Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Requirements

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Permit Holder Fee Submission Form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Volume Report	Form and Instruction	New	Available
0398 ss ren 020609.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-02-06	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4444	Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Permit Holder Fee Submission Form	Form and Instruction	Modified
187993	IFQ Fee Liability Appeals		New
187992	IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Volume Report	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0398	ICR Reference No: 200902-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200601-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Requirements
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/16/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/06/2009
Terms of Clearance: This request is approved. The Agency is encouraged to revise estimates of burden prior to resubmission of this request taking into account most recent experience with the program.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2009
Responses	2,992	0	2,726
Time Burden (Hours)	5,984	0	5,452
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,919	0	3,000

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Abstract: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act requires that the Secretary of Commerce maintain a Cost Recovery Program to cover the management and enforcement costs of the Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ) for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries Program. This Cost Recovery Program requires Registered Buyers to submit information about the volume and value of IFQ species landings and for the IFQ permit holders to calculate and submit fees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303(b) and 304(d)2 Name of Law: Magnuson Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 62256	10/20/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 15434	04/06/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Volume Report	NA	Ex-Vessel Value and Volume Report Form
Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program Permit Holder Fee Submission Form	NA	Permit Fee Renewal Form
IFQ Fee Liability Appeals

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	2,992	2,726	0	0	266	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,984	5,452	0	0	532	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2,919	3,000	0	0	-81	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Since the last submission, the cost of postage and fax submittal increased, the number of permit holders decreased, and the number of IFQ Registered Buyers increased, resulting in the following adjustments: IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Value and Volume Report. an increase of 390 responses, 490 instead of 100 an increase of 780 hr burden, 980 hr instead of 200 hr Miscellaneous costs remained the same, as increased postage was balanced by increased Internet submission. IFQ Permit Holder Fee Submission Form. a decrease of 100 respondents and responses, 2,500 (includes Registered Buyers) instead of 2,600 a decrease of 200 hr burden, 5,000 hr instead of 5,200 hr a decrease of $299 miscellaneous costs, $2,771 instead of $3,070. Fee Liability Appeals a decrease of 24 responses, 2 instead of 26 a decrease of 48 hours, 4 instead of 52 a decrease of $17 miscellaneous costs, $2 instead of $19. Note: the current total cost of $3,235 was rounded down to $3,000 when the information collection request was migrated to ROCIS. The difference is, in fact, #16, rather than $81, as shown in ROCIS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $112,300

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)? 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: 04/06/2009

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