Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0545 30d FRN pub 030818_9844.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-08	Available
0545 60day FRN pub 092517_44583.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-08	Available
0545 renew 021618.ss.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-03-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4659	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	Form and Instruction	Modified
189595	Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration	Form and Instruction	Modified
189591	Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 201803-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201701-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 05/25/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/08/2018
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2018
Responses	198	0	99
Time Burden (Hours)	50	0	34
Cost Burden (Dollars)	87	0	47

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Abstract: The Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) Rockfish Program (RP) is a catch share program for the rockfish fisheries and other related groundfish species conducted in federal waters near Kodiak, Alaska, primarily by trawl vessels, and to a lesser extent by longline vessels. The RP is designed to enhance resource conservation and improve economic efficiency in the rockfish fisheries by establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. Each year, each eligible rockfish cooperative receives an annual cooperative fishing quota, which is an amount of primary and secondary rockfish species the cooperative is able to harvest in that fishing year and an associated amount of halibut Prohibited Species Catch. This collection contains the information collection requirements for the annual rockfish cooperative quota, inter-cooperative quota transfers, and vessel check-in/check-out and termination of fishing reports

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 199 802 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004
  

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:
	82 FR 44583	09/25/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 9844	03/08/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ	NA, NA	Application for intercooperative transfer of rockfish CQ - first screen ,   Intercooperative transfer - screen 2
Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration	NA, NA, NA, NA	Rockfish program vessel check-in meniu screen ,   Vessel check in screen ,   Vessel check out screen ,   Termination of trip screen
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)	NA	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Quota

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	198	99	0	0	99	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50	34	0	1	15	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	87	47	0	0	40	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: No program changes are made in this renewal. Several adjustments are made in this information collection renewal, as described below: Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ) – • no change in the number of respondents (9) • no change in the number of responses (9) • no change in the burden hours per response (2 hrs) • no change in the total burden hours (18 hrs) • no change in total personnel cost of burden hours ($666) • an increase in miscellaneous costs from $26 to $87 to reflect adjustments made to the assumptions for the cost of photocopying and mailing application packages. Application for Rockfish Inter-Cooperative Transfer • no change in the number of respondents (9) • an increase in the number of responses per year based on updating actual average number of transfers per cooperative per year (from 27 total to 135 total) • no change in the burden hours per response (10 min) • an increase in the total personnel cost of burden hours (from 5 hrs to 23 hrs due to increase in number of responses) • an increase in the total cost of burden hours (from $185 to $851) • a decrease in miscellaneous costs from $1 to $0 because the cost of submitting these reports is estimated at zero because these services are included in internet and phone service already purchased by the cooperative for other business purposes. Vessel Check-In/Check-Out & Declaration of Termination of Fishing • no change in the number of respondents (9) • a reduction in the number of responses per year based on updating actual average number of reports per cooperative per year (from 63 total to 54 total) • no change in the burden hours per response (10 min) • a reduction in the total burden hours (11 hrs to 9 hrs) due to a decrease in number of responses) • a decrease in the total personnel cost of burden hours ($407 to $333) • a decrease in miscellaneous costs from $20 to $0 because the cost of submitting these reports is estimated at zero because these services are included in internet and phone service already purchased by the cooperative for other business purposes. Overall adjustments for the collection (information for the form 83i) • no change in the number of respondents (9) • an increase in the number of responses per year from 99 to 198 • an increase in the total burden hours from 34 to 50 • an increase in the miscellaneous costs from $47 to $87.  

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $208,666

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 03/08/2018

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