Emergency Beacon Registrations

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Ship Security Alert System Registrations Form and Instruction	Removed
Personal Locator Beacon Form and Instruction	Removed
Emergency Locator Transmitter Form and Instruction	Removed
Emergency Beacon Registrations Form and Instruction	Modified
0295 SS 071814.rtf Supporting Statement A	2014-07-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4207	Ship Security Alert System Registrations Form and Instruction	Removed
183311	Personal Locator Beacon Form and Instruction	Removed
183302	Emergency Locator Transmitter Form and Instruction	Removed
183296	Emergency Beacon Registrations Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0295	ICR Reference No: 201407-0648-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Emergency Beacon Registrations
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/08/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/08/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	234,386	0	186,306
Time Burden (Hours)	58,597	0	46,576
Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,712	0	30,331

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Abstract: An international system exists to use satellites to detect and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals in distress if they are equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing such a beacon must register it with NOAA. The data provided in the registration can assist in identifying who is in trouble and mitigate false alarms.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 151 Name of Law: Creation of Federal Communications Commission
  

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:
	79 FR 21733	04/17/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 46402	08/08/2014
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
Personal Locator Beacon	NA	Personal Locator Beacon
Emergency Beacon Registrations	NA, NA, NA, NA	Emergency Locator Transmitter ,   Personal Locator Beacon ,   Ship Security Alerting System ,   EPIRB registration
Ship Security Alert System Registrations	NA	Ship Security Alert System Registration
Emergency Locator Transmitter	NA	Emergency Locator Transmitter

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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	234,386	186,306	0	0	48,080	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	58,597	46,576	0	0	12,021	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,712	30,331	0	0	-1,619	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: Adjustments: Total responses have increased by 48,080, and burden hours by 12,021. This is due to a steady annual increase in the number of registrations in our database. As our database grows, we anticipate similar increases in overall time burden; however, individual response times should remain the same at 15 minutes. Total recordkeeping/reporting cost has decreased even as postage has increased by 5 cents in the past 3 years. A 12% increase in the past 3 years of respondents filing registrations online has decreased total average cost per respondent overall from $0.18 cents to $0.12 cents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $682,071

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]? 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? 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: 08/08/2014

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