Observer Coverage Fee Payment

Paperwork Reduction Act and Privacy Act Statements
for the Alaska Region’s Information Collection Requirements
Submitted Online through eFISH
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT
The public reporting burden for information collected through eFISH is listed in the table below. These
burden estimates include the time for reviewing the instructions, searching the existing data sources,
gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of these collections of information,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Assistant Regional Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802-1668.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Before completing any form or data entry screen in eFISH, please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control
number; 2) Some of the information collected through eFISH is mandatory and some of it is voluntary. In
all cases, the information is used to manage commercial fishing efforts under 50 CFR part 679 and part
680, and under section 402(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801, et seq.); 3) The business names and addresses of permit holders, license holders, quota share
recipients, cooperatives, and CDQ groups are made available to the public on the NMFS Alaska Region
webpage (https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov). Other information is confidential under section 402(b)
of the Magnuson-Stevens Act and NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to
protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.
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PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITY: The collection of this information through eFISH is authorized under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
PURPOSE: NMFS uses information submitted through eFISH to identify individuals, businesses,
cooperatives, and non-profit corporations that intend to participate in the federally managed groundfish
and crab fisheries off Alaska, and to identify license holders, vessel owners, and vessels that are members
of fishery cooperatives. If applicants meet program eligibility requirements, NMFS issues fishing permits,
fish processing permits, licenses, quota share, and cooperative quota based on the information provided in
these online applications.
ROUTINE USES: Disclosure of this information is subject to the published routine uses identified in the
Privacy Act System of Records Notices COMMERCE/NOAA-19, Permits and Registrations for the
United States Federally Regulated Fisheries, and COMMERCE/NOAA-6, Fishermen’s Statistical Data.
NMFS posts some information submitted through eFISH on its public website
(https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov), including name of the individual business owner or authorized

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representative of the cooperative, business address, and names of the license holders and vessel owners
who are members of a cooperative. In addition, NMFS may share information submitted through eFISH
with other State and Federal agencies or fishery management commissions, including staff of the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.
DISCLOSURE: Providing information through eFISH is voluntary; however, failure to provide complete
and accurate information will prevent the determination of eligibility and issuance of mandatory fishing
permits, processing permits, licenses, and fishing quotas to individuals, businesses, and cooperatives.

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The following table provides information about the forms, applications, reports, and other information collection requirements that are submitted
through eFISH; the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) collection number and expiration date for each information collection; the
estimated burden hours associated with each information collection component; and the Privacy Act System of Records Notice (SORN) number.
This information, in combination with the burden statement and additional information above, is provided to comply with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act and the Privacy Act. More information on these information collection requirements can be found
at http://www.cio.noaa.gov/services_programs/prasubs.html.

Name of Form, Application, or Report
Application for Replacement of Certificates or Permits

OMB Collection
Number
06480272

Expiration
Date

Estimated Burden
Hours per Response

Privacy Act
SORN Number

09/30/2024

30 min.

19

American Fisheries Act Program
AFA Bering Sea Pollock Fee Submission
Application for Transfer of Bering Sea Chinook Salmon
PSC Allocations
Application for Approval as an Entity to Receive
Transferable Chinook Salmon PSC Allocation

0711

09/30/2025

1 min.

19

0393

12/31/2023

1 hour

19

0393

12/31/2023

8 hours

19

09/30/2025

1 min.

19

04/30/2023
09/30/2025
09/30/2025
09/30/2025
04/30/2023

5 min.
1 min.
1 min.
1 min.
2 hours

19
19
19
19
19

Aleutian Islands Pollock
Aleutian Islands Pollock Fee Submission

0711
Amendment 80

Flatfish Exchange Application
First Wholesale Volume and Value Report
Pacific Cod Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report
Amendment 80 Fee Submission
Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of A80 CQ

0565
0711
0711
0711
0565

Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program
Application for Rockfish Inter-cooperative Online
Transfer
Rockfish Program Vessel Check-In/Check-Out Report
and Termination of Fishing
Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report
Rockfish Fee Submission

0545

03/31/2024

10 min.

19

0545

03/31/2024

10 min.

19

0711
0711

09/30/2025
09/30/2025

1 min.
1 min.

19
19

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OMB Collection
Number
0648-

Name of Form, Application, or Report

Expiration
Date

Estimated Burden
Hours per Response

Privacy Act
SORN Number

Community Development Quota Program
CDQ or PSQ Transfer Request
CDQ Vessel Registration for LLP Exemption for Small
Hook and Line Catcher Vessels
Flatfish Exchange Application
First Wholesale Volume and Value Report
CDQ Groundfish and Halibut Fee Submission

0269

11/30/2023

30 min.

19

0269

11/30/2023

10 min.

19

0565
0711
0711

04/30/2023
09/30/2025
09/30/2025

5 min.
1 min.
1 min.

19
19
19

Crab Rationalization Program
Transfer of Crab IFQ Between Crab Harvesting
Cooperatives
Transfer of Crab IPQ
Registered Crab Receiver Ex-vessel Volume and Value
Report
Registered Crab Receiver Fee Submission
Application for Registered Crab Receiver Permit
(renewal)
Application for Federal Crab Vessel Permit (renewal)

0514

03/31/2024

5 min.

19

0514

03/31/2024

1 hour

19

0711

09/30/2025

1 min.

19

0711

09/30/2025

1 min.

19

0514

03/31/2024

30 min.

19

0514

03/31/2024

21 min.

19

30 min.
1 hour
1 min.
1 min.

19
6
19
19

5 min.

6

21 min.
25 min.

19
19

1 min.

19

Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program
Application for Registered Buyer
Registered Buyer Landing Report for IFQ/CDQ
Registered Buyer Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report
IFQ Permit Holder Fee Submission

0272
0515
0711
0711

09/30/2024
03/31/2024
09/30/2025
09/30/2025

Charter Halibut Fisheries
GAF Electronic Landing Report

0575

03/31/2024

Federal Fisheries/Federal Processor
Application for Federal Fisheries Permit (renewal)
Application for Federal Processor Permit (renewal

0206
0206

04/30/2024
04/30/2024

North Pacific Observer Program
Observer Fee Submission

0711

09/30/2025

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Name of Form, Application, or Report

OMB Collection
Number
0648-

Expiration
Date

Estimated Burden
Hours per Response

Privacy Act
SORN Number

Subsistence Halibut Fisheries
Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC)
Application for a Rural Resident
Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC)
Application for an Alaska Native Tribal Member

0512

03/31/2024

10 min.

19

0512

03/31/2024

10 min.

19

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