Alaska Crab Arbitration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs Form and Instruction	Modified
50 CFR 680.20.docx Supplementary Document	2015-01-02
0516 ss 091114.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-09-11

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198379	Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs Form and Instruction	Modified
198378	Contract Arbitrator Report	Removed
183683	Combined Annual Arbitration Organization notification and report	Removed

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0516	ICR Reference No: 201409-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Crab Arbitration
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/25/2014
Terms of Clearance: The National Marine Fisheries Service received comments from arbitration organizations on ways to reduce burden and increase the practical utility of the collection. The comments will be considered as part of the ten year review of the Crab Rationalization Program, and responded to in the supporting statement of the renewal or revision of this control number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2015
Responses	2	0	15
Time Burden (Hours)	6	0	78
Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	0	435,545

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Abstract: The Crab Rationalization (CR) Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The CR Program Arbitration System is a series of steps that harvesters and processors can use to negotiate delivery and price contracts. The System allows unaffiliated Class A individual fishing quota holders to initiate an arbitration proceeding in the event of a dispute to allow an independent third party to provide a review of harvester and processor negotiation positions and provide an independent and binding resolution to issues under dispute. To use the arbitration system a harvester must commit deliveries to a processor and initiate a binding arbitration proceeding in advance of the season opening. This requirement defines delivery terms for shares prior to the season opening. Over time, the relationships among harvesters and processors are expected to solidify, as harvesters and processors adjust their quota shares (QS) and processor quota shares (PQS) holdings to establish long-term relationships.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 15957	03/24/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 57505	09/25/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Contract Arbitrator Report
Combined Annual Arbitration Organization notification and report
Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs	NA, NA	Combined shared arbitration accounting report ,   Arbitration Organization Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	2	15	0	0	-13	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6	78	0	0	-72	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	435,545	0	0	-277,844	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: This action is an extension with adjustments. One adjustment is to rewrite this analysis to show that all but one of the required reports is completed by contractors. Notification & Organization Report a decrease of 4 hours burden, 6 instead of 10 hours a decrease of $28 personnel costs, $222 instead of $250 a decrease of $5 miscellaneous cost, $1 instead of $6 Arbitrator Report (removed) a decrease of 12 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 12 a decrease of 48 hours, 0 instead of 48 a decrease of $1,200 personnel costs, $0 instead of $1,200 a decrease of $24, 0 instead of $24 Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report (includes Price Formula, Market Report, and Contract Arbitrator Report) a decrease of 1 respondent and response (contractor only)\ a decrease of 20 hours, 0 instead of 20 a decrease of $277,815 miscellaneous cost, $157,700 instead of $435,515 Total decreases: 13 respondents and responses, 72 hours, $1,698 personnel costs, and $277,844 miscellaneous costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 09/25/2014

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