Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Flatfish Exchange Application Form	Modified
Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Modified
0565 Supporting Statement 122415 (1).docx Supporting Statement A	2015-12-30
0565 FR 80 Notice 41010 071415.pdf Supplementary Document	2015-12-23
amd805yrNPFMCreview1014 (1).pdf Supplementary Document	2015-12-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
209936	Flatfish Exchange Application Form	Modified
200589	Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement Form and Instruction	Unchanged
180255	Application for Quota Share Form and Instruction	Modified
180141	Appeals	Unchanged
180140	Annual Cooperative Report	Modified
180136	Application for transfer of cooperative quota Form and Instruction	Modified
180135	Application to transfer quota share Form and Instruction	Modified
180134	Application for limited access fishery Form and Instruction	Modified
180133	Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0565	ICR Reference No: 201512-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201503-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 03/07/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2016
Responses	89	0	96
Time Burden (Hours)	210	0	204
Cost Burden (Dollars)	131	0	544

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Abstract: 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").

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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

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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 41010	07/14/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 80753	12/28/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 9

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application to transfer quota share	NA	Application to transfer Amendment 80 Quota Shares
Appeals
Application for limited access fishery	NA	Application for Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery Permit
Application for transfer of cooperative quota	NA	Intercooperative transfer of Amendment 80 quota
Annual Cooperative Report
Flatfish Exchange Application	NA	Flatfish Exchange Applicatrion
Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement	NA	Application to replace Amandemtn 80 Vessel
Application for Quota Share	NA	Amendment 80 Application for Quota Share
Application for cooperative and cooperative quota permit	NA	Amendment 80 cooperative permit and cooperative quota application

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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	89	96	0	0	-7	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	210	204	0	0	6	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	131	544	0	0	-413	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: No program changes. NMFS makes adjustments in this collection for hourly personnel costs and postal changes. Application for A80 QS an increase of 4 respondents and responses, 5 instead of 1 an increase of 8 hours, 10 instead of 2 hr an increase of $296 personnel cost, $370 instead of $74 an increase of $18 miscellaneous cost, $20 instead of $2 Application for A80 Cooperative Quota Permit & CQ a decrease of $1 miscellaneous cost, $8 instead of $9 Application for an Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery a decrease of 7 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 8 a decrease of 4 burden hours, 2 instead of 16 a decrease of $518 personnel cost, $74 instead of $592 a decrease of $25 miscellaneous cost, $1 instead of $26 Application to transfer A80 QS a decrease of 3 respondents and responses, 25 instead of 28 a decrease of 6 hours, 50 instead of 56 hrs a decrease of $222 personnel cost, $1,850 instead of $2,072 a decrease of $18 miscellaneous cost, $40 instead of $58 Application for inter-cooperative CQ transfer a decrease of 2 burden hours, 2 instead of 4 a decrease of $74 personnel cost, $74 instead of $148 A80 Cooperative Report (changed in response to public comment) an increase of 30 burden hours, 80 hr instead of 50 hr an increase of $1,110 personnel cost, $2,960 instead of $1,850 a decrease of $385 miscellaneous cost, $2 instead of $387 Application for Flatfish Exchange a decrease of 10 burden hours, 2 instead of 12 a decrease of $74 personnel cost, $74 instead of $444 a decrease of $2 miscellaneous cost, $0 instead of $2

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,643

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: 12/30/2015

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