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. Details of Program Changes: Application for
Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ; this form is removed. a
decrease of 400 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 400 a
decrease of 800 hr burden, 0 hr instead of 800 hr a decrease of
$20,000 personnel costs, $0 instead of $20,000 a decrease of $4,572
miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $4,572 Application for Transfer
of Crab QS or PQS; this form is added. This form must be notarized
and may be submitted only by mail or courier. an increase of 93
respondents and responses, 93 instead of 0 an increase of 186 hr
burden, 186 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $4,650 personnel
costs, $4,650 instead of $0 an increase of $48 miscellaneous costs,
$48 instead of $0 Application for Transfer of Crab IFQ; this form
is added. This form may be submitted by mail, fax, or courier. an
increase of 373 respondents and responses, 373 instead of 0 an
increase of 746 hr burden, 746 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of
$18,650 personnel costs, $18,650 instead of $0 an increase of
$1,605 miscellaneous costs, $1,605 instead of $0 Application for
Transfer of Crab IPQ; this form is added. This form may now be
submitted online, as well as by fax, by mail, or by courier. an
increase of 24 respondents, 24 instead of 0 an increase of 32
responses, 32 instead of 0 an increase of 48 hr burden, 48 hr
instead of 0 hr an increase of $1,200 personnel costs, $1,200
instead of $0 an increase of $47 miscellaneous costs, $47 instead
of $0 Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of IFQ. This form
may now be submitted online, as well as by fax, by mail, or by
courier. a decrease of 140 respondents, 19 instead of 159 (this is
a correction based on permit counts) an increase of 2 responses,
161 instead of 159 a decrease of 149 hr burden, 169 hr instead of
318 hr a decrease of $3,725 personnel costs, $4,225 instead of
$7,950 a decrease of $1,765 miscellaneous costs, $52 instead of
$1,817.
$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 resub 100809.pdf
Annual application for crab IFQ permit