The cooperative management structure,
originally implemented by the American Fisheries Act (AFA), has
shifted more of the monitoring and enforcement burden to the
cooperatives and their members; and has allowed NMFS to manage the
BSAI pollock fishery more precisely. With the flexibility provided
by cooperatives, vessels are able to individually (and in
aggregate) come very close to harvesting exactly the amount of
pollock they were allocated. Allocations of pollock and other
species have allowed the AFA fleet the ability to spread their
effort in time and space to accommodate Steller Sea Lion
conservation measures. This information collection is revised by
adding to the Cooperative Contract the obligation for the American
Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperative members to ensure full payment of
cost recovery fees established by an associated rule (RIN
0648-BE05). This requirement is intended to encourage and
facilitate coordination among AFA cooperative members for the
timely and complete payment of fees.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries
Conservation and Management Act
US Code: 16
USC 1851 Name of Law: American Fisheries Act
Adjustments are made in this
collection: personnel costs are changed from $25/hr to $37/hr and
in two cases, from $150 to $165. Chinook IPA a decrease of 1
respondent, 1 instead of 2 a decrease of 3 responses, 1 instead of
4 a decrease of 120 hours, 40 instead of 160 hr a decrease of
$17,400 personnel costs, $6,600 instead of $24,000 Chinook IPA
Annual Report an increase of 1 respondent and response, 3 instead
of 2 an increase of 50 hours, 90 instead of 40 hr an increase of
$13,350 personnel costs, $14,850 instead of $1,500 an increase of
$9 miscellaneous costs, $14 instead of $5 Non-Chinook ICA revisions
The previously named Salmon Bycatch Reduction ICA was replaced by
this IC, but had been left in the collection in error; that burden
of 40 hours was removed. Also, the Non-Chinook ICA full burden was
reduced from 40 hours to 1 hour, as no new ICs are now being added,
only revisions made. Non-Chinook ICA Annual Report an increase of 4
hours, 8 instead of 4 hr an increase of $500 personnel costs, $600
instead of $100 AFA Coop Annual Report a decrease of 3 respondents
and responses, 8 instead of 11 a decrease of 24 hours, 64 instead
of 88 hr a decrease of $8,400 personnel costs, $4,800 instead of
$13,200 an increase of $6 miscellaneous costs, $24 instead of $18
Annual Coop Pollock Catch Report a decrease of 3 respondents, 8
instead of 11 a decrease of 124 responses, 8 instead of 132 an
increase of 53 hours, 64 instead of 11 hr an increase of $4,525
personnel costs, $4,800 instead of $275 an increase of $7
miscellaneous costs, $24 instead of $17 AFA Cooperative Contract –
dropped at some point, now corrected by re-including an increase of
8 respondents and responses, 8 instead of 0 an increase of 64
hours, 64 instead of 0 an increase of $4,800 personnel costs,
$4,800 instead of 0 an increase of $24 miscellaneous costs, $24
instead of 0 Program Changes AFA Catcher Vessel Intercoop Agreement
[NEW] an increase of 1 respondent and response, 1 instead of 0 an
increase of 40 hours, 40 instead of 0 hr an increase of $6,000
personnel costs, $6,000 instead of 0 an increase of $1
miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of 0 AFA Catcher Vessel Intercoop
Report [NEW] an increase of 1 respondent and response, 1 instead of
0 an increase of 40 hours, 40 instead of 0 hr an increase of $3,000
personnel costs, $3,000 instead of 0 an increase of $1
miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of 0 Agent for Service of Process
[REMOVED] a decrease of 11 respondents and responses, 0 instead of
11 a decrease of 1 hour, 0 instead of 1 a decrease of $25 personnel
costs, 0 instead of $25 a decrease of $1 miscellaneous costs, $0
instead of 1
$3,546
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.
Application for an Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and List of IPA Participants (from 0648-0608)
0401 Justification for Change (BE05) 031715.docx
AFA Annual Catcher vessel Intercoop report