North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual Reports

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0648-0678 Supporting Statement A_BJ73.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-12-15
0648-0678 NPFMC D1 Cooperative Reports Information.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-02-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
238777	American Fisheries Act Cooperative Annual Report Instruction	Unchanged
222944	American Fisheries Act Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report Instruction	Unchanged
222943	American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement Instruction	Removed
222942	Amendment 80 Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Management Plan Instruction	Unchanged
222941	Amendment 80 Halibut Bycatch Avoidance Progress Report Instruction	Unchanged
222940	Annual Amendment 80 Cooperative Report Instruction	Unchanged
222938	Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report Instruction	Modified
207434	Alaska Crab Rationalization Program Cooperative Annual Report Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0678	ICR Reference No: 202012-0648-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/16/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2023	07/31/2023
Responses	21	23
Time Burden (Hours)	603	696
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,205	10,315

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Abstract: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has developed several fishery cooperative programs as options in larger catch share programs. As part of these cooperative programs, the Council required that cooperatives submit annual reports detailing various activities of the cooperative. These reports are intended to be a resource for the Council to track the effectiveness of the cooperative and their ability to meet the Council’s goals. Additionally, they are a tool for the cooperatives to provide feedback on the programs. This information collection is being revised due to an associated rule (0648-BJ73) to implement Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. This information collection is revised due to the associated rule to implement Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. This rule would retain the conservation, management, safety, and economic gains realized under the existing Rockfish Program and make minor revisions to improve administration of the Rockfish Program. This rule removes the requirement for an annual Rockfish Program cooperative report to be submitted to NMFS. This revision is necessary to remove unnecessary reporting requirements. NMFS staff who monitor and manage the Rockfish Program fisheries already have access to the information from internal NMFS databases and do not need the Rockfish Program cooperative managers to submit this information to NMFS. This information collection is revised to remove the AFA Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement as a separate component of this collection because the Council does not request the cooperatives to provide a copy of the agreement. Industry voluntarily provides it to the Council as an appendix of the AFA Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report, which is approved under this collection. This revision is not due to the rule and is necessary to correct this information collection. Additionally, in response to a comment received, the title of this collection has been changed from Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports to North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual Reports. This change reflects the correct name of the regional fishery management council to which the cooperatives submit the reports approved under this control number.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BJ73	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 7

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
American Fisheries Act Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report
Amendment 80 Halibut Bycatch Avoidance Progress Report
Alaska Crab Rationalization Program Cooperative Annual Report
American Fisheries Act Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement
American Fisheries Act Cooperative Annual Report
Annual Amendment 80 Cooperative Report
Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report
Amendment 80 Halibut Prohibited Species Catch (PSC) Management Plan

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	21	23	0	-1	-1	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	603	696	0	-45	-48	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,205	10,315	0	-5	-2,105	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The rule associated with this revision (BJ73) removed the requirement for a Rockfish Cooperative to submit this report to NMFS. The American Fisheries Act Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement was removed from this collection because the Council does not request the cooperatives to provide a copy of the agreement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $81

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.     No

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.     No

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? No

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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: 12/16/2020

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