North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual Reports

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
0648-0678 Supporting Statement A_BL08.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued
0648-0678 NPFMC D1 Cooperative Reports Information.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2020-02-15	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
257969	Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Annual Report	Instruction	Modified
238777	American Fisheries Act Cooperative Annual Report		Unchanged
222944	American Fisheries Act Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report	Instruction	Unchanged
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	Unchanged
207434	Alaska Crab Rationalization Program Cooperative Annual Report	Instruction	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0678	ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-006
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0648-011
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
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/25/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	31	0	21
Time Burden (Hours)	783	0	603
Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,255	0	8,205

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office (NMFS AKR), requests revision and extension of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements for cooperative annual reports.The purpose of the annual cooperative reports is to provide information to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) and the public about the operations and performance of the cooperatives. This information is used by the Council to inform the public, to evaluate the performance of the cooperatives, and to identify problems or issues that may need to be addressed by the cooperatives or the Council in the future. This information collection is revised due to a final rule (RIN 0648-BL08) to implement Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area, which establishes a new limited access privilege program, the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program. Due to this rule, this collection is revised to add a cooperative annual report for the new program.

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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-BL08	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 53704	08/08/2023

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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: 8

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

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	31	21	0	10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	783	603	0	180	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	15,255	8,205	0	7,050	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Due to the final rule (RIN 0648-BL08), the PCTC annual report for the new PCTC Program was added to this collection, which increased the total respondents, responses, and burden for this collection. This revision adds the 10 cooperatives that NMFS estimates will form under the PCTC Program as new respondents to this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $92

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: 06/09/2023

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