Alaska Progress Report: Cooperative Minimization of the Incidental Catch of Pacific Halibut

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0697 Council June2015 newsletter.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-08-12
0697 SS Revision 081115_rev.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-10-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
217868	Amendment 80 plans Instruction	New
211551	Progress report from BSAI cooperatives Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0697	ICR Reference No: 201508-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201410-0648-017
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Progress Report: Cooperative Minimization of the Incidental Catch of Pacific Halibut
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/27/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/12/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	01/31/2018	01/31/2018
Responses	8	0	5
Time Burden (Hours)	264	0	200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4	0	8

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Abstract: The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (Council) passed a motion in February 2014 requesting that each sector in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) groundfish fisheries voluntarily provide a report to the Council on progress for implementing measures in their cooperative and inter-cooperative agreements to minimize the incidental catch of Pacific halibut. These progress reports are to be provided to the Council at its June 2014 meeting. Current regulations do not require BSAI sector participants to report measures to the Council or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in their cooperative and/or inter-cooperative agreements to minimize Pacific halibut incidental catch. Therefore, the Council requested that sector participants provide the Council with this information voluntarily. Receiving this information from groundfish sector participants will enable the Council to make informed decisions about the most effective regulatory management measures to reduce Pacific halibut incidental catch. During its June 2014 meeting, the Council requested voluntary, non-regulatory reports from these same five groundfish fishing sectors on actions taken to reduce halibut mortalities in the BSAI from the use of halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC), as well as discards in the directed halibut fishery. Each of the sectors is to report to the Council at the February 2015 Council meeting. Current regulations do not require BSAI sector participants to report measures to the Council or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in their cooperative and/or inter-cooperative agreements to minimize Pacific halibut incidental catch. Therefore, the Council requested that sector participants provide the Council with this information voluntarily. Receiving this information from groundfish sector participants will enable the Council to make informed decisions about the most effective regulatory management measures to reduce Pacific halibut incidental catch. At its June 2015 meeting, the Council requested that Amendment 80 cooperatives voluntarily provide their 2016 halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) management plans at the December 2015 Council meeting. They and the other five cooperatives will continue to submit the voluntary BSAI Halibut Bycatch Avoidance Progress Report.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

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:
	80 FR 35630	06/22/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 48301	08/12/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Progress report from BSAI cooperatives
Amendment 80 plans

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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	8	5	0	2	1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	264	200	0	24	40	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4	8	0	1	-5	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This revision includes a program change. The Council requested the addition of 2016 halibut PSC management plans from Amendment 80 cooperatives. Amendment 80 Halibut PSC Management Plan an increase of 2 respondent and response, 2 instead of 0 an increase of 24 hr burden, 24 instead of 0 hr an increase of $888 personnel costs, $888 instead of $0 an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $0 This revision includes an adjustment, a correction to number of cooperatives.   Cooperative Halibut PSC Progress Report an increase of 1 respondent and response, 6 instead of 5 an increase of 40 hr burden, 240 instead of 200 hr an increase of $1,480 personnel costs, $8,880 instead of $7,400 a decrease of $5 miscellaneous costs, $3 instead of $8

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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: 08/12/2015

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