Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Transfer (severability) of Mothership/Catcher Vessel (MS/CV)Endorsement and whiting catch history assignment (CHA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing) Form	Unchanged
Ownership interest form when transferring Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Ownership interest Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Mothership Co-op Permit Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
MS Transfer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
MS Renewal Form	Unchanged
First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal Form	Unchanged
QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0620 SS resub with FR_102711.docx Supporting Statement A	2011-10-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198748	Transfer (severability) of Mothership/Catcher Vessel (MS/CV)Endorsement and whiting catch history assignment (CHA) Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194155	Transaction dispute request	Unchanged
194154	Quota Pounds Transfer for Quota Share account to vessel account	Unchanged
194153	Quota Share/Quota Pounds transfer from QS account to vessel account	Unchanged
194152	Quota Share Account Registration	Unchanged
194151	Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing) Form	Unchanged
194150	Ownership interest form when transferring Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194149	Ownership interest Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194148	Mothership Withdrawal/Mutual Exception	Unchanged
194147	Material change to Coop	Unchanged
194146	Change in vessel fishing for coop	Unchanged
194111	Mothership Co-op Permit Application Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194102	Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194101	MS Transfer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
194065	MS Renewal Form	Unchanged
194064	First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal Form	Unchanged
194063	QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer) Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0620	ICR Reference No: 201112-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201012-0648-017
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/02/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/02/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2014	11/30/2013	11/30/2013
Responses	1,955	0	1,949
Time Burden (Hours)	651	0	645
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,337	0	17,273

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Abstract: In January 2011, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet. Since that time, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and NMFS have been addressing implementation issues as they arise, some of which are the subject of this proposed rule. The Council took final action at its June 2011 meeting on some trailing actions, including revisions to existing language to provide greater clarity and to remove outdated language and include some minor changes to the existing program. Some of these changes require a revision to this existing information collection. Specifically, the proposed regulations will allow Mothership (MS) catcher vessel (CV) endorsements and whiting catch history assignments (CHA) to be transferred between trawl permits. This will necessitate a new information collection. In addition, the MS coop permit application must be revised to gather unique identifier numbers for MS/CV endorsements and CHA that will be obligated to the coop. This request is a resubmission with the FR, no changes.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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-BB13	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 74670	12/01/2011

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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: 17

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Quota Share Account Registration
Quota Share/Quota Pounds transfer from QS account to vessel account
Transfer (severability) of Mothership/Catcher Vessel (MS/CV)Endorsement and whiting catch history assignment (CHA)	NA	Change in registration of a mothership/catcher vessel endorsement and catch history assignment - application
MS Transfer	NA	Change of vessel registration owner or permit owner application
QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer)	NA, NA	Trawl Rationalization Quota Share Permit Renewal ,   Trawl Rationalization Quota Share Permit Application
Change in vessel fishing for coop
MS Renewal	NA	Mothership Limited Entry Permit Renewal
Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit	NA	Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit Application
Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing)	NA	Trawl Rationalization Vessel Account Renewal Form
Quota Pounds Transfer for Quota Share account to vessel account
Transaction dispute request
Mothership Co-op Permit Application	NA	Pacific Coast Groundfish Mothership Cooperative Permit Application
Ownership interest	NA	Trawl Identification fo Interest
Ownership interest form when transferring	NA	Trawl Identification of Interest
Mothership Withdrawal/Mutual Exception
Material change to Coop
First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal	NA	Pacific Coast Groundfish First Receiver Site License Application

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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	1,955	1,949	0	6	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	651	645	0	6	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,337	17,273	0	64	0	0

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: Program Change associated with a change in burden: Previously, NMFS issued a single MS/CV endorsement and whiting CHA to trawl limited entry permit and current regulations do not allow for the endorsement and CHA to be separated from the permit. The proposed regulation will allow permit owners to sever their endorsement and CHA allocation from the permit and register them to another trawl permit and for a single trawl permit to have multiple endorsements and CHA allocations. This change adds 6 hours and $64 in recordkeeping/reporting costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $700,000

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]? 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? 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: 10/28/2011

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