0334 Amend 86 Rev SS_rev

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
ALASKA LICENSE LIMITATION PROGRAM FOR GROUNDFISH, CRAB,
AND SCALLOPS
OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0334

INTRODUCTION
National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region (NMFS) manages the fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, the Fishery Management Plans (FMP) for: 1) Groundfish of
the Gulf of Alaska, 2) Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area,
3) Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs, and the 4) the Scallop Fishery off
Alaska. Under the Scallop FMP, management of all aspects of the scallop fishery, except limited
access, is delegated to the State of Alaska. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) prepared, and NMFS approved, the FMPs under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. as amended in 2006.
These FMPs are implemented by regulations at 50 CFR part 679.
This action describes a revision of this collection due to Amendment 86 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska, as described in the proposed rule
Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 0648-AY42.
A.

JUSTIFICATION

The intended effect of the License Limitation Program (LLP) is to limit the number of
participants and reduce fishing capacity in fisheries off Alaska. One of the measures used by the
Council and NMFS is the LLP which limits access to the groundfish, crab, and scallop fisheries
in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) and Gulf of Alaska (GOA).
The LLP is intended to limit entry into federally managed fisheries.
1. Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary.
Amendment 86 substantially limits the number of licenses eligible to participate in the directed
Pacific cod fisheries in Federal waters of the Western and Central GOA. The intent of the
amendment is to prevent the future entry or re-entry of latent fixed gear licenses into the fixed
gear Pacific cod fisheries, which could have adverse effects on license holders that have recently
participated in, and exhibited dependence on, these fisheries. Preventing these licenses from
entering the Pacific cod fisheries in Federal waters in the future could contribute to long term
stability in this fishery. In the short term, this action may not result in a perceptible change from
the status quo, because most licenses with recent participation qualify for a Pacific cod
endorsement. Limiting effort in the fisheries could contribute to slowing down the fisheries,
although if total allowable catches (TACs) continue to decline and market conditions for Pacific
cod continue to improve, the pace of the fisheries is unlikely to slow down.

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2. Explain how, by whom, how frequently, and for what purpose the information will be
used. If the information collected will be disseminated to the public or used to support
information that will be disseminated to the public, then explain how the collection
complies with all applicable Information Quality Guidelines.
The main economic benefit from the proposed action is that it will prevent the possibility of
future entry of existing latent fixed gear LLP licenses into the Western and Central GOA
directed Pacific cod fisheries in Federal waters, which will primarily benefit LLP license owners
who are economically dependent on the GOA Pacific cod fisheries (as defined by the Council’s
qualification criteria). The action may have modest distributional effects among persons eligible
to enter licenses into the directed Pacific cod fisheries that are subject to the LLP.
This action would add non-severable, gear-specific Pacific cod endorsements to fixed gear
licenses. These endorsements would limit entry into the directed Pacific cod fisheries in Federal
waters of the Western and Central GOA management areas. The Council recommended
establishing a fixed gear LLP endorsement for Pacific cod to reduce the risk that in the future
vessel operators could assign latent LLP licenses to vessels, effectively reactivating those
licenses and thereby increasing the amount of fixed gear effort in the Pacific cod fisheries which
would adversely affect currently active participants. This adverse effect would not only
increase competition and dilute their potential gross revenues but also would create incentives
for harvesters to race for fish in a potentially wasteful manner. This action would effectively
remove the potential for new effort in the fishery beyond currently active participants as defined
by this proposed action. Thus some assurance would be provided to current participants that
their fishing operations would not be disrupted.
Amendment 86 would:
♦ Establish a GOA Pacific cod endorsement for fixed gear LLP licenses. [No PRA effect.]
♦ Exempt certain vessels using jig gear in the GOA from the requirement to carry an LLP
license. [No PRA effect.]
♦ Modify the maximum length designation of certain LLP licenses: Modification of the
maximum length designation on a specific set of fixed-gear licenses would ensure that
vessel owners would be able to continue using the vessel and LLP licenses in the
fisheries as they have traditionally, and receive a Pacific cod endorsement applicable to
the length of the vessel to which the LLP license has been assigned.
♦ Allow entities representing specific GOA community to receive a limited number of
fixed gear licenses with Pacific cod endorsements for use on vessels designated by
entities representing the communities.
Qualified community quota entities (CQE) in the Central and Western GOA shall be eligible to
request, from NMFS, non-transferable fixed gear groundfish licenses with a Pacific cod
endorsement for the management area in which the community is located. Each qualified CQE
may request additional fixed gear LLPs up to the number listed for each CQE in the table below.

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Implementation of the action would require NMFS to process and adjudicate the qualifying and
non-qualifying licenses. The LLP Program file administered by NMFS will need to be updated
to reflect the changes to existing licenses. Also, NMFS will need to update and make changes to
databases used to store license information, in order to track Pacific cod endorsements that have
non-transferable status. The addition of gear-specific Pacific cod endorsements to fixed gear
licenses will introduce new administrative costs for NMFS and possibly create new enforcement
costs.
NMFS would not establish an appeal process for CQEs to receive LLP licenses. The proposed
action would allow CQEs to request LLP licenses, provided the specific requirements are met. If
those conditions are not met, NMFS would not issue LLP licenses to the CQEs. Because NMFS
is not proposing to remove or otherwise restrict existing harvest opportunities available to CQEs,
no appeal process is required.

a. Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License
Entities representing specific communities may receive a limited number of fixed gear LLP
licenses with Pacific cod endorsements for use on vessels designated by entities representing the
communities. This is expected to:
♦ Provide greater economic stability for fixed gear LLP license holders with recent
participation in the Central GOA and Western GOA Pacific cod fisheries.
♦ Reduce the potential for substantial increases in fishing effort from latent LLP license
holders.
♦ Provide additional harvesting opportunities for residents of specific communities (see
table below) located adjacent to the Western and Central GOA, including the West
Yakutat District through Non-profit CQEs who hold fixed gear LLP licenses.
A groundfish license approved for issuance to a CQE by the Regional Administrator for an
eligible community:
May not be transferred to any person;
Will have only the regional designation specified for that community.
Will have a maximum length overall (MLOA) of 60 feet specified on the license.
Will have only a catcher vessel designation;
Will receive only a non-trawl gear endorsement;
Will be assigned a Pacific cod endorsement with a non-trawl gear designation.
May not be assigned to any vessel other than the vessel specified for that groundfish license
in the annual CQE authorization letter; and
May not be assigned for use by any person other than the person specified for that groundfish
license in the annual CQE authorization letter, or any subsequent amendment to that
annual authorization letter that is made by the CQE provided that NMFS receives that
amendment prior to that person using that groundfish license aboard a vessel.
Non-trawl Pacific cod gear endorsements on groundfish licenses approved for issuance to CQEs
shall have the following gear designations:
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Only pot gear Pacific cod endorsements for groundfish licenses with a Western GOA
designation to CQEs on behalf of an eligible community.
Either a pot gear or a hook-and-line gear Pacific cod endorsement for a groundfish license
with a Central GOA designation to CQEs on behalf of an eligible community.
There are 21 communities eligible under the CQE Program, located in the Western and Central
GOA management areas, including West Yakutat. Under the Federal LLP, the Central GOA
endorsement area also authorizes vessels to fish in the West Yakutat management area, and
communities located in this area are also included in this discussion. To be eligible under the
Federal CQE program, a community must have fewer than 1,500 residents, lack direct road
access, have direct access to saltwater, and have historic participation in the halibut and sablefish
fisheries. The main benefit to the community of the CQE Program is that it could provide
opportunities for new entrants who reside in the community to participate in the Federal waters
directed Pacific cod fishery.
Maximum number and the regulatory area specification of groundfish licenses that may be
granted to CQEs representing specific GOA communities.
Central GOA Pacific cod
endorsed non-trawl groundfish license
Community
Maximum Number of
groundfish licenses
Akhiok
2
Chenega Bay
2
Chignik
2
Chignik Lagoon
4
Chignik Lake
2
Halibut Cove
2
Karluk
2
Larsen Bay
2
Nanwalek
2
Old Harbor
2
Ouzinkie
7
Port Graham
2
Port Lions
6
Seldovia
6
Tyonek
2
Yakutat
3
Tatitlek
2
50

Western GOA Pacific cod
endorsed non-trawl groundfish license
Community
Maximum Number of
groundfish licenses
Ivanof Bay
2
King Cove
7
Perryville
2
Sand Point
10
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The CQEs, representing specific communities in the Central GOA and Western GOA, would
need to submit:
♦ An application to receive a fixed gear LLP license endorsed for Pacific cod, the selection
of fixed gear type by CQEs in the Central Gulf (CG), a description of the methods used to
assign any fixed gear LLP licenses received,
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♦ A letter of authorization for persons using LLP licenses assigned to a CQE, and
♦ An annual report detailing the distribution and use of LLP licenses.
Each CQE that is approved by the Regional Administrator may apply to receive groundfish
licenses on behalf of the communities that the CQE is designated to represent. To receive a
groundfish license a CQE must submit a complete application for a groundfish license to the
Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802.
A CQE may apply for and may receive a maximum amount of groundfish licenses designated in
the regulatory area specified for a community. Licenses would have an MLOA designation of
60 ft. Western GOA licenses would be endorsed for pot gear, and Central GOA CQEs may
choose either a pot or hook-and-line endorsement. The application must be received by NMFS
no later than six months after the effective date of the Amendment 86 final rule. A maximum of
50 Central GOA and 21 Western GOA licenses would be issued.
Application for a CQE to receive a Non-trawl groundfish LLP license
Identification
Name of non-profit organization
Name of contact person for the CQE
NMFS person ID number
Permanent business mailing address
Business telephone number, business e-mail address, and business fax number
Procedures to determine the distribution of LLP licenses to community residents represented by that CQE
Procedures used to solicit requests from residents to be assigned an LLP license
Criteria to determine the distribution of the use of LLP licenses among qualified community residents and
the relative weighting of those criteria
Number of LLP licenses the CQE is requesting and the gear designation for each license
Application for a CQE to receive a Non-trawl groundfish LLP
license, Respondent
Total respondents
1
50 Central GOA LLP licenses
21 Western GOA LLP licenses
Total responses = 1
1
Frequency of response = Initial application
Total burden hours
20 hr
Time per response = 20 hr
Total personnel cost ($25 x 20)
$500
Total miscellaneous costs (129.22)
$129
Postage (0.44 x 3 x 71 = 93.72 )
Copying (0.05 x 10 pp x 71 = 35.50)

Application for a CQE to receive a Non-trawl groundfish LLP
license, Federal Government
Total responses
1
Total burden hours
4
Time per response = 4 hr
Total personnel costs ($25 x 4)
$100
Total miscellaneous costs
0

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b. Letter of Authorization for Persons Using LLP Licenses Assigned to a CQE.
The LLP is issued to the CQE and the CQE designates the vessel to which the LLP license is
assigned. Prior to requesting an LLP, the CQE shall provide NMFS with a detailed plan for
soliciting and determining recipients of the CQE permit.
Upon receipt of the LLPs from NMFS, the CQE shall determine who may use the LLP license
and provide them with a letter of authorization. The LLP license issued cannot designate more
than one vessel per LLP per calendar year. The person specified for an LLP groundfish license
in an annual CQE authorization letter, or any subsequent amendment to that annual authorization
letter, who operates a vessel under the authority of an LLP license issued to a CQE, must be
onboard the vessel during directed fishing.
As part of this authorization letter, NMFS would require that the CQE attest that the authorized
representative using a groundfish license issued to a CQE
(1) is a citizen of the United States;
(2) has maintained a domicile in a CQE community in the CG or Western Gulf (WG) eligible
to receive an LLP license endorsed for Pacific cod for the 12 consecutive months immediately
preceding the time when the assertion of residence is made; and
(3) is not claiming residency in another community, state, territory, or country, except that
residents of the Village of Seldovia shall be considered to be eligible community residents of the
City of Seldovia for the purposes of eligibility to serve as an authorized vessel operator.
The residency requirements for a vessel operator using a CQE license would ensure that
residents of a specific community actively participate in the Pacific cod fishery consistent with
the overall goal the Council established for CQE LLP licenses. This authorization letter would
require that the CQE attest to individuals’ residency, but would not require individuals to submit
proof of residency to NMFS in order to use the LLP license issued to the CQE. This approach
would reduce potential administrative burdens on NMFS that could be required to determine the
residency of a specific person. In many cases, particularly in smaller communities, the
representatives of CQEs are likely to have specific local knowledge that can be used to assess a
person’s claim of residency in a particular community.
The CQE must provide an authorization letter assigning a specific vessel and designating the
vessel operator. The authorization letter must be sent to the authorized vessel and to NMFS, and
a copy of that letter must be maintained onboard the vessel. This would help to ensure that only
those persons and vessels that have been vetted through the CQE would be able to use the LLP
license.

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CQE Letter of authorization, Respondent
Total respondents
17 Central GOA communities
04 Western GOA communities
Total responses = 1
Frequency of response = 1
Total burden hours (5.25)
Time per response = 1 hr
Total personnel cost ($25 x 21)
Total miscellaneous costs (11.34)
Postage (0.44 x 21 = 9.24 )
Copying (0.05 x 1 pp x 21 = 1.05 x 2 = 2.10)

CQE Letter of authorization, Federal Government
Total responses
Total burden hours
Total personnel costs
Total miscellaneous costs

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21
21 hr
$525
$11

0
0
0
0

c. CQE Annual Report.
CQE annual reports are required to be submitted to NMFS and the governing body of the
community that the CQE represents. These annual reports serve as a means of tracking the
progress of the CQEs that have received LLP licenses and of assessing whether the issuance of
LLP licenses is meeting the overall goal of providing its residents access to the Pacific cod
resource. The Council requested that the CQE provide information in its annual reports,
describing the use of LLP licenses during a calendar year.
Consistent with the timeline required for submission of the CQE annual report under
Amendment 66, these annual reports would be due by January 31 for the prior fishing year for
each community represented by the CQE for which those LLP licenses were granted.
The CQE shall submit a complete annual report detailing the distribution and use of LLP licenses
to the Regional Administrator, NMFS, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802 and to the governing
body of each community represented by the CQE as identified in Table 21 to part 679 (see tab le
on page 4).
CQE Annual Report
The number of community residents requesting a groundfish license from the CQE
A description of the distribution of groundfish licenses among community residents
Vessels assigned to use the groundfish licenses
The number and residency of crew employed on a vessel using the LLP license
The amount of any payments made to CQEs for use of the LLP licenses, if any

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CQE Annual Report, Respondent
Total respondents
Total responses
Frequency of response = 1
Total burden hours
Time per response = 40 hr
Total personnel cost ($25 x 40)
Total miscellaneous costs (0.94)
Postage (0.44 x 1 = 0.44 )
Photocopy (0.05 x 10 pp x 1 = 0.50)
CQE Annual Report, Federal Government
Total responses
Total burden hours
Time per response = 4 hr
Total personnel costs ($25 x 4)
Total miscellaneous costs

1
1
40 hr
$1,000
$1

1
4 hr
$100
0

d. Survey to Verify the Length Overall (LOA) of the Vessel.
The maximum length designation on a specific set of fixed gear licenses would be modified to
ensure that vessel owners would be able to continue using the vessel and LLP licenses in the
fisheries as they have traditionally and receive a Pacific cod endorsement applicable to the length
of the vessel to which the LLP license has been assigned.
To determine the MLOA that would be applied to the LLP license, NMFS would use the LOA of
the vessel to which the LLP license is assigned at the time of the effective date of Amendment
86, if approved. If the LLP holder disagreed with the LOA on file with NMFS, and wished to
provide data to NMFS establishing a different LOA for the vessel, NMFS would require that the
LLP license holder provide a survey conducted by a naval architect or marine surveyor
independent from the vessel owner or LLP license holder to verify the LOA of the vessel prior to
approving the designation of an LLP license for that vessel, if that vessel does not have a
certified survey on file.
NMFS would provide a vessel owner 90 days from the effective date of Amendment 86 to
provide the survey to NMFS. The 90-day time period would provide the LLP license holder
with the time necessary to have a vessel surveyed and provide that information to NMFS.
NMFS would not assign a Pacific cod endorsement to an LLP license holder with a greater LOA
than that provided in NMFS’s record unless a timely independent survey was submitted and
received by NMFS.
If no survey is provided within the 90 day time frame, NMFS would reissue the LLP license with
the MLOA equal to the LOA of the vessel that the LLP license was assigned based on the LOA
on file with NMFS. Any LLP license that would receive an endorsement under this provision
could not be equal to or exceed 60 feet MLOA under any circumstance.
It is estimated that less than six LLP licenses would have their MLOAs adjusted by this
exemption. A survey may cost an estimated $12 to $15 per linear foot, with potentially lower

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costs per foot for larger vessels. If a certified marine surveyor is not available locally, travel
costs may increase the cost of a survey.
Survey to verify the LOA of the vessel, Respondent
Total respondents
Total responses
Frequency of response = 1
Total burden hours
Time per response = 1 hr
Total personnel cost ($25 x 6)
Total miscellaneous costs (818.28)
Surveyor costs $13.50/vessel ft x 60 ft = 810
Postage (0.88 x 6 = 5.28 )
Photocopy (0.05 x 10 pp x 6 = 3)

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6
6 hr
$150
$818

Survey to verify the LOA of the vessel, Federal Government
Total responses
6
Total burden hours
6 hr
Time per response = 1 hr
Total personnel costs ($25 x 6)
$150
Total miscellaneous costs
0

It is anticipated that the information collected will be disseminated to the public or used to
support publicly disseminated information. As explained in the preceding paragraphs, the
information gathered has utility. NMFS will retain control over the information and safeguard it
from improper access, modification, and destruction, consistent with National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) standards for confidentiality, privacy, and electronic
information. See response to Question 10 of this Supporting Statement for more information on
confidentiality and privacy. The information collection is designed to yield data that meet all
applicable information quality guidelines. Prior to dissemination, the information will be
subjected to quality control measures and a pre-dissemination review pursuant to Section 515 of
Public Law 106-554.
3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other forms of
information technology.
The Application for a CQE to Receive LLPs and the CQE Annual Report are large reports with
various sizes of pages which do not lend themselves to automated submittal. They would be
mailed or delivered. The vessel length survey may contain over-sized pages if diagrams are
attached; and if so would need to be mailed or delivered. The letter of authorization may be
submitted as an attachment to an email.
4. Describe efforts to identify duplication.
None of the information collected as part of this information collection duplicates other
collections.

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5. If the collection of information involves small businesses or other small entities, describe
the methods used to minimize burden.
The directly regulated entities under this proposed rule are holders of LLP licenses endorsed for
fixed gear activity who directed fish for Pacific cod in the GOA. NMFS estimates that a
maximum of 956 entities hold LLP licenses with fixed gear endorsements with catcher vessel or
catcher/processor endorsements; of these an estimated 908 small entities would be directly
regulated by this action. Estimates of the number of small entities directly regulated by this
proposed action are complicated by limited LLP license holder ownership information, and are
based on available records of employment and information on participation in other fisheries.
The estimate of the number of small entities is conservative. Other supporting businesses may
also be indirectly affected by this action if it leads to fewer vessels participating in the fishery.
This action minimizes adverse economic impacts on the directly regulated small entities. The
action would reduce the potential for substantial increases in fishing effort from latent LLP
license holders, and would provide additional harvesting opportunities for CQEs who hold fixed
gear LLP licenses. In no case, are these combined impacts expected to be substantial.
6. Describe the consequences to the Federal program or policy activities if the collection is
not conducted or is conducted less frequently.
Competition among fixed gear participants in the Western and Central GOA Pacific cod fisheries
has intensified in recent years, and long-term participants are concerned about the potential for
latent fixed gear licenses to re-enter the fisheries. The proposed amendment would address this
concern by limiting future participation in the Pacific cod fishery to fixed gear licenses that have
actively participated in recent years and, thus, qualify for a Pacific cod endorsement. This action
may enhance stability in the GOA Pacific cod fisheries, reduce competition among fixed gear
participants, and sustain the historic division of catch among recent participants. In the absence
of this action, future entry of latent effort into the Western and Central GOA Pacific cod fisheries
could further intensify competition among fixed gear participants and erode catches of long-term
active participants.
7. Explain any special circumstances that require the collection to be conducted in a
manner inconsistent with OMB guidelines.
No special circumstances are associated with this information collection.
8. Provide a copy of the PRA Federal Register notice that solicited public comments on the
information collection prior to this submission. Summarize the public comments received
in response to that notice and describe the actions taken by the agency in response to those
comments. Describe the efforts to consult with persons outside the agency to obtain their
views on the availability of data, frequency of collection, the clarity of instructions and
recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting format (if any), and on the data elements to be
recorded, disclosed, or reported.
The NMFS Alaska Region will submit a proposed rule, RIN 0648-AY42, coincident with this
submission, requesting comments from the public.

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9. Explain any decisions to provide payments or gifts to respondents, other than
remuneration of contractors or grantees.
No payment or gift will be provided under this program.
10. Describe any assurance of confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for
assurance in statute, regulation, or agency policy.
The information collected is mandatory and is required to manage commercial fishing efforts
under 50 CFR part 679 and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801,
et seq.). As stated on the forms and in the regulations, responses to this information request are
confidential under section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006 and under
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of
fishery statistics.
11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
This information collection does not involve information of a sensitive nature.
12. Provide an estimate in hours of the burden of the collection of information.
Estimated total respondents: 171 up from 142. Estimated total responses: 171, up from 142.
Estimated total burden: 355 up from 268 hours. Estimated total personnel costs: $8,875 up
from $6,700.
13. Provide an estimate of the total annual cost burden to the respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection (excluding the value of the burden hours in Question
12 above).
Estimated total miscellaneous costs: $2,110 up from $1,151.
14. Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal government.
Estimated total responses: 150, up from 142. Estimated total burden: 232 hr, up from
218 hr. Estimated total personnel costs: $14,200, up from $13,850.
15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments.
Program Change. This action describes new management measures to substantially limit the
number of LLP licenses eligible to participate in the directed Pacific cod fisheries in Federal
waters of the Western and Central GOA.
Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License (New)
an increase of 1 respondent and response, 1 instead of 0
an increase of 20 hr burden, 20 instead of 0
an increase of $500 personnel costs, $500 instead of $0
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an increase of $129 miscellaneous costs, $129 instead of $0
Letter of authorization (New)
an increase of 21 respondents and responses, 21 instead of 0
an increase of 21 hr burden, 21 hr instead of 0
an increase of $525 personnel costs, $525 instead of $0
an increase of $11 miscellaneous costs, $11 instead of $0
CQE Annual Report (New)
an increase of 1 respondent and response, 1 instead of 0
an increase of 40 hr burden, 40 hr instead of 0
an increase of $1,000 personnel costs, $1,000 instead of $0
an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $0
Survey to Verify the LOA of the Vessel (New)
an increase of 6 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 0
an increase of 6 hr burden, 6 hr instead of 0
an increase of $150 personnel costs, $150 instead of 0
an increase of $818 miscellaneous costs, $818 instead of 0
All other burden and cost remains the same.
16. For collections whose results will be published, outline the plans for tabulation and
publication.
NMFS Alaska Region posts LLP license information on the web at
http://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/ram/llp.htm#list. The lists contain LLP groundfish and crab
licenses issued as of the indicated preparation date. Data are sorted alphabetically and are
updated daily. Under current regulations, vessels must be designated on the licenses and the
identities of original qualifying vessels are provided for reference only.
17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the
information collection, explain the reasons why display would be inappropriate.
Not applicable.
18. Explain each exception to the certification statement.
Not applicable.

B.

COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS

This collection does not employ statistical methods.

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