West Coast Region Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0738	ICR Reference No: 201804-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201611-0648-012
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: West Coast Region Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program
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: 06/12/2018
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/25/2018
Terms of Clearance: OMB notes that the information collections being added to this OMB Control Number were previously included in OMB Control Number 0648-0619.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2019	11/30/2019	11/30/2019
Responses	7,484	0	4,850
Time Burden (Hours)	1,070	0	666
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the amount and type of groundfish caught by fishing vessels. This collection supports requirements for first receivers in the Pacific Coast sablefish fishery to account for all landed catch and to send electronic catch data used to manage the catch allocations and limits. The respondents are principally shorebased first receivers. This change request transfers the efish ticket and edfish ticket submission and efish ticket whiting disposition recordkeeping. This now places the West Coast efish tickets in one collection. A revision to 0619, transferring this burden and a separate burden to 0620, has been submitted to OMB.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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:
0648-BF42	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 84419	11/23/2016

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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: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Electronic fish ticket Pacific whiting disposition recordkeeping Electronic Fish Tickets NA, NA, NA CA Fish Ticket Reporting ,   Oregon Fish Ticket Reporting ,   WA Fish Ticket Reporting

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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	7,484	4,850	0	2,634	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,070	666	0	404	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adding 2,634 responses to the current 4,850 responses will change the total to 7,484. Adding 404 hours to the current 666, will change the total to 1,070. This change is reflected in a revision to OMB Control No. 0648-0619.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

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.     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: Karen Palmigiano 206 526-4491

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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: 04/25/2018

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