Alaska American Fisheries Act Reports

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for an Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and List of IPA Participants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0401 Justification 010417.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2017-01-04	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
219628	IPA appeals		Unchanged
214180	AFA Annual Catcher vessel Intercoop report	Instruction	Removed
214179	AFA Catcher Vessel Intercoop Agreement	Instruction	Removed
214174	AFA cooperative contract	Instruction	Unchanged
196986	IPA Annual Report	Instruction	Unchanged
196985	Application for an Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and List of IPA Participants	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
179749	AFA Cooperative Catch report	Instruction	Unchanged
179747	AFA Annual Cooperative Report	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0401	ICR Reference No: 201701-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-0648-003
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska American Fisheries Act Reports
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/10/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	01/31/2018	01/31/2018
Responses	29	0	31
Time Burden (Hours)	366	0	446
Cost Burden (Dollars)	89	0	91

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Abstract: This information collection is revised by removing the American Fisheries Act (AFA) Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement and the AFA Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report and placing them into the revised Alaska Council Cooperative Report collection, OMB 0648-0678, Alaska Council Cooperative Reports.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries 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	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 37574	06/10/2016

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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
AFA cooperative contract
AFA Catcher Vessel Intercoop Agreement
AFA Annual Catcher vessel Intercoop report
AFA Annual Cooperative Report
AFA Cooperative Catch report
Application for an Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and List of IPA Participants	NA	IPA Application
IPA Annual Report
IPA appeals

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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	29	31	0	-2	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	366	446	0	-80	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	89	91	0	-2	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Two ICs have been moved to OMB Control No. 0648-0678.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,940

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: 01/09/2017

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