National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) established the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program as a catch
share program for nine crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI), and assigned quota share (QS) to persons
and processor quota share (PQS) to processors based on their
historic participation in one or more of these nine crab fisheries
during a specific period. The CR Program components include QS
allocation, PQS allocation, individual fishing quota (IFQ)
issuance, and individual processing quota (IPQ) issuance, quota
transfers, use caps, crab harvesting cooperatives, protections for
Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, arbitration system,
monitoring, economic data collection, and cost recovery fee
collection. NMFS issues a proposed rule (RIN 0648-BE98)to implement
Amendment 44 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and a regulatory amendment
that would modify regulations governing the CR Program. With this
action, a ROFR may continue with the current ROFR holder or a new
ROFR holder when PQS is transferred and requires PQS holders to
make specific certifications regarding ROFR contracts when annually
applying for IPQ and when transferring PQS that are subject to a
ROFR. In addition, the crab harvesting cooperatives must list the
name of each member of the cooperative in its application for IFQ
rather than provide NMFS with copies of each member’s IFQ
application. These actions are necessary to improve available
information concerning transfer and use of PQS and IPQ subject to a
ROFR, thereby enhancing the ability of eligible crab communities to
retain their historical processing interests in the BSAI crab
fisheries, and to improve the administration of the CR
Program.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
Program Change Right of First
Refusal (ROFR) Waiver and Contracts Removed and added to
Applications a decrease of 2 respondents and responses, 0 instead
of 2 a decrease of 3 hours burden, 0 instead of 3 a decrease of $50
personnel costs, 0 instead of $50 a decrease of $6,000
miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $6,000 Removed and Divided
Application to transfer crab QS or PQS into two separate
applications a decrease of 126 respondents and responses, 0 instead
of 126 a decrease of 252 hours burden, 0 instead of 252 a decrease
of $9,324 personnel costs, 0 instead of $9,324 a decrease of $882
miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $882 Application to transfer Crab
Quota Share (QS) [new] an increase of 126 respondents and
responses, 126 instead of 0 an increase of 252 hours burden, 252
instead of 0 an increase of $9,324 personnel costs, $9,324 instead
of 0 an increase of $882 miscellaneous costs, $882 instead of 0
Application to transfer Crab Processor Quota Share (PQS) [new] an
increase of 126 respondents and responses, 126 instead of 0 an
increase of 252 hours burden, 252 instead of 0 an increase of
$9,324 personnel costs, $9,324 instead of 0 an increase of $882
miscellaneous costs, $882 instead of 0 Net program changes:
Increase of 124 responses, 250 hours and decrease of $5,118
miscellaneous costs. Adjustments ♦ Removed “date of birth or
incorporation” from forms because it does not apply. ♦ Changed
personnel cost from $25/hr to $37/hr. Application for IFQ permit a
decrease of 5 respondents and responses, 191 instead of 196 a
decrease of 12 hours burden, 478 instead of 490 a decrease of $444
personnel costs, $17,686 instead of $18,130 a decrease of $30
miscellaneous costs, $333 instead of $363 Application for IPQ
permit a decrease of 53 hours burden, 210 instead of 263 a decrease
of $1,961 personnel costs, $7,770 instead of $9,731 Application for
Registered Crab Receiver an increase of 10 respondents and
responses, 72 instead of 62 an increase of 5 hours burden, 36
instead of 31 an increase of $185 personnel costs, $1,332 instead
of $1,147 an increase of $28 miscellaneous costs, $173 instead of
$145 Application for Crab IFQ Hired Master an increase of 1,473
respondents and responses, 1,614 instead of 141 an increase of 516
hours burden, 565 instead of 49 an increase of $19,092 personnel
costs, $20,905 instead of $1,813 an increase of $3,552
miscellaneous costs, $3,663 instead of $111 Application for Federal
Crab Vessel Permit a decrease of 42 respondents and responses, 72
instead of 114 a decrease of 15 hours burden, 25 instead of 40 a
decrease of $555 personnel costs, $925 instead of $1,480 a decrease
of 134 miscellaneous costs, $95 instead of $229 Application to
transfer crab IFQ an increase of $2 miscellaneous costs, $30
instead of $28 Application to transfer crab IPQ an increase of $3
miscellaneous costs, $66 instead of $63 Application to transfer
cooperative IFQ an increase of $780 personnel costs, $2,405 instead
of $1,625 Application for Converted CPO QS and CPO IFQ an increase
of $24 personnel costs, $74 instead of $50 Application for
Eligibility to Receive Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer an
increase of 2,713 responses, 2,728 instead of 15 an increase of
5,426 hours burden, 5,456 instead of 30 hr an increase of $200,762
personnel costs, $201,572 instead of $1,110 an increase of $7,436
miscellaneous costs, $7,460 instead of $24 Letter of Appeal, any
Application a decrease of 3 respondents and responses, 1 instead of
4 a decrease of 12 hours burden, 4 instead of 16 a decrease of $444
personnel costs, $148 instead of $592 a decrease of $5
miscellaneous costs, $2 instead of $7 Net adjustments: Increase of
4,146 responses, increase of 5,855 hours and increase of $10,824
miscellaneous costs.
$48,946
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.
Annual application for crab IFQ permit
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Annual application for crab IFQ permit