NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0445	ICR Reference No: 201110-0648-015
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/23/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/24/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	07/31/2013	08/31/2013
Responses	48	0	44
Time Burden (Hours)	3,745	0	3,721
Cost Burden (Dollars)	740,145	0	733,574

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) would establish regulations to protect historical processing and community delivery patterns established in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) groundfish fisheries and would limit the use of motherships. NMFS would require motherships to obtain a Community Quota Entity (CQE) floating processor permit for motherships operating within the maritime municipal boundaries of specific GOA communities. In addition, NMFS would require VMS on all vessels receiving deliveries of groundfish in the Western and Central GOA (e.g. Federal reporting areas 610, 620, or 630) during a directed Pacific cod fishing season. This action is intended to provide CQE communities additional processing opportunities and possibly economic benefits resulting from any increase in mothership processing activity. This is a resubmission with the final rule.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 773-773k Name of Law: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982    PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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:
0648-AY53	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: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name VMS check-in report, plus time and costs for installation and maintenance NA

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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	48	44	0	4	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,745	3,721	0	24	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	740,145	733,574	0	6,571	0	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: Program changes are due to the difference between initiating a new program and maintaining an existing program. VMS Check-in report an increase of 4 respondents and responses, 48 instead of 44 an increase of 1 hour, 11 instead of 10 an increase of $25 personnel costs, $275 instead of $250 an increase of $24 miscellaneous costs, $288 instead of $264 VMS Operation (includes purchase, installation, transmission, and maintenance) an increase of 24 hr burden, 3,735 hr instead of 3,711 hr* an increase of $600 personnel costs, $93,000 instead of $92,800 an increase of $6,547 miscellaneous costs, $739, 857 instead of $733,310 *Since purchase, installation, transmission and maintenance are not considered responses per se, and only installation and maintenance have burden associated with them, this burden and reporting costs will be included in the Information Collection for "VMS Check-in report and operation" in ROCIS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $129,625

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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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: 10/24/2011

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