West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form Form	Modified
EM Service Provider - Renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units) Form and Instruction	Modified
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification) Form and Instruction	Modified
Vessel Owner - Initial Application Form and Instruction	Modified
Vessel Operator - Logbooks Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0785 Supporting Statement A_BH70.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-03-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
245927	Vessel Owner - Self-Enforcing Agreement	New
237163	EM Service Provider - Debrief of EM Staff	Unchanged
237162	EM System Provider - Reports	Unchanged
237161	EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form Form	Modified
237160	EM Service Provider - Renewal Form and Instruction	Modified
237159	EM Service Provider - Change to EMSP	Unchanged
237158	EM Service Provider - Appeal	Unchanged
237157	EM Service Provider - Application (Copy of Contracts & Add'l Documents)	Unchanged
237156	EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units) Form and Instruction	Modified
237155	Vessel Owner - EM System Maintenance	Unchanged
237154	Vessel Owner - Authorization Renewal	Unchanged
237153	Vessel Owner - Appeal	Unchanged
237152	Vessel Owner - Change to VMP	Unchanged
237151	Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification) Form and Instruction	Modified
237150	Vessel Owner - Initial Application Form and Instruction	Modified
237149	Vessel Operator - Hard Drive Submission	Unchanged
237148	Vessel Operator - Logbooks Form and Instruction	Modified
237147	Vessel Operator - Captain Training	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0785	ICR Reference No: 202102-0648-009
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202005-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/01/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	11,316	11,315
Time Burden (Hours)	5,123	5,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,722,070	1,721,903

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Abstract: This request is for revision and extension of a current information collection. As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization (catch share) program for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet, which requires 100 percent monitoring. Implementing an electronic monitoring (EM) program for catcher vessels in the mothership and shore-based sectors can supplement, and potentially replace, observer coverage. The collection supports the certification and data requirements for EM service providers and vessel owners necessary for program implementation and compliance. The action under RIN 0648-BH70 would change existing collection requirements for OMB 0648-0785 as follows: Adds an electronic monitoring (EM) reporting requirement for vessels using non-whiting midwater trawl and bottom trawl; increases the EM hard drive submission deadlines and handling requirements from 24 hours within beginning of the offload to 72 hours within beginning of the offload; requires submission deadlines for technical assistance reports by EM service providers; and adds a self-enforcing agreement as part of initial and final EM permit application package (will add time burden to completing this form).

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Reauthorization Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BH70	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 11382	03/01/2022

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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: 18

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
EM Service Provider - Appeal
EM Service Provider - Application (Application, EM Service Plan, 2 Units)	NA	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
EM Service Provider - Application (Copy of Contracts & Add'l Documents)
EM Service Provider - Change to EMSP
EM Service Provider - Debrief of EM Staff
EM Service Provider - EM System Certification Form	NA	EM System Certification Form
EM Service Provider - Renewal	NA	EM Provider Permit Application & Renewal Form
EM System Provider - Reports
Vessel Operator - Captain Training
Vessel Operator - Hard Drive Submission
Vessel Operator - Logbooks	NA, NA	Bottom Trawl Logbook Form and Instruction ,   EM Fixed Gear Logbook
Vessel Owner - Appeal
Vessel Owner - Authorization Renewal
Vessel Owner - Change to VMP
Vessel Owner - EM System Maintenance
Vessel Owner - Final Application (Application, EM Unit, VMP, EM System Certification)	NA, NA	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form ,   EM System Certification Form
Vessel Owner - Initial Application	NA	EM Authorization Application & Renewal Form
Vessel Owner - Self-Enforcing Agreement

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	11,316	11,315	0	1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,123	5,120	0	3	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,722,070	1,721,903	0	33	134	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Addition of Self-Enforcing Agreement IC pursuant to RIN 0648-BH70. A change to the annual cost burden ($134) is a result of an administrative correction to the Vessel Owner Requirements and is not a result of a change to the information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $219,507

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 03/01/2022

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