Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI), Amendment 80 allocated several BSAI
non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors,
established a limited access privilege program, and facilitated the
formation of harvesting cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries
Act (non-AFA) trawl catcher/processor sector (hereinafter the
"Program"). This action is intended to mitigate the environmental,
market, and operational variability that prevents the sectors from
achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield (OY) from the
BSAI groundfish fisheries. This action would establish a process
for the Amendment 80 Program (A80) cooperatives and Community
Development Quota (CDQ) groups to exchange Acceptable Biological
Catch (ABC) reserve of flathead sole, rock sole, and yellowfin sole
for an equivalent amount of available quota share (QS). Each year
the Council would establish an ABC surplus amount for the three
flatfish species -- the difference between the ABC and the total
allowable catch (TAC). In addition, this action would allow each
A80 cooperative and CDQ group to request that National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) initiate up to three flatfish exchanges
per year to maximize catch, retention, and utilization of target
species while maintaining the catch of target and not-target
species below catch limits. The use of the ABC exchange mechanism
is entirely voluntary on the part of all affected entities. If an
entity chooses to make an exchange, it will need to follow the
exchange procedure.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
Program Change: A new
information collection is created by adding the Flatfish Exchange
Application to the Amendment 80 Program, adding 24 responses, 12
hours and $2 in miscellaneous costs. Flatfish Exchange Application
[NEW] An increase of 8 respondents, 8 instead of 0 (6 CDQ groups +
2 cooperatives) An increase of 24 responses, 24 instead of 0 An
increase of 12 hr burden, 12 hr instead of 0 hr An increase of $444
personnel costs, $444 instead of $0 An increase of $2 miscellaneous
costs, $2 instead of $0 Adjustments: Adjustments are made to the
number of respondents, cost of postage, and personnel hourly wage.
A net of 5 responses and 31 hours was added, and there was a net
increase in miscellaneous costs of $10. A80 Annual Cooperative
Report An increase of 1 respondent and response, 2 instead of 1 An
increase of 23 hr burden, 50 hr instead of 27 hr An increase of
$850 personnel costs, $1,850 instead of $1,000 An increase of $36
miscellaneous costs, $387 instead of $351 Application for
Inter-cooperative Amend80 Transfer An increase of 1 respondent and
response, 2 instead of 1 An increase of 2 hr burden, 4 hr instead
of 2 hr An increase of $98 personnel costs, $148 instead of $50
Application for Amend80 QS [one-time request] A decrease of 27
respondents and responses, 1 instead of 28 A decrease of 54 hr
burden, 2 hr instead of 56 hr A decrease of $1,326 personnel costs,
$74 instead of $1,400 A decrease of $112 miscellaneous costs, $2
instead of $114 Application for Amend80 Cooperative and CQ An
increase of 1 respondent and response, 2 instead of 1 An increase
of 2 hr burden, 4 hr instead of 2 hr An increase of $98 personnel
costs, $148 instead of $50 An increase of $7 miscellaneous costs,
$9 instead of $2 Application for Amend80 Limited Access Permit An
increase of $192 personnel costs, $592 instead of $400 An increase
of $3 miscellaneous costs, $26 instead of $23 Application to
Transfer Amend80 QS An increase of 3 respondents and responses, 28
instead of 25 An increase of 6 hr burden, 56 hr instead of 50 hr An
increase of $822 personnel costs, $2.072 instead of $1,250 An
increase of $23 miscellaneous costs, $58 instead of $35 Application
for Amend80 Vessel Replacement An increase of 26 respondents and
responses, 28 instead of 2 An increase of 52 hr burden, 56 hr
instead of 4 hr An increase of $822 personnel costs, $2,072 instead
of $1,250 An increase of $52 miscellaneous costs, $58 instead of $6
Amend80 Appeals Letter An increase of $48 personnel costs, $148
instead of $100.
$2,183
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
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.
Preliminnary A80 Cooperative Flatfish Exchange Report
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Preliminnary A80 Cooperative Flatfish Exchange Report