Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Amendment 102 would create a Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) halibut regulatory area 4B and sablefish Aleutian Islands regulatory area similar to the existing CQE Program in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This program would allow an eligible community to establish a designated non-profit organization as a CQE to purchase halibut catcher vessel quota share (QS) assigned to Area 4B, and sablefish QS assigned to the Aleutian Islands. The CQE is the holder of the QS and would assign the resulting annual halibut and sablefish IFQ to participants according to defined CQE Program provisions. This program structure creates a permanent asset for the community to use by promoting community access to QS to generate participation in, and fishery revenues from, the commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq.
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Program Change: A new information collection is created by adding the Aleutian Islands to the CQE Program. Adding one new CQE to the CQE Program makes 32 in total.
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a CQE
This application is filed only once by the CQE. Previous CQE applications are not listed.
A decrease of 6 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 7
A decrease of 1,200 hr burden, 200 hr instead of 1,400 hr
A decrease of $18,000 personnel costs, $30,000 instead of $210,000
A decrease of $48 miscellaneous costs, $8 instead of $56
Application to Transfer QS-IFQ to or from a CQE
An increase of 11 respondents, 32 instead of 21
An increase of 22 responses, 64 instead of 42
An increase of 44 hr burden, 128 hr instead of 84 hr
An increase of $2,636 personnel costs, $4,736 instead of $2,100
An increase of $147 miscellaneous costs, $384 instead of $237
Application for a CQE to transfer IFQ to an eligible community resident or non-resident (NEW)
An increase of 10 respondents and responses, 10 instead of 0
An increase of 20 hr burden, 20 hr instead of 0 hr
An increase of $740 personnel costs, $740 instead of $0
An increase of $6 miscellaneous costs, $6 instead of $0
CQE Annual Report
An increase of 1 respondent and response, 32 instead of 31
An increase of 40 hr burden, 1,280 hr instead of 1,240 hr
An increase of $1,480 personnel costs, $47,360 instead of $45,880
An increase of $3 miscellaneous costs, $102 instead of $99
Adjustments
(correction to a previously erroneous low count of annual reports)
CQE Annual Report
An increase of 7 respondents and responses, 31 instead of 24
An increase of 280 hours, 1,240 instead of 960.
An increase of $10,360 personnel costs, $45,880 instead of $35,520
An increase of $76 miscellaneous costs, $99 instead of 23.
Application for a Community Charter Halibut Permit
A decrease in costs of $89, $21 instead of $110.
$8,453
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008
Reginfo record details
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.
Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent