The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) Alaska Region seeks to renew a collection of information for
the continued management of 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 fishery. The IFQ Program allocates annual
total catch limits for the halibut and sablefish fisheries among
individual fishermen and Gulf of Alaska non-profit organizations
holding quota share (QS). The CDQ Halibut Program allocates annual
total catch limits for the halibut fishery among individual CDQ
fishermen. Fishermen are assigned QS for the fisheries, and then
annually receive an IFQ and/or CDQ. Applications and reporting are
required to manage and track the program.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The numbers were adjusted to
reflect the most current data (2017). The cost of postage increased
from 0.45 to 0.49. Adjustments were also made to reflect the
following, which are described above under A2: • the time per
response was increased for the Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master
Permit and decreased for the Application for Medical Transfer of
IFQ; and • the manual landing report was removed from the
Registered Buyer Landing Report because the manual landing report
is included under OMB Control number 0648-0515. Application for
Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by Transfer increase of 88
respondents and responses, 100 instead of 22 increase of 156 hr
burden, 200 hr instead of 44 hr increase of $5,772 personnel cost,
$7,400 instead of $1,628 increase of $441 miscellaneous cost, $564
instead of $123 Quota Share (QS) Holder: Identification of
Ownership Interest decrease of 10 respondents and responses, 150
instead of 160 decrease of 20 hr burden, 300 hr instead of 320 hr
decrease of $740 personnel cost, $11,100 instead of $11,840
decrease of $30 miscellaneous cost, $504 instead of $474
Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit decrease of 1,127
respondents and responses, 200 instead of 1,327 decrease of 464 hr
burden, 200 hr instead of 664 hr decrease of $6,475 personnel cost,
$7,400 instead of $13,875 decrease of $710 miscellaneous cost, $170
instead of $880 Application for IFQ/CDQ Registered Buyer Permit
decrease of 55 respondents and responses, 235 instead of 290
decrease of 27 hr burden, 118 hr instead of 145 hr decrease of $999
personnel cost, $4,366 instead of $5,365 decrease of $28
miscellaneous cost, $69 instead of $97 QS/IFQ Beneficiary
Designation Form decrease of 126 respondents and responses, 12
instead of 138 decrease of 63 hr burden, 6 hr instead of 69 hr
decrease of $2,331 personnel cost, $222 instead of $2,553 decrease
of $699 miscellaneous cost, $67 instead of $766 Application for
Transfer of QS/IFQ (includes transfer by sweep-up) increase of 812
respondents, 1204 instead of 392 increase of 210 responses, 602
instead of 392 increase of 420 hr burden, 1,204 hr instead of 784
hr increase of $15,540 personnel cost, $44,548 instead of $29,008
increase of $4,281 miscellaneous cost, $6,496 instead of $2,215
Application for Military Transfer of IFQ increase of 1 respondent,
2 instead of 1 increase of $5 miscellaneous cost, $11 instead of $6
Application for Medical Transfer increase of 326 respondents, 420
instead of 94 increase of 46 responses, 140 instead of 94 increase
of 22 hr burden, 210 hr instead of 188 hr increase of $814
personnel cost, $7,770 instead of $6,956 decrease of $348
miscellaneous cost, $174 instead of $522 Application for
Replacement of Certificates or Permits increase of 25 respondents
and responses, 50 instead of 25 increase of 12 hr burden, 25 hr
instead of 13 hr increase of $444 personnel cost, $925 instead of
$481 increase of $43 miscellaneous cost, $57 instead of $14
Registered Buyer Landing Report decrease of 55 respondents, 235
instead of 290 decrease of 26 responses, 5,774 instead of 5,800
decrease of 5 hr burden, 1,155 hr instead of 1,160 hr decrease of
$37 personnel cost, $42,883 instead of $42,920 IFQ Administrative
Waiver decrease of 165 respondents, 235 instead of 400 decrease of
54 responses, 346 instead of 400 decrease of 5 hr burden, 35 hr
instead of 40 hr decrease of $185 personnel cost, $1,480 instead of
$1,295 Prior Notice of Landing increase of 2,103 respondents, 2,418
instead of 315 increase of 4,019 responses, 5,594 instead of 1,575
increase of 1,005 hr burden, 1,399 hr instead of 394 hr increase of
$37,185 personnel cost, $51,763 instead of $14,578 IFQ Departure
Report increase of 1 respondent and response, 26 instead of 25
increase of 1 hr burden, 7 hr instead of 6 hr increase of $37
personnel cost, $259 instead of $222 Dockside sales increase of 35
respondents, 235 instead of 200 increase of 175 responses, 1,175
instead of 1,000 increase of 18 hr
$75,110
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gabrielle Aberle 907
586-7356
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 Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer
0648-0272 renewal ss 030618.docx
0272 30d FRN pub 030918_10435.pdf
0272 60day FRN 091217_43746.doc
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer