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.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2014
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2014
1,965
0
1,965
656
0
656
17,342
0
17,342
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet in January 2011. Since that time, the Council and NMFS have been addressing implementation issues as they arise, through the public Council process. The Council took final action to refine the program at its April 2012 meeting, resulting in a second program improvement and enhancement (PIE 2) rulemaking, proposed rule 0648-BD31. This rule proposes to: implement specific quota share (QS) permit application and QS transfer regulations, clarify exemptions for lenders from control rules, eliminate double filing of co-op reports, revise first receiver site license requirements, including site inspection and expiration date, remove end of the year ban on QP transfers between vessel accounts, and clarify that the processor obligation could be to more than one MS permit.
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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Program Changes: There are net decreases of 14 hours and $4,409 in costs.
Quota share trading will begin in 2014, and this program change had an impact on the burden hour estimate for this collection, adding 74 hours. The implementation of QS trading will cause no change to the cost burden ($0), since QS trading will be completed online, with no fee associated.
Also, since implementation NMFS has never received a transaction dispute request for vessel account catch data and NMFS has removed this item from the collection, decreasing the burden estimate by 10 hours (see explanation for removal of this item at the end of Question 2), with no associated cost decrease.
Since NMFS was able to program online renewals and display the ownership interest form securely online, as well as allow the viewers a process to accept or reject the current ownership interest form, the time burden estimate for renewals decreased from 93 hours to 29 hours (decrease of 64 hours).
The QS permit renewal process each year is now estimated to take about 26 burden hours total (including the online renewals and any paper renewals), whereas the old estimate was 40 hours. This decrease in burden estimate is due to the fact that before implementation, NMFS was unsure of whether renewals could be programmed online. Because NMFS was able to program online QS permit/account renewals, the time burden estimate for this collection significantly decreased (decreased by 14 hours).
There was previously a $12,300 estimated cost burden for QS permit renewals due to an estimated $100 renewal fee. NMFS decided not to collect a fee for renewals, which significantly decreased the cost. NMFS estimates only copy/printing costs for those QS permit owners who renew online ($73.50 total), and mailing/copy/notary costs for an estimated one QS permit owner who might submit by paper renewal form per year ($10.97) â notary cost would be for the associated ownership interest form. Time burden for the ownership interest form was calculated separately. This decreased the total cost estimate for renewals from $12,300 to $1,194 (decrease of $11,106).
As part of the previous estimate for first receiver site applications, NMFS included a cost burden of $3,600. This was based on an estimated $45 application fee for 80 applicants. For the revised cost burden, the application fee is actually $175, for an estimated 5 new entrants and 50 re-registering applicants/year. This increased the total estimated cost burden (for new and re-registering FRSL applicants) by $130 or a $7,150 total increase.
The MS Cooperative Application cost has decreased by $226, as NMFS decided not to charge a fee. The estimated cost for the C/P Coop Permit Application has also decreased, by $227 (from $241 to $14), because NMFS chose not to charge an application fee.
Adjustments: There was a net decrease of 2 hours, and a net decrease of $459 in costs.
$700,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
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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:
(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.
Quota Share Transfer (Trading)