Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by CQE, Respondent Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for Community Charter Halibut Permit (CCHP) Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a CQE Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota Form and Instruction	Modified
0665 renew survey 012516.docx Supplementary Document	2016-01-27
0665 renew 030716.ss.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-03-07
0665 frn pub 081115_48079.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-01-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
209120	Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent Form and Instruction	Modified
207116	Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by CQE, Respondent Form and Instruction	Modified
203092	Application for Community Charter Halibut Permit (CCHP) Form and Instruction	Modified
203091	CQE LLP Authorization letter	Unchanged
203089	Community Quota Entity (CQE) Annual Report Instruction	Modified
203088	Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License Form and Instruction	Modified
203085	Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a CQE Form and Instruction	Modified
203084	Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0665	ICR Reference No: 201601-0648-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201403-0648-016
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 03/07/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2016
Responses	134	0	203
Time Burden (Hours)	1,884	0	1,908
Cost Burden (Dollars)	264	0	683

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Abstract: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Amendment 102 would create a Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) halibut regulatory area 4B and sablefish Aleutian Islands regulatory area similar to the existing CQE Program in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This program would allow an eligible community to establish a designated non-profit organization as a CQE to purchase halibut catcher vessel quota share (QS) assigned to Area 4B, and sablefish QS assigned to the Aleutian Islands. The CQE is the holder of the QS and would assign the resulting annual halibut and sablefish IFQ to participants according to defined CQE Program provisions. This program structure creates a permanent asset for the community to use by promoting community access to QS to generate participation in, and fishery revenues from, the commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries. Change request for Application for Transfer between IFQ and GAF (Guided Angler Fish) by a Community Quota Entity (CQE) is revised by adding a block regarding price of quota and broker's fee.

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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 48079	08/11/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 4266	01/26/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a CQE	NA	Application to transfer QS to or from a CQE
Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent	NA	Application to transfer IFQ from CQE to eligible community resident
Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota	NA	Application for a Non-Profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota Entity
Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by CQE, Respondent	NA	Application for transfer between IFQ and GAF
CQE LLP Authorization letter
Application for Community Charter Halibut Permit (CCHP)	NA	Application for community or military charter halibut permit
Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License	NA	Application for a CQE to receive a Non-Trawl Groundfish LLP license
Community Quota Entity (CQE) Annual Report

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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	134	203	0	0	-69	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,884	1,908	0	0	-24	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	264	683	0	0	-419	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: This collection-of-information is renewed with only minor adjustments (personnel cost, postage cost, etc.) Actual numbers of CQEs are used. Maximum numbers of potential CQEs were used in previous analyses; this analysis used actual numbers for each item.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,658

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: 01/27/2016

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