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Information Collection Request

Surfclam /Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) Administration

ICR 202512-0648-003 · OMB 0648-0240 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Application to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea Form Modified Available
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form Form and Instruction Modified Available
Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form Form and Instruction Modified Available
Application for Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Permit Form and Instruction Modified Available
Application to Transfer Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Form and Instruction Modified Available
0648-0240 30-Day 90 FR 58550 2025-1217.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-17 Available
2017 National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Guide.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-12 Available
NOAA4100 PIA 2025-0410 SAOP Approved.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-12 Available
0648-0240 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2025-12-12 Available
0648-0240 60-Day 90 FR 31164 2025-0714.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Available
The Privacy Act System of Records Notice COMMERCE_NOAA-19.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Repair queued
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Available
46 U.S.C. 12103(b), General Eligibility Requirements.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Available
50 CFR Part 648.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Available
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2025-12-11 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
4155 Application to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea Form ModifiedApplication to Shuck Surfclams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea
212456 ITQ Ownership Form - Renewal Form and Instruction ModifiedSurfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form
212455 ITQ Ownership Form- New Entrant Form and Instruction ModifiedSurfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Ownership Form
212454 ITQ Permit Application Form and Instruction ModifiedApplication for Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) Permit
204960 Protocol - Provide notification prior to unloading Instruction Modified
204959 Protocol - Create and Maintain a written onboard lot segregation plan Instruction Modified
204958 Protocol - Compile and Submit laboratory test results Instruction Modified
204957 Protocol - Maintain and Submit harvest records Instruction Modified
204956 Protocol - Submission of concurrence from state of landing Instruction Modified
186876 ITQ Transfer Form Form and Instruction ModifiedApplication to Transfer Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ)
ICR Details
0648-0240 202512-0648-003
Received in OIRA 202211-0648-002
DOC/NOAA
Surfclam /Ocean Quahog Individual Transfer Quota (ITQ) Administration
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 12/17/2025
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 05/31/2026
969 5,059
194 1,642
133,256 111,193
This is a request for an extension to a currently approved information collection. Federally permitted fishing vessels participating in the Atlantic Surfclam or ocean quahog individual transferable quota (ITQ) fishery in the Northeast Region of the U.S. are subject to certain information collection requirements in order for NMFS to process requests for the transfer of Surfclam or ocean quahog quota shares or authorization to shuck Surfclam or ocean quahogs at sea.
PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act as amended in 2006
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  90 FR 31164 07/14/2025
90 FR 58550 12/17/2025
No
  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 969 5,059 0 0 -4,090 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 194 1,642 0 0 -1,448 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 133,256 111,193 0 0 22,063 0
No
No
Adjustments to the number of respondents were made based on information from the past 3 years. Burden hours were updated based on the number of responses. Miscellaneous costs per response increased overall due to increase in postage costs and increased costs to carry an observer at sea. Miscellaneous costs in other categories generally decreased due a decrease in the number of average respondents in recent years.
$4,101
No
    Yes
    Yes
No
No
No
No
Douglas Potts 978 281-9341
  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.
12/17/2025