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Information Collection Request

An Observer Program for At-Sea Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery

ICR 202404-0648-005 · OMB 0648-0500 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Observer satety checklists submission to NMFS Form Unchanged Repair queued
Reports on Observer/Catch Monitor harassment, safety or performance concerns Form Modified Repair queued
Observer & Catch Monitor Status Reports Form Modified Missing upstream
Observer & Catch Monitor Training/Briefing/Debriefing Registration Form Modified Repair queued
0648-0500 30-Day 89 FR 26865 2024-0416.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-04-16 Repair queued
0648-0500 60 Day 89 FR 6098 2024-0131.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2024-04-11 Repair queued
0648-0500 Supporting Statement A.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2024-04-11 Repair queued
50 CFR 660.docx Supplementary Document Uploaded 2021-03-17 Repair queued
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
231061 Notification of Observer & Catch Monitor physical exams Modified
216264 Cease fishing reports Unchanged
216262 Fishing departure reports Unchanged
216261 Observer/Catch Monitor Informational Materials Unchanged
216255 Observer & Catch Monitor provides insurance certificates Modified
216254 Observer satety checklists submission to NMFS Form Unchanged
181944 Reports on Observer/Catch Monitor harassment, safety or performance concerns Form Modified
181942 Observer & Catch Monitor Status Reports Form Modified
181937 Observer & Catch Monitor Training/Briefing/Debriefing Registration Form Modified
181936 Observer & Catch Monitor provides contracts Modified
ICR Details
0648-0500 202404-0648-005
Active 202103-0648-005
DOC/NOAA
An Observer Program for At-Sea Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 02/20/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/16/2024
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
02/28/2029 36 Months From Approved 02/28/2026
3,710 0 3,710
620 0 621
0 0 0
This is a request for extension of an approved information collection. In 2011, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) mandated observer requirements for the West Coast groundfish trawl catch shares program. For all fishery sectors, observers must be obtained through third-party observer provider companies operating under permits issued by NMFS. The regulations at §§ 660.140 (h), 660.150 (j), and 660.160 (g), specify observer coverage requirements for trawl vessels and define the responsibilities for observer providers, including reporting requirements. Regulations at §660.140 (i) specify requirements for catch monitor coverage for first receivers. Data collected by observers are used by NMFS to estimate total landed catch and discards, monitor the attainment of annual groundfish allocations, estimate catch rates of prohibited species, and as a component in stock assessments. These data are necessary to comply with the Magnuson-Stevens Act requirements to prevent overfishing. In addition, observer data is used to assess fishing related mortality of protected and endangered species.
PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  89 FR 6098 01/31/2024
89 FR 26865 04/16/2024
No
  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 3,710 3,710 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 620 621 0 0 -1 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
From previous submission total annual burden hours were rounded up from 620 to 621. Appropriate calculations were made in ROCIS to correspond with chart above.
$18,960
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Matthew Dunlap 206 526-6119
  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.
04/16/2024