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	Modified	Available
Application for emergency medical transfer of IFQ	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Record of IFQ/CDQ Transshipment Authorization - completed by Law Enforcement	Form	Modified	Available
Registered buyer landing report	Form	Modified	Available
IFQ Departure Report - completed by OLE	Form	Modified	Available
Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only	Form	Modified	Available
IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Application for replacement of certificates or permits	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up	Form	Modified	Available
QS Holder: Identification of ownership interest	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
QS/IFQ designated beneficiary form	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Application for registered buyer permit	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0272 SS 012715.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-01-27	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0272	ICR Reference No: 201501-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/27/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/02/2015
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	9,797	0	24,881
Time Burden (Hours)	3,162	0	8,870
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,704	0	13,264

---

Abstract: NMFS Alaska Region seeks to renew a collection-of-information for the continued management of the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries off Alaska as well as the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ) halibut fishery. The IFQ Program allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut and sablefish fisheries among individual fishermen and Gulf of Alaska non-profit organizations holding quota share (QS). The CDQ Halibut Program allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut fishery among individual CDQ fishermen. Fishermen are assigned QS for the fisheries, and then annually receive an IFQ and/or CDQ. Applications and reporting are required to manage and track the program. Two ICs are removed, as no longer applicable.

---

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

---

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

---

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 48123	08/15/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 5503	02/02/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

---

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer	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	Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up
Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses	NA	Application for replacement of certificates or permits
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 - completed by OLE
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)	NA	Registered buyer landing report
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

---

ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	9,797	24,881	0	-133	-14,951	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,162	8,870	0	-37	-5,671	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,704	13,264	0	-66	-6,494	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Adjustments are necessary as follows due to differences in numbers of respondents and in miscellaneous costs: Application for Eligibility to receive QS/IFQ (TEC) a decrease of 448 respondents and responses, 22 instead of 470 a decrease of 896 hr burden, 44 instead of 940 hr a decrease of $2.504 miscellaneous costs, $123 instead of $2,627 QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest a decrease of 6 respondents and responses, 160 instead of 166 a decrease of 12 hr burden, 320 instead of 332 hr a decrease of $32 miscellaneous costs, $888 instead of $920 Application for Hired Master Permit an increase of 577 respondents and responses, 1,327 instead of 750 an increase of 289 hr burden, 664 instead of 375 hr a decrease of $365 miscellaneous costs, $880 instead of $1,245 Application for Registered Buyer Permit a decrease of 155 respondents, 290 instead of 445 a decrease of 348 responses, 97 instead of 445 a decrease of 174 hr burden, 49 instead of 223 hr a decrease of $317 miscellaneous costs, $57 instead of $374 Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ a decrease of 211 respondents and responses, 392 instead of 603 a decrease of 422 hr burden, 784 instead of 1,206 hr a decrease of $1,186 miscellaneous costs, $2,215 instead of $3,401 Application for Military Transfer a decrease of 2 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 3 a decrease of 4 hr burden, 2 instead of 6 hr a decrease of $11 miscellaneous costs, $6 instead of $17 Application for Emergency Medical Transfer an increase of 24 respondents and responses, 94 instead of 70 an increase of 48 hr burden, 188 instead of 140 hr an increase of $134 miscellaneous costs, $522 instead of $388 Application for Replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses A decrease of 325 respondents and responses, 25 instead of 350 a decrease of 162 hr burden, 13 instead of 175 hr an increase of $134 miscellaneous costs, $14 instead of $189 QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form a decrease of 362 respondents and responses, 138 instead of 500 a decrease of 181 hr burden, 69 instead of 250 hr a decrease of $2,004 miscellaneous costs, $766 instead of $2,770 Registered Buyer Landing Report a decrease of 186 respondents, 290 instead of 476 a decrease of 1,623 responses, 5,715 instead of 7,338 a decrease of 1,399 hr burden, 802 instead of 2,201 hr a decrease of $33 miscellaneous costs, $1,233 instead of $1,267 IFQ Administrative Waiver a decrease of 400 respondents and responses, 400 instead of 800 a decrease of 40 hr burden, 40 instead of 80 hr Prior Notice of Landing a decrease of 2,877 respondents, 100 instead of 2,977 a decrease of 11,508 responses, 400 instead of 11,908 a decrease of 2,302 hr burden, 80 instead of 2,382 hr a decrease of $56,590 personnel costs, $2,960 instead of $59,550 Departure Report a decrease of 50 respondents and responses, 25 instead of 75 a decrease of 13 hr burden, 6 instead of 19 hr Transshipment Authorization a decrease of 19 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 20 a decrease of 3 hr burden, 1 instead of 4 hr Dockside Sales Receipt a decrease of 50 respondents, 200 instead of 250 a decrease of 250 responses, 1,000 instead of 1,250 a decrease of 25 hr burden, 100 instead of 125 hr Program Changes Appeals [Removed] a decrease of 1 respondent and response, 0 instead of 1 a decrease of 4 hours, 0 instead of 4 a decrease of $1 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $1 Letter to Retain Inactive QS [Removed] a decrease of 132 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 132 a decrease of 33 hr burden, 0 instead of 33 hr a decrease of $65 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $65

---

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $59,940

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

---

Common Form ICR:  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:

(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: 02/02/2015

---