Alaska Cost Recovery and Fee Programs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Registered Crab Receiver Fee (RCR) Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged	Available
IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged	Available
How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
CR Registered Crab Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report-online only	Form	Unchanged	Available
IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report	Form	Unchanged	Available
eFISH Pacific Cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report instructions and screenshots	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
eFISH First Wholesale Volume and Value Report instructions and screen shots	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
0648-0711 Supporting Statement A_BL08.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-06-08	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
252177	Registered Crab Receiver Fee Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged	Registered Crab Receiver Fee (RCR) Calculation Form
252177	Registered Crab Receiver Fee Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged
252176	IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged	IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form
252176	IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form	Form	Unchanged
234621	Observer Coverage Fee Payment	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)
234621	Observer Coverage Fee Payment	Other-EFish PRA Statement	Unchanged
214364	Appeals re incomplete fee payment	Instruction	Unchanged
214362	Value & Volume Report	Form	Unchanged	CR Registered Crab Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report-online only
214362	Value & Volume Report	Form	Unchanged	IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report
214362	Value & Volume Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	eFISH Pacific Cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report instructions and screenshots
214362	Value & Volume Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	eFISH First Wholesale Volume and Value Report instructions and screen shots
214362	Value & Volume Report	Other-EFish PRA Statement	Unchanged
214361	Cost Recovery Fee Payment	Form and Instruction	Modified	How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)
214361	Cost Recovery Fee Payment	Other-EFish PRA Statement	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0711	ICR Reference No: 202306-0648-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202301-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Cost Recovery and Fee Programs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/05/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 06/09/2023
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2025
Responses	1,919	0	1,909
Time Burden (Hours)	96	0	82
Cost Burden (Dollars)	895	0	895

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska Regional Office (NMFS AKR), requests revision of this currently approved information collection that contains requirements for the NMFS Alaska Region cost recovery fee programs and the observer coverage fee program. This information collection is revised due to a final rule (RIN 0648-BL08) to implement Amendment 122 to the FMP 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 (PCTC Program). Due to this rule, this collection is revised to add the cost recovery fee for the PCTC cost recovery program and that PCTC Program processors must submit a Pacific cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report. The PCTC cost recovery fee increases the total respondents, responses, and burden for this collection. No change results from the requirement for PCTC Program processors to submit a Pacific cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report because all processors expected to be part of this program already submit this report. Separate from the rule, this revision increases the estimated burden per response for the Rockfish Program cost recovery fee because industry indicated the previous estimate was too low.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 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: 6

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Appeals re incomplete fee payment
Cost Recovery Fee Payment	NA	How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)
IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form	NA	IFQ Permit Holder Fee Calculation Form
Observer Coverage Fee Payment	NA	How to pay fees using eFISH (instructions and screenshots)
Registered Crab Receiver Fee Calculation Form	NA	Registered Crab Receiver Fee (RCR) Calculation Form
Value & Volume Report	NA, NA, NA, NA	eFISH First Wholesale Volume and Value Report instructions and screen shots ,   eFISH Pacific Cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report instructions and screenshots ,   IFQ Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report ,   CR Registered Crab Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report-online only

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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	1,919	1,909	0	10	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	96	82	0	0	14	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	895	895	0	0	0	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: Due to the final rule (0648-BL08), this collection has been revised to add requirements for the new PCTC cost recovery program. The new PCTC Program cost recovery fee increases the total respondents, responses, and burden for this collection. NMFS estimates 10 PCTC Program cooperatives will form, and the cooperative representative will be responsible for submitting the cost recovery fee payment. The requirement for PCTC Program processors to submit a Pacific cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report does not change the respondents, responses, or burden for this collection because all the processors expected to be part of this program already submit this report.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,500

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? 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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