Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0648-0515 Supporting Statement A_BL69.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-09-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4626	Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration Instruction	Unchanged
202379	Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship) Instruction	Unchanged
189439	Production Reports Instruction	Unchanged
189438	Landing Reports Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0515	ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202303-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/11/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	45,411	54,606
Time Burden (Hours)	17,050	20,272
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,293	9,813

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension and revision of this currently approved information collection for the Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System (IERS). The IERS is a fisheries data collection system that enables the management of commercial fisheries off Alaska and is supported through a partnership among the NMFS Alaska Regional Office, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the International Pacific Halibut Commission. The IERS provides the Alaska fishing industry with a consolidated, electronic means of reporting commercial fish and shellfish information to multiple management agencies through a single reporting system. This collection is revised due to an associated rule (RIN 0648-BL69) to revise the monitoring requirements for pot gear catcher/processors participating in Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish fisheries. This collection is revised to require use of the catcher/processor electronic logbook as a component of one of the rule’s monitoring options.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BL69	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Alaska Interagency Electronic Reporting System - Registration
Electronic logbooks (catcher vessel, catcher-processor and mother ship)
Landing Reports	NA, NA, NA	Shoreside Processor Out-of-State Landing Report ,   Crab Rationalization Manual Landing Report ,   Halibut and Sablefish IFQ/CDQ Manual Landing Report
Production Reports

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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	45,411	54,606	0	0	-9,195	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17,050	20,272	0	0	-3,222	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,293	9,813	0	0	-1,520	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: The final rule (RIN 0648-BL69) adds regulatory requirements for voluntary monitoring options for BSAI pot catcher/processors. NMFS expects only one vessel to choose the voluntary monitoring option that includes the electronic logbook requirement. This vessel already submits the catcher/processor electronic logbook due to its participation in another fishery. Therefore, this vessel was already included in the number of respondents and responses and the burden for this collection, and no change to the numbers was made because of this rule (no program changes).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,420,950

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: 09/11/2023

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