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
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.
$208,666
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Sally Bibb 907 586-7389
No
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:
(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;
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.
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)
0545 30d FRN pub 030818_9844.pdf
0545 renew 021618.ss.docx
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ)