Pacific Islands Crustacean Fisheries Permit

OMB Control No: 0648-0586	ICR Reference No: 201506-0648-018
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Islands Crustacean Fisheries Permit
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/04/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/26/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2015
Responses	10	0	520
Time Burden (Hours)	3	0	96
Cost Burden (Dollars)	298	0	432

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Abstract: Owners of fishing vessels that fish for lobster or deepwater shrimp that are crustacean management unit species in Federal waters, or that land crustacean management unit species in ports of the western Pacific region, must obtain a crustacean fisheries fishing permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). This collection originally covered permitting, vessel identification, and reporting requirements for deepwater shrimp fisheries in the Pacific Islands region. The reporting requirement was moved into OMB Control No. 0648-0214 and the vessel identification requirement was moved to OMB Control No. 0648-0360. Lobster permit applications were previously covered by OMB Control No. 0648-0490, but now are consolidated into this collection, so the name is changed to cover permits for all crustacean fisheries.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 17391	04/01/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 36771	06/26/2015
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 Pacific Islands Crustacean Permit Application NA, NA Pacific Islands Crustaceans Permit Application ,   Pacific Islands Crustacean Permit Application - changes highlighted Vessel identification Shrimp logbooks NA Western Pacific Crustacean Daily Catch Report Log

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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	10	520	0	-510	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3	96	0	-91	-2	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	298	432	0	-137	3	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Program changes: Vessel identification and reporting requirements were removed from this collection; net reductions: 510 responses, 91 hours and $425 in costs. One permit application was added but the current response estimate covers both lobster and shrimp responses (4 lobster and 6 shrimp). Also, a $48 fee was added to the shrimp application, adding $288. Adjustment: The shrimp permit application time was changed from 30 minutes to 15 minutes. This removes 1.5 (2) hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $150

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: Walter Ikehara 808 944-2275

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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: 06/26/2015

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