OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments. OMB reminds the agency to submit ICR contained in proposed rules by the date of the proposed rule publication in the Federal Register, as required by 5 CFR 1320.11 (b).
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In addition to the requirement to include shrimp and abalone species under the Seafood Traceability Program, Section 539 of the 2018 Appropriations Act directed the Secretary of Commerce to ââ¦establish a traceability program for United States inland, coastal, and marine aquaculture of shrimp and abaloneâ¦â and by December 31, 2018 to ââ¦promulgate such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to establish and implement the program.â This proposed rulemaking would establish registration, reporting and recordkeeping requirements for domestic, commercial aquaculture producers of shrimp and abalone species and products containing those species from the point of production to entry into U.S. commerce. A producer, , i.e., the the owner or operator of an aquaculture facility that produces shrimp or abalone for human consumption, is responsible for the registration, reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this Program.
The proposed Traceability Information Program for Seafood consists of three requirements of producers of shrimp and abalone for consumption as food: (1) registration; (2) monthly reporting of production events; and (3) recordkeeping requirements with respect to both production events and chain of custody information to the point of entry into U.S. commerce via sale or non-sale transaction (including transfers between components of a vertically-integrated enterprise). This proposed rule , RIN 0648-BH87, is published under the authority of the 2018 Appropriations Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
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.
BH87 TIPS PR PRA Supporting Statement 11.6.docx
Domestic shrimp and abalone monthly reporting