American Fisheries Act: Permits

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
AFA Permit Application: Rebuild, Replace, or Remove Vessel Form and Instruction	Modified
Transfer Chinook PSQ Allocation Form and Instruction	Modified
Chinook PSQ Allocation Application For Eligibility Form and Instruction	Modified
Contract Fishing by Non-Member Vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application Form and Instruction	Modified
0393 Supporting Statement BF25 012816.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-02-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
208761	Notification from the cooperative of replacement and removal of vessels	Unchanged
208759	AFA Permit Application: Rebuild, Replace, or Remove Vessel Form and Instruction	Modified
192144	Transfer Chinook PSQ Allocation Form and Instruction	Modified
192143	Chinook PSQ Allocation Application For Eligibility Form and Instruction	Modified
189002	Contract Fishing by Non-Member Vessels Form and Instruction	Modified
189001	AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0393	ICR Reference No: 201602-0648-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201409-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: American Fisheries Act: Permits
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/07/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/03/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2016	09/30/2016	09/30/2016
Responses	177	0	177
Time Burden (Hours)	223	0	223
Cost Burden (Dollars)	278	0	278

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Abstract: This action implements Amendment 106 to the BSAI FMP. This action specifies the conditions under which the owner of an American Fisheries Act (AFA) vessel can rebuild a vessel, replace a vessel, and remove a vessel. The purpose of the proposed action is twofold. First, the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations need to be brought into compliance with Section 602 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, which was signed into law on October 15, 2010 and which amended the AFA. Currently, the language in both the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations are not consistent with the AFA as amended by the Coast Guard Act. To correct these inconsistencies, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will adopt changes to bring the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations into compliance with the AFA as amended by the Coast Guard Act. Secondly, in complying with Coast Guard Act amendments to the AFA, the Council is considering measures to prevent newly authorized AFA rebuilt and replacement vessels from increasing their fishing effort in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The Coast Guard Act expressly authorizes the Council to recommend for approval by the Secretary of Commerce conservation and management measures, including size limits and measures to control fishing capacity, to ensure that the Coast Guard Act does not diminish the effectiveness of the fishery management plan for the BSAI and the GOA. This action intends to improve the management of Chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery by creating a comprehensive salmon bycatch avoidance program. This action is necessary to minimize Chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery to the extent practicable while maintaining the potential for the full harvest of the pollock total allowable catch within specified prohibited species catch limits. These changes include: revise salmon retention and handling requirements on catcher vessels; improve observer data entry and transmission requirements aboard catcher vessels; clarify the requirements applicable to viewing salmon in a storage container; and clarifying the requirements for the removal of salmon from an observer sample area at the end of a haul or delivery.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 194 - 265 303(d) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
   US Code: 16 USC 1851 Name of Law: American Fisheries Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BF25	Proposed rulemaking	81 FR 5681	02/03/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Contract Fishing by Non-Member Vessels	NA	Contract fishing notification
Chinook PSQ Allocation Application For Eligibility	NA	Application for approval as an entity to receive transferable chinook salmon PSC allocation
Notification from the cooperative of replacement and removal of vessels
AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application	NA	AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application
Transfer Chinook PSQ Allocation	NA	Application to transfer chinook salmon PSC
AFA Permit Application: Rebuild, Replace, or Remove Vessel	NA	AFA Rebuild, replace or remove vessel application

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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: Adjustments Changes were made to update personnel costs and postage costs. Application to rebuild, replace, or remove a vessel (corrected) a decrease of $45 miscellaneous costs, $116 instead of $161 Application for AFA Coop permit an increase of $126 personnel costs, $476 instead of $350 Application for eligibility to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC (corrected) an increase of 13 respondents, 15 instead of 2 an increase of 28 responses, 30 instead of 2 an increase of 224 burden, 240 hr instead of 16 hr an increase of $8,480 personnel costs, $8,880 instead of $400 an increase of $45 miscellaneous costs, $48 instead of $3 Application to transfer Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC a decrease of 3 hours, 5 hr instead of 8 hr a decrease of $15 personnel costs, $185 instead of $200 a decrease of $7 miscellaneous costs, $10 instead of $17

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,479

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: 02/03/2016

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