Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Application for Intercooperative Transfer of Cooperative Quota	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Application to Opt Out of Rockfish Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Application for Entry-Level Rockfish Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Available
0545 ss ren 061609rev.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-07-15	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4659	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)
189596	Appeals for denial of rockfish permit		New
189595	Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report		New
189594	Rockfish Cooperative Termination of Fishing Declaration		New
189593	Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report		New
189592	Rockfish Cooperative Catch Report		New
189591	Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ	Form and Instruction	New	Application for Intercooperative Transfer of Cooperative Quota
189590	Application to Opt-out of Rockfish Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Application to Opt Out of Rockfish Fishery
189589	Application for Entry-Level Rockfish Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Application for Entry-Level Rockfish Fishery
189588	Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery	Form and Instruction	New	Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 200906-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program
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: 01/29/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2009
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2010
Responses	496	0	1,408
Time Burden (Hours)	408	0	3,270
Cost Burden (Dollars)	681	0	5,909

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Abstract: The Rockfish Pilot Program was developed for management of three rockfish fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Alaska in order to improve the economic efficiency of the CGOA rockfish fisheries. The Program was designed to result in a slower-paced fishery that would allow the harvester to choose when to fish and therefore avoid poor weather and also to provide greater stability for processors by spreading out production over a greater period of time. The Rockfish Pilot Program is scheduled to end December 31, 2011.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 199 802 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004
  

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:
	74 FR 6268	02/06/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 34710	07/17/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 10

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report
Appeals for denial of rockfish permit
Application for Entry-Level Rockfish Fishery	NA	Application for Entry-Level Rockfish Fishery
Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ	NA	Application for Intercooperative Transfer of Cooperative Quota
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	NA	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)
Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery	NA	Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery
Application to Opt-out of Rockfish Fishery	NA	Application to Opt Out of Rockfish Fishery
Rockfish Cooperative Catch Report
Rockfish Cooperative Termination of Fishing Declaration
Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	496	1,408	0	0	-912	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	408	3,270	0	0	-2,862	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	681	5,909	0	0	-5,228	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: Adjustments are made in this collection, due in part to differences in numbers of participants, based on current permit counts, and due to revisions to postage rates and fax costs. One error is corrected in the calculation of appeals personnel costs. Application to participate in the rockfish pilot program: removed a decrease of 71 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 71 a decrease of 142 hr burden, 0 instead of 142 a decrease of $3,550 personnel costs, 0 instead of $3,550 a decrease of $270 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $270 Application for rockfish cooperative CQ a decrease of 14 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 20 a decrease of 28 hr burden, 12 hr instead of 40 hr a decrease of $700 personnel costs, $300 instead of $1,000 an increase of $141 miscellaneous costs, $220 instead of $79 Application for limited access fishery a decrease of 31 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 40 a decrease of 62 hr burden, 18 hr instead of 80 hr a decrease of $1,550 personnel costs, $450 instead of $2,000 a decrease of $130 miscellaneous costs, $51 instead of $181 Application to Opt-out an increase of $14 miscellaneous costs, $25 instead of $11 Application for entry-level fishery a decrease of 1,061 respondents and responses, 10 instead of 1,071 a decrease of 2,122 hr burden, 20 hr instead of 2,142 hr a decrease of $53,050 personnel costs, $500 instead of $53,550 a decrease of $5,072 miscellaneous costs, $63 instead of $5,135 Application for inter-cooperative transfer an increase of 1 respondent, 6 instead of 5 an increase of 3 responses, 18 instead of 15 an increase of 3 hr burden, 18 hr instead of 15 hr an increase of $75 personnel costs, $450 instead of $375 an increase of $8 miscellaneous costs, $16 instead of $8 Rockfish cooperative catch report an increase of 1 respondent, 6 instead of 5 a decrease of 80 responses, 45 instead of 125 an increase of 2 hr burden, 23 hr instead of 21 hr an increase of $50 personnel costs, $575 instead of $525 an increase of $50 miscellaneous costs, $69 instead of $19 Annual rockfish cooperative report a decrease of 14 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 20 a decrease of 560 hr burden, 240 hr instead of 800 hr a decrease of $14,000 personnel costs, $6,000 instead of $20,000 an increase of $86 miscellaneous costs, $166 instead of $80 Rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration An increase of $12 personnel costs, $25 instead of $13 Rockfish vessel check-in and check-out reports a decrease of 14 respondents, 6 instead of 20 an increase of 356 responses, 396 instead of 40 an increase of 46 hr burden, 66 hr instead of 20 hr an increase of $1,150 personnel costs, $1,650 instead of $500 a decrease of $54 miscellaneous costs, $58 instead of $112 Rockfish Program appeals an increase of $75 personnel costs, $100 instead of $25, to correct an error a decrease of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $2. NOTE: Although each change above is correct, the actual previous hours and miscellaneous costs, as calculated by NOAA, totaled 3271, rather than 3,270 and $5,910 rather than $5,909. Since the latter figures are the currently approved ones, we are attributing the differences to the results of rounding off by the ROCIS system.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,033

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: 07/17/2009

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