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.
PL:
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 added 74 hours. 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. Due to efficiency and security improvements, the time burden
estimate for renewals decreased from 93 hours to 29 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. 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. More accurate time
and cost estimates have been made, based on experience with the
various information collections. See supporting statement, Part A,
Question 15, for more details.
$700,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kevin Ford 2065266115
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.
Quota Share Transfer (Trading)