Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Temporary military transfer application form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Emergency medical transfer form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Transshipment Authorization Form	Unchanged
Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic/backup manual) Form	Unchanged
IFQ Departure Report Form	Unchanged
Prior Notice of Landing Form	Unchanged
IFQ Administrative Waiver Form	Unchanged
Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up Form	Unchanged
QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest Form and Instruction	Unchanged
QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Application for Registered Buyer Permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
IFQ/CDQ hired master permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
0272 resub SS (BF42) 110416.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-11-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37325	Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer Form and Instruction	Unchanged
192644	Temporary military transfer application form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
192635	Emergency medical transfer form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184559	Dockside Sales Receipt Instruction	Unchanged
184558	Transshipment Authorization Form	Unchanged
184556	Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic/backup manual) Form	Unchanged
184494	IFQ Departure Report Form	Unchanged
184493	Prior Notice of Landing Form	Unchanged
184492	IFQ Administrative Waiver Form	Unchanged
184491	Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184488	Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up Form	Unchanged
184485	QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184484	QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184482	Application for Registered Buyer Permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184477	IFQ/CDQ hired master permit Form and Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0272	ICR Reference No: 201611-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-0648-014
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/04/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/04/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	03/31/2018	03/31/2018
Responses	11,250	0	9,797
Time Burden (Hours)	3,930	0	3,162
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,127	0	6,704

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Abstract: The IFQ Program allocates annual total catch limits for the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries off Alaska as well as the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ) halibut fisheries among individual fishermen and Gulf of Alaska (GOA) non-profit organizations holding quota share. This action would allow fishermen to use longline pot gear to harvest sablefish and incidentally caught halibut in the GOA, because longline pot gear is less prone to whale depredation than the currently used hook-and-line gear. Whale depredation damages hook-and-line gear, reduces sablefish catch rates, and as a result a fishing operation’s efficiency decreases while costs increase. This action is necessary to minimize fishery interactions with whales and seabirds, reduce the negative impacts of whale depredation on the sablefish IFQ fleet, and improve estimates of sablefish mortality used in stock assessment.

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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:
0648-BF42	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 95435	12/28/2016

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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: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
IFQ/CDQ hired master permit	NA	Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit
Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses	NA	Application for replacement of certificates or permits
QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form	NA	QS/IFQ designated beneficiary form
IFQ Administrative Waiver	NA	IFQ/CDQ Administrative Waiver
Application for Registered Buyer Permit	NA	Application for registered buyer permit
Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic/backup manual)	NA, NA	Registered buyer landing report ,   Manual landing report
Dockside Sales Receipt
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up	NA, NA	Application for transfer of QS/IFQ by self-sweep-up ,   Application to transfer QS/IFQ
IFQ Departure Report	NA	IFQ Departure Report - completed by OLE
Prior Notice of Landing	NA	Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only
Emergency medical transfer form	NA	Application for emergency medical transfer of IFQ
Temporary military transfer application form	NA	Application for temporary military transfer of IFQ
QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest	NA	QS Holder: Identification of ownership interest
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer	NA	Application for eligibility to receive GS/IFQ
Transshipment Authorization	NA	Record of IFQ/CDQ Transshipment Authorization - completed by Law Enforcement

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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	11,250	9,797	0	1,175	278	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,930	3,162	0	314	454	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,127	6,704	0	0	-1,577	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program changes This action would allow fishermen to use longline pot gear to harvest sablefish and incidentally caught halibut in the GOA, because longline pot gear is less prone to whale depredation than the currently used hook-and-line gear. Prior Notice of Landing (PNOL) an increase of 215 respondents, 315 instead of 100. an increase of 1,175 responses, 1,575 instead of 400 an increase of 314 hours, 394 hr instead of 80 hr an increase of $ 11,618 personnel cost, $ 14,578 instead of $ 3,700. Adjustments Registered Buyer permit application an increase of 193 responses, 290 instead of 97 an increase of 96 hours, 145 hr instead of 49 hr an increase of $ 4,552 personnel cost, $ 6,365 instead of $ 1,813. an increase of $ 40 miscellaneous cost, $ 97 instead of $ 57 Registered Buyer landings report (includes manual report) an increase of 85 responses, 5,800 instead of 5,715 an increase of 358 hours, 1,160 hr instead of 802 hr an increase of $ 13,346 personnel cost, $ 42,920 instead of $ 29,574 a decrease of $ 1,233 miscellaneous cost, $ 0 instead of $ 1,233

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $75,110

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: 11/04/2016

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