NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Gear Identification Requirements

ICR 201705-0648-007

OMB: 0648-0351

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2017-05-22
Supplementary Document
2017-05-22
Supplementary Document
2017-05-17
Supplementary Document
2017-05-17
Supplementary Document
2017-05-17
ICR Details
0648-0351 201705-0648-007
Active 201403-0648-019
DOC/NOAA
NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region Gear Identification Requirements
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 07/07/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/22/2017
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2020 36 Months From Approved 07/31/2017
1,115,510 0 1,269,340
18,592 0 21,156
53,390 0 61,160

Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),(b), and (d), § 648.123(b)(3), § 648.144(b)(1), §648.264(a)(5), and § 697.21(a) and (b) require that Federal fishing permit holders using specified fishing gear mark that gear with specified information for the purposes of identification (e.g., official vessel number, permit number, or other methods identified in the regulations). The regulations also specify how the gear is to be marked for the purposes of visibility (e.g., buoys, radar reflectors, or other methods identified in the regulations). The display of the identifying characters on fishing gear aids in fishery law enforcement. The marking of gear for visibility increases safety at sea.

PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act as Amended in 2006
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  81 FR 95119 12/27/2016
82 FR 23200 05/22/2017
No

  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 1,115,510 1,269,340 0 0 -153,830 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 18,592 21,156 0 0 -2,564 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 53,390 61,160 0 0 -7,770 0
No
No
Changes reflect the most current information regarding the number of relevant vessels and gear estimated for the next three years. The total burden hours were reduced as a result of an updated analysis which included the average number of entities in each gear marking category from 2013-2015. The number of participants in each gear marking program varied by fishery. Overall, there was a reduction in the number of participants across all fishery groups (both by fishery and gear type) except for the deep sea red crab fishery, which remained the same. This declining participation could be caused by a number of reasons, including but not limited to: the general trend of the consolidation of fisheries overall, reductions in fishing quotas, industry downsizing, resource availability, and the general state of the economy. There were no changes to the regulations or gear marking requirements since the last collection renewal, so all changes in the burden are a result of changes in the number of participating entities. A description of all changes to the annual burden estimates associated with this collection of information is shown in Table 2. Table 2. Reasons for Changes to Annual Burden Estimates Number of Respondents Number of Transactions Time Burden on Respondents (hours) Cost Burden on Respondents ($) Cost Burden on Federal Government ($) Previous Collection 6,116 1,269,340 21,156 61,160.00 N/A Program Change 0 0 0 0 N/A Adjustment -777 -153,830 -2,564 -7,770.00 N/A Current Collection 5,339 1,115,510 18,592 53,390.00 N/A

$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Cynthia Hanson 978 281-9180

  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.
05/22/2017


© 2024 OMB.report | Privacy Policy