Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Subsistence

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application	Form	Modified	Available
Special Subsistence Permits	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribe	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SHARC - Native Tribe Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribal Member	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SHARC - Native Tribal Member Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Rural Resident	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SHARC - Rural Resident Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Ceremonial or Educational Permit Harvest Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Community Harvest Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Community Harvest Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
0648-0512 30-day 89 FR 907 2024-0108.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-08	Repair queued
0648-0512 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-01-02	Repair queued
0648-0512 60-day 88 FR 54574 2023-0811.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-01-02	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
4621	Special Subsistence Permits	Form	Modified	Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application
4621	Special Subsistence Permits	Form	Modified
242677	SHARC - Native Tribe Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribe
242677	SHARC - Native Tribe Application	Form and Instruction	Modified
242676	SHARC - Native Tribal Member Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribal Member
242676	SHARC - Native Tribal Member Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified
211704	Subsistence halibut gear marking		Modified
211703	SHARC - Rural Resident Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Rural Resident
211703	SHARC - Rural Resident Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified
183735	Subsistence appeals		Unchanged
183734	Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Ceremonial or Educational Permit Harvest Log
183734	Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified
183733	Community Harvest Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified	Community Harvest Permit Log
183733	Community Harvest Permit Log	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0512	ICR Reference No: 202401-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Subsistence
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/15/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/09/2024
Terms of Clearance: None

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2024
Responses	4,785	0	6,295
Time Burden (Hours)	1,673	0	1,340
Cost Burden (Dollars)	266,330	0	59,660

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office (AKRO), requests extension of this currently approved information collection. This information collection is necessary for NMFS to manage the Alaska Subsistence Halibut Program. This program is intended to allow eligible persons to practice the long-term customary and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food in a non-commercial manner. This program provides NMFS the opportunity to enhance estimates of subsistence removals for stock assessment purposes. Before fishing under subsistence halibut regulations, a Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) must be obtained. This information collection contains the applications for SHARCs; the application for a Community Harvest Permit, a Ceremonial Permit, or an Educational Permit; the harvest logs for community, ceremonial, and educational permits; an appeal process for denied permits; and gear marking requirements for subsistence halibut fishery setline gear. Each of these instruments is designed to minimize the reporting burden on subsistence halibut fishermen while collecting essential information. The SHARCs and permits are designed to work in conjunction with other halibut harvest assessment measures. The time and cost burden to mark buoys has been increased based on recent comment received for another NMFS AKR information collection. Minor editorial changes to the forms were made to increase clarity and consistency with other NMFS AKR forms.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 773c Name of Law: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 54574	08/11/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 907	01/08/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 8

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Ceremonial or Educational Permit Log	N/A	Ceremonial or Educational Permit Harvest Log
Community Harvest Permit Log	N/A	Community Harvest Permit Log
SHARC - Native Tribal Member Registration	N/A	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribal Member
SHARC - Native Tribe Application	N/A	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Alaska Native Tribe
SHARC - Rural Resident Registration	N/A	Application for Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC) Rural Resident
Special Subsistence Permits	N/A	Subsistence Halibut Special Permits Application
Subsistence appeals
Subsistence halibut gear marking

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	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	4,785	6,295	0	0	-1,510	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,673	1,340	0	0	333	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	266,330	59,660	0	0	206,670	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: The number of respondents was adjusted to reflect the most current data. The burden hours and cost for gear marking was updated based on stakeholder comment.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $12,388

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: 01/09/2024

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