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
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
$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 revision_ext ss 032318.docx
0272 30d FRN pub 030918_10435.pdf
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by transfer