Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter Permits

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	Form and Instruction	New	Available
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Application for community or military recreational permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for transfer of charter halibut permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Repair queued
Application for charter halibut permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0592 CSP charter permits 05 31 11 ss.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2011-05-31	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
197348	Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	Form and Instruction	New
197347	Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF	Form and Instruction	New
187005	Appeals		Unchanged
187004	Application for community or military recreational permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
187003	Application for transfer of charter halibut permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
187001	Application for charter halibut permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0592	ICR Reference No: 201104-0648-005
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201001-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter Permits
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 09/26/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/22/2011
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2012	08/31/2012	08/31/2012
Responses	433	0	433
Time Burden (Hours)	826	0	826
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,337	0	3,337

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Abstract: NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, the International Pacific Halibut Commission, and the State of Alaska/Department of Fish and Game jointly manage the sport charter halibut fisheries in the Gulf of Alaska. A halibut catch sharing plan is implemented to include the supplemental, individual use of commercial Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) halibut to allow charter halibut permit holders to lease commercial IFQ, in order to provide additional anglers with harvesting opportunities, not to exceed limits in place for unguided anglers. This collection of halibut charter permits is necessary to monitor and enforce the area specific annual catch limits among Pacific halibut fishery participants in the waters in and off of the coast of Alaska.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 773a-k Name of Law: Northern Halibut Act of 1982
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BA37	Proposed rulemaking	76 FR 44156	07/22/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for charter halibut permit	NA	Application for charter halibut permit
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF	NA	Application for Transfer (Lease) between IFQ and Guided Angler Fish
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	NA	Application for Transfer (Lease) between IFQ and GAF - Community Quota Entity
Application for community or military recreational permit	NA	Application for community and military permit
Application for transfer of charter halibut permit	NA	Application to transfer charter halibut permit
Appeals

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This revision is due to a new program, the halibut catch sharing program, integrated into the collection. Application for transfer between IFQ and GAF An increase of 520 respondents and responses, 520 instead of 0 An increase of 1,300 hr burden, 1,300 hr instead of 0 hr An increase of $32,500 personnel costs, $32,500 instead of $0 An increase of $1,430 miscellaneous costs, $1,430 instead of $0 Application for transfer between IFQ and GAF from a CQE An increase of 32 respondents and responses, 32 instead of 0 An increase of 64 hr burden, 64 hr instead of 0 hr An increase of $1,600 personnel costs, $1,600 instead of $0 An increase of $92 miscellaneous costs, $92 instead of $0 Total increases due to this revision: 552 unduplicated respondents, 552 responses, 1,364 hours, $34,100 in personnel costs, and $1,522 in miscellaneous costs. All other information collection within OMB Control No. 0648-0592 remain the same.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $247,358

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 07/22/2011

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