Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for eligibility to receive GS/IFQ	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Application for temporary military transfer of IFQ	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for emergency medical transfer of IFQ	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Record of IFQ/CDQ Transshipment Authorization - completed by Law Enforcement	Form	Unchanged	Available
IFQ Departure Report - worksheet	Form	Unchanged	Available
Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only	Form	Unchanged	Available
IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver	Form	Unchanged	Available
Application for replacement of certificates or permits	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for transfer of QS/IFQ	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up	Form	Unchanged	Available
Application to transfer IFQ/QS to or from a CQE	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application to become a Community Quota Entity	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
QS Holder: Identification of ownership interest	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
QS/IFQ designated beneficiary form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for registered buyer permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0272 Change Justification (BD03) 030714.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2014-03-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
37325	Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for eligibility to receive GS/IFQ
200578	Letter to retain inactive quota share		Unchanged
192644	Temporary military transfer application form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for temporary military transfer of IFQ
192635	Emergency medical transfer form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for emergency medical transfer of IFQ
184559	Dockside Sales Receipt		Unchanged
184558	Transshipment Authorization	Form	Unchanged	Record of IFQ/CDQ Transshipment Authorization - completed by Law Enforcement
184556	Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic/backup manual)		Unchanged
184494	IFQ Departure Report	Form	Unchanged	IFQ Departure Report - worksheet
184493	Prior Notice of Landing	Form	Unchanged	Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only
184492	IFQ Administrative Waiver	Form	Unchanged	IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver
184491	Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for replacement of certificates or permits
184488	Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for transfer of QS/IFQ
184488	Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up	Form	Unchanged	Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up
184487	Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application to transfer IFQ/QS to or from a CQE
184486	Application to Become a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application to become a Community Quota Entity
184485	QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	QS Holder: Identification of ownership interest
184484	QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	QS/IFQ designated beneficiary form
184483	Letter of Appeal		Unchanged
184482	Application for Registered Buyer Permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for registered buyer permit
184477	IFQ/CDQ hired master permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0272	ICR Reference No: 201403-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-0648-012
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/18/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/13/2014
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2015	02/28/2015	02/28/2015
Responses	24,930	0	24,930
Time Burden (Hours)	10,354	0	10,354
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,557	0	13,557

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Abstract: This change is requested as part of RIN 0648-BD03. The Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ has been changed to ask if the applicant is a resident of Adak, AK and if so, the date that residency began. There will be no change to burden or cost as a result of this change.

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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-BB78	Not associated with rulemaking	79 FR 9995	02/24/2014

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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: 19

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ	NA	Application for eligibility to receive GS/IFQ
Application for Registered Buyer Permit	NA	Application for registered buyer permit
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up	NA, NA	Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up ,   Application for transfer of QS/IFQ
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	NA	Application to transfer IFQ/QS to or from a CQE
Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses	NA	Application for replacement of certificates or permits
Application to Become a Community Quota Entity (CQE)	NA	Application to become a Community Quota Entity
Dockside Sales Receipt
Emergency medical transfer form	NA	Application for emergency medical transfer of IFQ
IFQ Administrative Waiver	NA	IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver
IFQ Departure Report	NA	IFQ Departure Report - worksheet
IFQ/CDQ hired master permit	NA	Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit
Letter of Appeal
Letter to retain inactive quota share
Prior Notice of Landing	NA	Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only
QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest	NA	QS Holder: Identification of ownership interest
QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form	NA	QS/IFQ designated beneficiary form
Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic/backup manual)
Temporary military transfer application form	NA	Application for temporary military transfer of IFQ
Transshipment Authorization	NA	Record of IFQ/CDQ Transshipment Authorization - completed by Law Enforcement

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	24,930	24,930	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,354	10,354	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,557	13,557	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program change: The possible need for additional documentation for the hired master application increased the burden from 30 minutes each to 1 hour, or a total of 375 additional hours. Adjustment: Postage increase caused an increase of $6 for this IC.,

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $108,100

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: 03/13/2014

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