Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Cooperative catch report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0565 online transfers only online 081908 crss.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2008-08-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180255	Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180141	Appeals	Unchanged
180140	Annual Cooperative Catch Report	Unchanged
180138	Cooperative catch report Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180136	Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
180135	Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
180134	Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180133	Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0565	ICR Reference No: 200808-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200709-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/08/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/24/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	08/31/2010	08/31/2010
Responses	1,062	0	1,062
Time Burden (Hours)	891	0	896
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,732	0	2,731

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Abstract: Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area primarily would allocate several Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors, would establish a limited access privilege program, and would facilitate the formation of harvesting cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) trawl catcher/processor sector (hereinafter the “Program”). The Program would provide participants with a management system that allows for improved efficiency by providing an environment in which revenues can be increased and operating costs can be reduced. Depending on the magnitude of these potential efficiency gains and the costs of bycatch reduction, increases in efficiency could be used to cover the costs of bycatch reduction measures or provide additional benefits to participants. In addition, the Program would apply retention standards on an aggregate basis to all activities of a cooperative, allowing participants within the cooperative to coordinate fishing and retention practices across the cooperative to meet the retention requirements.

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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:
0648-AU68	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 52668	09/14/2007

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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: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Cooperative catch report	NA	Cooperative Catch Report
Application for Quota Share	NA	Application for Quota Share
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit	NA	Application for Cooperative and Cooperative Quota Share
Application to transfer quota share	NA	Quota share transfer
Appeals
Application for transfer of cooperative quota	NA	Cooperative share transfer
Application for limited access fishery	NA	Application for Limited Access Fishery
Annual Cooperative Catch Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	1,062	1,062	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	891	896	0	-5	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,732	2,731	0	0	1	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The online intercooperative transfer of cooperative quota reduces response time from two hours to one hour, or a total decrease of 5 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,825

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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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: 09/24/2008

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