Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement Form and Instruction	New
Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0565 rev Amd80 vessel replcmnt 022912 ss_rev.docx Supporting Statement A	2012-03-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
200589	Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement Form and Instruction	New
180255	Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180141	Appeals	Unchanged
180140	Annual Cooperative Report	Unchanged
180136	Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
180135	Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
180134	Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180133	Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0565	ICR Reference No: 201112-0648-019
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201007-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports
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: 07/20/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/04/2012
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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2013	12/31/2013	12/31/2013
Responses	65	0	65
Time Burden (Hours)	155	0	155
Cost Burden (Dollars)	176	0	176

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues a proposed rule that would implement Amendment 97 to the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Management Area. If approved, Amendment 97 would establish a process for the owners of originally qualifying Amendment 80 vessels to replace each trawl catcher/processor for any purpose. This proposed action includes management measures that would prevent replaced vessels from increasing fishing effort in non-Amendment 80 fisheries, limit the length of replacement vessels, and modify specific Amendment 80 sideboards. This action is necessary to promote safety-at-sea through the gradual replacement of the aging fleet of vessels, and is intended to increase the harvesting capacity of the fleet while promoting the retention and utilization of Amendment 80 species in the BSAI Management Area.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 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:
0648-BB18	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 20339	04/04/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement	NA	Application to replace Amandemtn 80 Vessel
Appeals
Application for transfer of cooperative quota	NA	Intercooperative transfer of Amendment 80 quota
Application for Quota Share	NA	Amendment 80 Application for Quota Share
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit	NA	Amendment 80 cooperative permit and cooperative quota application
Application to transfer quota share	NA	Application to transfer Amendment 80 Quota Shares
Application for limited access fishery	NA	Application for Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery Permit
Annual Cooperative Report

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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 action describes a program change. A procedure is set up to allow replacement of Amendment 80 vessels, resulting in an increase of 28 responses, an increase in of 56 hours burden, an increase of $1,400 in personnel costs, and an increase of $50 in miscellaneous costs. The increases are due to the vessel replacement application (from the current respondent pool). There are no changes in burden to any other information collections; there are revisions to the transfer application, but no burden change associated with those revisions.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,425

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: 04/04/2012

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