Southwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements

OMB Control No: 0648-0361	ICR Reference No: 201111-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-0648-017
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Southwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/29/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/29/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	10/31/2014	10/31/2014
Responses	1,330	0	1,330
Time Burden (Hours)	1,099	0	1,005
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,095	0	11,970

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Abstract: Vessels in certain federally-regulated fisheries off the U.S. west coast are required to display the vessel's official number in three locations. These requirements are necessary to aid enforcement of fishery regulations. Per final rule 0648-BA49, vessels fishing on the high seas, in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission area, will need to adopt larger vessel markings to comply with applicable regulations. Such vessels' marking will take longer, and the cost will also increase, since a great amount of paint will be needed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 73517	11/29/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 12339	03/07/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 50454	08/15/2011
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 Southwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,330	1,330	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,099	1,005	0	94	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,095	11,970	0	1,125	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: Previously, the burden was estimated to be 45 minutes per vessel; with these new requirements for larger letters and numbers for 125 of the vessels, the burden is estimated to be 1 hour, 30 minutes per vessel. It is likely that the majority, if not all, of the 125 vessels would be troll and pole-and-line vessels and participants in the U.S. - Canada Albacore Treaty. Additional burden: 125 x 45 minutes = 94 hours; new total burden for this information collection: 1,099 (previously 1,005). Additional cost: 125 x $9 = $1,125; new total cost is $13,095 (previously 11,970).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: jennifer stanford 562 436-2462

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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: 10/19/2011

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