NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements

OMB Control No: 0648-0330	ICR Reference No: 202401-0648-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202309-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: NMFS Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 04/08/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/05/2024
Terms of Clearance: 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

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2026
Responses	46,035	0	46,035
Time Burden (Hours)	4,190	0	4,190
Cost Burden (Dollars)	684,422	0	684,422

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection. The At-Sea Scales Program provides catch accounting methods that are more precise and verifiable at the level of the individual haul and less dependent on estimates generated by at-sea observers. This program is necessary due to the large-scale catch share programs that require NMFS to provide verifiable and defensible estimates of quota harvest. This collection provides the benefits of allowing vessels to fully harvest the total allowable catch in a catch share program while ensuring these fisheries can be adequately monitored. This collection is revised due to the proposed rule to implement electronic monitoring for pelagic trawl catcher vessels and tender vessels delivering pollock to shoreside processors or stationary floating processors in the Bering Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of Alaska (RIN 0648-BM40). This action is intended to improve salmon accounting, reduce monitoring costs, and improve the quality of monitoring data. This collection is revised because this proposed rule would require shoreside and stationary floating processors to have an approved Catch Monitoring and Control Plan (CMCP) in place before receiving deliveries from catcher vessels and tender vessels participating in the trawl EM category. This would increase the number of respondents for the CMCP annual submission and printed report. There is no form for the CMCP, but with this revision NMFS is creating a template that could be used for developing a CMCP. This proposed rule would also affect information collection requirements approved under OMB Control Numbers -0213, -0318, -0515, and -0711. NMFS is submitting separate requests to revise these collections.

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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-BM40	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 7660	02/05/2024

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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: 25

IC Title Form No. Form Name At- sea scales - maintenance CMCP Observer notification of CDQ, pollock and rockfish delivery CMCP Printed Record from Scale CMP printed record from scale Catch Monitoring and Control Plan (CMCP) - Annual Submission Catch monitor and control plan addendum Catch monitoring plan NA Crab Catch Monitoring Plan (CMP) Template Catch monitoring plan addendum Daily records from hopper scale test NA Record of Daily Automatic Hopper Scale Tests Inspection requests (observer sampling station, video bin monitoring, and at-sea scales) NA Inspection Request Form (Observer Sampling Station, Video, Bin Monitoring, and At-Sea Scales) Notification of Pacific cod freezer longline monitoring option NA Notification of Pacific Cod Freezer Longline Monitoring Option Notify observer of flow scale tests Observer Deck Sampling Stations - Annual Maintenance Observer Deck Sampling Stations - Initial Printed Reports - Flow Scale: Calibration Log Printed Reports - Hopper Scale: Audit Trail Printed output flow scale, audit trail Printed output flow scale, fault log Printed output hopper scale, catch wt Printed output of flow scale, catch weight Records of daily flow scale tests NA Record of Daily Flow Scale Test Scale type evaluations Video Monitoring Data Submission Video Monitoring System (maintenance) Video Monitoring System: Halibut Deck Sorting - Initial Year

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Proposed rule 0648-BM40 increases the number of respondents submitting a Catch Monitoring & Control Plan (CMCP).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $373,819

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: 02/05/2024

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