Greater Atlantic Region Lobster Electronic Harvester Reporting Program (TEMP Collection)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
07/11/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
86,025
0
10,065
0
0
0
This request is for a new temporary collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is promulgating a rule (RIN 0648-BF01) to implement an electronic Harvester Reporting Program for Federal American lobster permit holders in the Greater Atlantic Region. To date, all commercial and for-hire fishing vessels permitted by GARFO, except Federal lobster permit holders, are required to submit vessel trip reports (VTR) electronically within 48 hours of the end of a trip. We are proposing expand the mandatory electronic harvester reporting requirements to Federal lobster permit holders and add the collection of several additional data elements in the electronic form, no earlier than January 1, 2023, as recommended by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission). The submission of electronic vessel trip reports (eVTR) is being proposed to align the reporting requirements for Federal lobster permit holders with the existing reporting requirements for all other fisheries permitted by GARFO.
Due to the timing of the rulemaking and the timing of the renewal of the collection of information 0648-0212, Greater Atlantic Region Logbook Family of forms, NMFS is submitting a request for creation of a temporary collection. NMFS will submit a request to merge this new temporary collection with 0648-0212 upon publication of the final rule RIN 0648-BF01.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Mandatory electronic reports and additional data elements for collection 0648-0212 pursuant to proposed rule 0648-BF01. Submitting a temporary collection to do simultaneous ROCIS actions for 0648-0212
$0
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Allison Murphy 9782819122
No
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.
Vessel Trip Report - Offshore
0648-LEHR Supporting Statement A_BF01.docx
Vessel Trip Report - Offshore