Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)

OMB Control No: 0648-0428	ICR Reference No: 202105-0648-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201804-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/25/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2021
Responses	72	98
Time Burden (Hours)	576	784
Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	392

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is requesting renewal of the currently approved information collection for the Commercial Operator’s Annual Report (COAR). No changes or revisions are made to this collection.The COAR is a State of Alaska report. NMFS requires motherships and catcher/processors that are issued a Federal fisheries permit to annually complete and submit the appropriate sections of the COAR. The COAR is used to gather statewide fish and shellfish information describing buying (ex-vessel) and production (wholesale or retail) activities. The information collected in the COAR is used to determine the value of Alaska’s fisheries resources and products. NMFS uses the COAR database in annual Federal publications on the value of U.S. commercial fisheries, in the annual NMFS Stock Assessment and Fishery Evaluation reports for the groundfish fisheries of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska, and in periodic reports that describe the fisheries and that serve as reference documents to management agencies, the industry, and others. NOTE: There is no privacy act statement on the COAR, as it is a state form. The PAS is posted at: https://elandings.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/doc/pages/379650058/PRIVACY+ACT+STATEMENT+for+the+ADF+G+Commercial+Operators+Annual+Report

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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:
	86 FR 1943	01/11/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 28060	05/25/2021
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 Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) NA Commerical Operator's Annual Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	72	98	0	0	-26	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	576	784	0	0	-208	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	360	392	0	0	-32	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: The previous number of respondents, which effects the number of responses and burden hours, may have included vessels that were not respondents to this collection. The COAR data do not differentiate vessels in Federal groundfish fisheries in the EEZ from those in state managed fisheries in state waters. For this extension, data from the NMFS Alaska Region Catch Accounting System and the COAR data were used to try to differentiate between the two so only those required to submit the COAR due to NMFS regulations are included in the counts.

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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.     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: Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356

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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: 05/25/2021

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