Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in Commercial Fisheries

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Social & Economic Survey of Hired Captains & Crew in Commerical Fisheries Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0636 30-day 89 FR 74215 2024-0912.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-12
0648-0636 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-09-09
0648-0636 Supporting Statement B.docx Supporting Statement B	2024-09-05
0648-0636 60-Day 89 FR 38110 2024-0507.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA’s Catch Share Policy.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA Fisheries National Bycatch Reduction Strategy.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management (EBFM) Road Map.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan 2019-2022 (Strategic Plan).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA Fisheries Guidelines for Economic Reviews of Regulatory Actions.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NOAA Fisheries Guidelines for Assessment of the Social Impact of Fishery Management Actions.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
EO 12898 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
EO 13840 (Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
EO 13771 (Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
EO 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
EO 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
The Regulatory Flexibility Act – Office of Advocacy.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
NEPA Magnuson-Stevens Act Procedures.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-09-04
0648-0636 References & Appendix A.docx Supplementary Document	2021-06-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198240	Social & Economic Survey of Hired Captains & Crew in Commerical Fisheries Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0636	ICR Reference No: 202409-0648-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in Commercial Fisheries
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 09/12/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	1,353	250
Time Burden (Hours)	338	83
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) is requesting an extension and revision to this standard information collection. The proposed revisions would do the following to the currently approved information collection. 1. Expand the scope from New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Coast, and Pacific Islands commercial fisheries; 2. Change the title from “Socio-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fisheries” to “Social and-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in Commercial Fisheries”; 3. Replace the survey instrument that OMB approved in 2021, which included a few region specific questions, with region specific survey instruments that NMFS produced by eliminating the few irrelevant questions for each region, adding a few region-specific questions, rewording a few questions to make them region-specific and/or OMB compliant, and giving each survey a region-specific name. 4. Adjust the burden and government cost estimates to account for those changes and a revised estimate of the burden minutes per response; and 5. Extend it for three years. Under the revised information collection, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) will conduct the survey for the New England and Mid-Atlantic fisheries; the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) will conduct the survey for the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands fisheries; the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and the Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) will jointly conduct the survey for the West Coast fisheries; and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) will conduct the survey for the Pacific Islands fisheries. Each Fisheries Science Center will conduct a social and economic survey of hired captains and crew once in the following three years for its commercial fisheries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 4321 et seq Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 38110	05/07/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 74215	09/12/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Social & Economic Survey of Hired Captains & Crew in Commerical Fisheries	N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A	Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in New England and Mid-Atlantic Commercial Fisheries ,   Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in Pacific Islands Commercial Fisheries ,   Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in West Coast Commercial Fisheries ,   Social and Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in U.S. South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands Commercial Fisheries

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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	1,353	250	0	0	1,103	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	338	83	0	0	255	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: Adjustment to the burden of this information collection would result from the following: 1) expanding the scope from New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries to Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, West Coast, and Pacific Islands commercial fisheries and 2) replacing the survey instrument that OMB approved in 2021, which included a few region specific questions, with region specific survey instruments that NMFS produced by eliminating the few irrelevant questions for each region, adding a few region-specific questions, rewording a few questions to make them region-specific, and giving each survey a region-specific name. Those changes increased both the estimated numbers of respondents and responses. The decrease in the estimated minutes per response more than offset the expansion in scope and the estimated burden hours decreased insignificantly. However, due to using a higher hourly wage rate, the estimated total wage burden increased

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $453,779

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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.     No

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: 09/12/2024

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