Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms

OMB Control No: 0648-0202	ICR Reference No: 202004-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202004-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Greater Atlantic Region Permit Family of Forms
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 05/21/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/14/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2022	10/31/2022	10/31/2022
Responses	14,479,296	0	14,479,296
Time Burden (Hours)	20,018	0	20,018
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,306,166	0	2,306,166

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Abstract: This request is for a revision of a currently approved information collection pursuant to RIN 0648-BI77. NMFS proposes to implement the New England Fishery Management Council’s Habitat Clam Dredge Exemption Framework Adjustment to its Fishery Management Plans. The proposed action is intended to establish areas within the Great South Channel Habitat Management Area where vessels could fish for Atlantic surfclams or mussels with dredge gear, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Omnibus Habitat Amendment 2. This action is necessary in order for the fishing industry to access part of the surfclam and mussel resource within the Habitat Management Area. The number of responses, burden hours, and burden costs for the requirements imposed by RIN 0648-BI77 were included in the renewal/revision package submitted to OMB in August 2019. Therefore, there are no adjustments for this rule-related revision.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BI77	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 29870	05/19/2020

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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: 42

IC Title Form No. Form Name Permit Requirements - Vessel Permit Initial Application and Renewal N/A Vessel Permit Application 2020 Exemptions: White and Red Hake Transfer at Sea Exemption: Midwater Trawl Exemption: GOM Cod Landing Limit Exemptions: GSC HMA Clam / Mussel Dredge Exemption Areas VMS Reporting: Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea Declaration and Adjustment Exemption: Purse Seine Gillnet Tags and Designations N/A, N/A Additional or Lost Gillnet Tag Order Form ,   Gillnet Tag Order Form Exemption: Raised Footrope Trawl Whiting Fishery (Sept 1 - Dec 31) Exemption: Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption: Herring vessel request for transfer at sea Exemption: Herring Carrier RPH Application: Replacement/CPH, permit history retention, vessel specification verification, unseaworthy vessel (proof of loss) N/A Application for Vessel Replacement or Confirmation of Permit History Permit Requirements - Dealer Initial Permit and Renewal & E-mail Collection N/A Intitial Dealer Permit Application Form 2020 VMS: Installation, Proof of Installation, Automated VMS Polling, Operation & Maintenance Fees N/A VMS Certification Form VMS Power Down Exemption N/A VMS Power Down Exemption Request DAS Credit: Standing By Entangled Whale - notification and request N/A DAS Credit Form Exemption: WGOM and Cashes Ledge Closed Area Charter/Party Certificate Exemption: Summer Flounder Small-Mesh Exemptions: Mackerel, Squid, Butterfish Transfer at Sea Exemptions: Surf Clam/Quahog GB Closed Area Exemption: Cultivator Shoals Whiting and Nantucket Shoals Dogfish Change in Multipspecies Permit Category, Transiting to Another Port and Transfer at Sea Exemption: SNE Little Tunny Gillnet and Winter Flounder State Waters State Quota Transfers Lobster Area 5 Waiver Lobster Area Designation and Requests for Trap Tags N/A 2019 Lobster Trap Tag Order Form VMS Reporting: Atlantic mackerel and longfin squid declaration, catch report and pre-landing notfication VMS Reporting: Atlantic Sea Scallop Declaration, Prelanding Notification, Catch report VMS Reporting: Northeast Multispecies declaration, trip start and end hails and catch reports Permit Requirements - Operator Initial Permit Application and Renewal N/A Operator Permit Application 2020 VMS Reporting: Herring vessels Exemption: NAFO Regulatory Area Request VMS for Canadian Herring Transport Vessels: Emails for US EEZ Arrival/Departure and Transhipment Activity Vessel owner single-letter option NA Mailing option change request form VMS Reporting: Fishing activity and catch reporting for research permits, (start and end trip hails, end trip contains report) DAS Credits: Good Samaritan N/A DAS Credit Form VMS Reporting: Declared out of fishery Exemptions: GOM: Rolling Closed Area Charter/Party and Georges Bank Transiting Exemption: Skate Bait VMS Reporting: Surfclam and Ocean Quahog - Activity Declaration DAS Credits: Cancelled Trip N/A DAS Credit Form

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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	14,479,296	14,479,296	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	20,018	20,018	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,306,166	2,306,166	0	0	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $912,923

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.     Yes

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.     Yes

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? No

Agency Contact: Cynthia Ferrio 978 281-9180 [email protected]

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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: 04/14/2020

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