Commercial Fishing Vessel Cost and Earnings Data Collection Survey in the Greater Atlantic Region

ICR 201701-0648-005

OMB: 0648-0643

Federal Form Document

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Document
Name
Status
Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
2017-01-11
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
198844 Unchanged
ICR Details
0648-0643 201701-0648-005
Historical Active 201501-0648-001
DOC/NOAA
Commercial Fishing Vessel Cost and Earnings Data Collection Survey in the Greater Atlantic Region
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 01/11/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 01/11/2017
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
03/31/2018 03/31/2018 03/31/2018
262 0 262
262 0 262
367 0 367

This survey seeks to collect data on vessel's fixed cost information. The Northeast Fisheries Science Center's (NEFSC) Social Sciences Branch (SSB) collected annual cost information from commercial fishing vessel owners in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Data was collected via a voluntary mail survey associated with the federal fishing permit renewal application. However, because of the continuing decreasing response rates, the NEFSC discontinued the surveys after year 2009. The proposed data collection approach will be more scientific and rigorous. Proper steps will also be taken to increase response rates as well as to validate the collected data. These cost data will enable SSB to conduct more comprehensive research and analysis about the economic and social impacts of proposed and final fishery management actions, consistent with applicable laws such as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

US Code: 16 USC 1881 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
   US Code: 42 USC 4321 et seq. Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  79 FR 47618 08/14/2014
80 FR 2680 01/20/2015
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
NE Fishing Vessel Cost Survey NA Northeast Fishing Vessel Annual Cost Survey

  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 262 262 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 262 262 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 367 367 0 0 0 0
No
No
The SSB has decided to reduce the frequency of data collection as it move forwards with its cost program. The decision was made to reduce respondent fatigue and burden, and to allow SSB adequate time to incorporate the collected data into NMFS data streams, to rigorously analyze the data and produce peer-reviews documents, to widely disseminate results to stakeholders and the general public, and to solicit feedback from stakeholders on the data collection effort, including the survey instrument and products that stem from the collected data. The cost data collection for which SSB is seeking renewal will occur on a four year cycle as follows: Year 1 (scheduled early 2016): 50% of commercial fishing vessels sampled, Year 2 (scheduled early 2017): remaining 50% of commercial fishing vessels sampled, Year 3 (2018): no cost data collected and Year 4 (2019): no cost data collected.

$100,000
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Tammy Murphy 508 495-4716

  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.
01/11/2017


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