Transshipment Requirements Under the WCPFC

ICR 201806-0648-006

OMB: 0648-0649

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
Unchanged
Form
Unchanged
Supplementary Document
2018-07-19
Supporting Statement A
2018-06-13
Supplementary Document
2015-10-29
Supplementary Document
2015-10-29
Supplementary Document
2015-10-29
Supplementary Document
2015-10-29
ICR Details
0648-0649 201806-0648-006
Historical Active 201804-0648-004
DOC/NOAA
Transshipment Requirements Under the WCPFC
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 08/03/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 06/13/2018
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2019 01/31/2019 01/31/2019
11,214 0 11,228
2,346 0 2,350
11,214 0 11,228

As a member of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the United States (U.S.) is obligated to implement certain Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs) adopted by the WCPFC. The purpose of this information collection is: (1) to implement, with respect to fishing vessels of the U.S. engaged in commercial fishing, the applicable transshipment reporting requirements of CMM 2009-06, "Conservation and Management Measure on the Regulation of Transshipment," and other provisions of CMM 2009-06; (2) to implement, with respect to U.S. purse seine fishing vessels, the discard reporting requirements specified in CMM 2009-02, "Conservation and Management Measure on the Application of High Seas FAD Closures and Catch Retention"; (3) to implement the purse seine fishing effort limits in CMM 2017-01 "Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean." The information collected would be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the WCPFC to ensure compliance with the conservation and management measures and is needed in order for the U.S. to satisfy its international obligations. The revision per 0648-BH77: NMFS implemented the requirements of CMM 2009-06, CMM 2010-02, the catch discard reporting requirements of CMM 2009-02, and the FAD-related requirements of CMM 2013-01 via rulemaking. NMFS is implementing the provisions of CMM 2017-01 via rulemaking. The regulations regarding purse seine fishing effort limits would apply to U.S. purse seine vessels operating in the Convention Area. The regulations modify the “daily FAD report” reporting requirement so that it would be a “daily purse seine fishing effort report” to gather information for the purse seine fishing effort limits.

US Code: 16 USC 6901 et seq Name of Law: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act
  
None

0648-BH77 Final or interim final rulemaking 83 FR 33851 07/18/2018

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 11,214 11,228 0 -14 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 2,346 2,350 0 -4 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 11,214 11,228 0 -14 0 0
No
Yes
Changing Regulations
Program changes: The previous daily FAD reports are being changed to daily purse seine fishing reports. This is because previously, there had been a reporting requirement regarding the number of FAD sets to estimate an annual FAD set limit, but there is no longer a FAD set limit in place. As a result, it has been difficult for NMFS to project fishing effort with respect to the specified annual limits in a timely and reliable manner. For that reason, NMFS is modifying the FAD set reporting requirement so that it will be a daily purse seine fishing report. There is no change to burden for the changed report. Removal of the Notice of Entry or Exit for Eastern SMA removes 14 responses and 4 hours. All other responses, hours and costs remain the same.

$8,030
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Thomas Graham 8089442219

  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.
06/13/2018


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