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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Temporary military transfer application form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Medical transfer form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic)	Form	Unchanged	Available
Prior Notice of Landing	Form	Unchanged	Available
IFQ Administrative Waiver	Form	Unchanged	Available
Application for replacement of certificates, permits, or licenses	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ including by Sweep-up	Form	Unchanged	Available
QS Holder Form: Identification of Ownership Interest	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
QS/IFQ Designated Beneficiary Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Application for Registered Buyer Permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
IFQ/CDQ hired master permit	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0648-0272 revision_ext ss 032318.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-03-23	Available
0272 30d FRN pub 030918_10435.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-03-12	Available
0272 30d FRN pub 030918_10435.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-06-05	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
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	Medical transfer form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged
184559	Dockside Sales Receipt	Instruction	Unchanged
184558	Transshipment Authorization	Instruction	Unchanged
184556	Registered Buyer Landing Report (electronic)	Form	Unchanged
184494	IFQ Departure Report	Instruction	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: 201803-0648-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201803-0648-002
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 06/05/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/23/2018
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2021	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2018
Responses	14,406	0	11,250
Time Burden (Hours)	4,980	0	3,930
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,082	0	5,127

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Abstract: 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.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 43746	09/12/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 10435	03/09/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

table that charts list of burden

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)	NA	Registered buyer 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
Prior Notice of Landing	NA	Prior Notice of Landing Report to be completed by NMFS personnel only
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

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list 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	14,406	11,250	0	0	3,156	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,980	3,930	0	0	1,050	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,082	5,127	0	0	2,955	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustments 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 $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 $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 $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 $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 $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 $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 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 $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 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 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 IFQ Departure Report increase of 1 respondent and response, 26 instead of 25 increase of 1 hr burden, 7 hr instead of 6 hr Dockside sales increase of 35 respondents, 235 instead of 200 increase of 175 responses, 1,175 instead of 1,000 increase of 18 hr burden, 118 hr instead of 100 hr

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $75,110

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: 03/23/2018

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