Rockfish Program Amendments

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
0648-ROCK (BM69) Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-03-18	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
266106	Rockfish Program Vessel Check-In/Check-Out Report		New
266105	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota	Form and Instruction	New
266105	Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0826	ICR Reference No: 202403-0648-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No: 0648-ROCK
Title: Rockfish Program Amendments
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 07/16/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/10/2024
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests a new temporary collection. This request is due to a proposed rule to implement Amendment 113 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (RIN 0648-BM69). This action would modify provisions of the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program to change the season start date, remove the catcher vessel cooperative quota use cap, and revise processing and harvesting caps. This action is necessary to provide increased flexibility and efficiency to rockfish processors and harvesters, and help ensure the rockfish total allowable catch is fully harvested and landed in Kodiak while maintaining the intent of the Rockfish Program. This rule also would revise regulations for the Rockfish Program to increase flexibility, consistency, and clarity. This rule would necessitate revision to an existing information collection, OMB Control Number 0648-0545. Due to a concurrent action for -0545, NMFS is submitting this request to create a temporary collection for this revision to -0545. After publication of the final rule for this action and completion of the concurrent action, NMFS will submit a request to merge this temporary collection with -0545. The rule would revise regulations for the Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota and the Rockfish Program vessel check in/check-out report, which are approved under -0545. The revisions would not change the respondents, responses, burden hours, or cost for the Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota but would add 10 new respondents for the check-in/check-out report.

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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-BM69	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 40449	05/10/2024

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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: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota	N/A
Rockfish Program Vessel Check-In/Check-Out Report

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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: This request is for a new temporary information collection because of the timing of this rule (RIN 0648-BM69) and the three-year extension of OMB Control Number 0648-0545. The proposed rule (RIN 0648-BM69) would revise the Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota and the Rockfish Program Vessel Check-In/Check-Out Report, which are approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0545.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $308,955

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: 05/10/2024

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