Prior to
resubmission of this request to incorporate the final rule, the
Agency should consider comments submitted during the rulemaking
process and provide a summary of those comments to support changes
to this information collection.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2011
07/31/2011
07/31/2011
2,799
0
2,799
4,419
0
4,419
17,011
0
17,011
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of
Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Crab. The Crab Rationalization Program (Program)
allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among
harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This
collection-of-information addresses the permits, transfers, and
cost recovery procedures for the Program. This request is to add
the option of online transfers to the Program, for: 1) transfer of
IFQ between cooperatives, 2) transfer of IFQ and 3) transfer of
IPQ. In addition, the Application for Transfer of Crab Quota
Share/Individual Fishing Quota (QS/IFQ) or Processor Quota
Shares/Individual Processing Quota (PQS/IPQ) is removed and
replaced by three separate applications, because each of the quota
type transfers is submitted differently and contains different
information.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
Program changes: 1) provide the
option to submit quota transfers online for Crab IFQ, IPQ and
inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ; 2) remove the Application for
transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ and separate it into three
applications, because each of the quota type transfers is submitted
differently and contains different information; 3) remove the
notarization requirement for transfers of Crab IFQ and Crab IPQ.
There is an overall increase of 31 hours. A net increase of 180
hours is due to the removal of the transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or
PQS/IPQ form and replacement by the three following it below, but
the shorter average response time for transfer of Crab IPQ saves 16
hours; that is, simply adding these three forms, with no online
transfer option for Crab IPQ transfer, would have added 196 hours.
A decrease of 149 hours is due to the addition of online submission
for the inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ. Removing the
notarization requirement for Crab IFQ and IPQ decreases
miscellaneous costs by $2,920. Allowing online transfer for the
inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ decreases miscellaneous costs by
$1,765. Adding $48 for the Crab QS/PQS transfer results in a net
decrease of $4,637.
$21,364
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
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.
Annual application for crab IFQ permit
0514 ss rev 090408rev.pdf
Annual application for crab IFQ permit