Federally permitted fishing vessels participating in the tilefish individual transferable quota (ITQ) fisheries in the Northeast Region are subject to certain information collection requirements in order for the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to process IFQ Allocation applications, monitor IFQ share accumulation, process IFQ transfers, collect cost recovery, and monitor landings data.
This revision would eliminate the current requirement for vessels to report tilefish fishing trips through an interactive voice response (IVR) phone system. In addition, the burden estimate for the cost recovery program is updated to reflect the actual operation of that program. These changes would reduce the public reporting burden.
Forms have not changed except for adding Privacy Act Statements.
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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Program Change: This modification would remove the IVR reporting requirement. Tilefish IFQ vessels are currently required to report each trip within 48 hours of landing through our IVR system. This reporting requirement predates electronic dealer reporting in our region, to a time when IVR provided timely landing reports to track quota use. Improvements in dealer-reported landings and other data streams have rendered this IVR report obsolete, and the data is no longer used to monitor quotas. Framework Adjustment 2 to the Tilefish FMP (RIN 0648-BF86) would remove this unnecessary reporting requirement. This change removes a total of 228 responses and 8 hours from the estimated public reporting burden.
This is a resubmission with the draft final rule.
Adjustments: There were updates to the estimation of the burden for Fees and Cost Recovery to reflect the performance of the Tilefish IFQ program. Previous burden estimates were set before the Tilefish IFQ program payment system was created, and the Alaska Regionâs Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Requirements (OMB Control No. 0648-0398) was used as a proxy for the Tilefish IFQ program. The Alaska collection estimated 2 hours per respondent. The new estimate is 1 hour per respondent, resulting in a reduction of 12 hours in the total public reporting burden. In addition, the average permit burden per year has been adjusted from 6 hours to 4 hours (reduction of 2 hours).
Public recordkeeping and reporting costs were updated to reflect changes in first-class U.S. postage. There are 84 responses that have recordkeeping/reporting costs. Adding $0.04 to $0.45 results in $3.36 increase in costs (rounded to $3 over the three ICs).
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Yes
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Uncollected
Douglas Potts 978 281-9341
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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:
(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;
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.
IFQ Permanent & Temporary Transferability
0590 Supporting Statement (BF85) 033018.docx
IFQ additional reporting