This is a revision pursuant to
proposed rule 0648-BI35 that adds a new form and 40 new respondents
who are “Quota Share Permit owners” to the West Coast Economic Data
Collection. An Individual Fishing Quota Program for the West Coast
groundfish trawl fishery was implemented in January 2011 by the
Pacific Fisheries Management Council. This mandatory data
collection program will continue to collect economic cost earnings
data from all harvesters and processors participating in the West
Coast groundfish trawl fishery. These participants include catcher
vessels (who deliver to both shoreside first receivers and at sea
motherships), motherships, catcher-processors, and first
receivers/shorebased processors. Northwest Fishery Science Center
(NWFSC) economists will use these data to examine how the
implementation of catch share management affects fleet structure,
production costs, employment, generation and distribution of
economic rent, and regional economic impacts. Analysis based on
this data will not only be used for providing information to the
Pacific Fisheries Management Council on changes to the catch share
program, but also to meet monitoring requirements for catch share
programs in the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
The proposed rule for PCGF FMP
Amendment 21-4, RIN 0648-BI35 would revise regulations to require
any owner of a Quota Share Permit and associated quota share
account to complete required EDC forms as of January 1, 2020. In
2019, there are an estimated 178 Quota Share permit/account owners.
The current revision adds to the collection 73 new respondents who
are Quota Share Permit owners that do not also own, charter, or
lease a catcher vessel, catcher-processor, mothership, or first
receiver/shorebased processing plant. Respondents that fall into
one of the four aforementioned categories currently completing EDC
forms in this collection and will also be required to complete QS
Permit owner forms. The form related to QS permit ownership will
require approximately 1 hour, once per year to complete, and will
be collected electronically. NMFS estimates an increase of 178
hours to the total for this collection. This program change results
in and increase of 73 new respondents, 178 new individual
responses, 178 additional public burden hours, and $35.60 in public
burden costs.
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.