0648-0478, “Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery,” into OMB Control No. 0648-0573, “Expanded Vessel Monitoring System Requirement In the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery.” OMB Control No. 0648-0573 had been opened because another OMB Control No. 0648-0478 action was at OMB at the time; the new collection contained all information collection requirements from OMB Control No. 0648-0478, with additional respondents. Therefore, no hours or costs are being added from OMB Control No. 0648-0478 as part of this merger; in fact, because the number of additional vessels under OMB Control No. 0648-0573 had been overestimated, this merger shows a decrease in burden. The new estimate also reflects OMB's clarification that VMS automatic position reports are not to be counted as burden (transmission costs only are counted). Responses have decreased from 18,096,355 to 15,975; hours have decreased from 38,334 to 8,581 and costs, from $3,546,466 to $2,900,250. Once this merger is approved, OMB Control No. 0648-0478 will be discontinued.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AU08	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 44469	08/08/2007

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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: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
VMS purchase, installation, maintenance, activation checklist and position transmission costs	NA	Activation instructions, form and worksheet
VMS Hourly Reports
VMS Exemption Reports
VMS Declaration Reports

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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	15,975	18,096,355	0	-18,054,360	-26,020	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,581	38,336	0	-25,076	-4,679	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,900,250	3,546,466	0	-2,256,795	1,610,579	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: In the merger of the two collections, there were fewer respondents overall, based on updated estimates. NOTE: the numbers showing as change due to agency discretion are due to correction of procedure: VMS automatic transmissions are not to be counted as burden, which we were formerly doing. Our only option was to remove this IC. There was no other way of recombining ICs and still coming out with 4, as there are only three actual types of responses in this collection: installation/activation reports, exemption reports and declaration reports.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $374,333

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 07/27/2009

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