Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Cost Recovery

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Pacific Coast Groundfish Sablefish Program Cost Recovery Form	Form	New	Available
MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl C/P Coop Program Cost Recovery Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl IFQ Program Cost Recovery Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Form	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Available
0648-0663 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
NOAA0900 PIA_SAOP_Approved.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
COMMERCE-NOAA-19.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
MSA Sec. 303A and 304(d)(2).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
50 CFR 600.1102 (up to date as of 12-01-2025).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
50 CFR 660.115 (up to date as of 9-23-2025).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available
16 U.S.C 1853a Cost Recovery Program.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-12-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
278406	Sablefish Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports	Form	New	Pacific Coast Groundfish Sablefish Program Cost Recovery Form
205150	Mothership Coop Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Annual Report
205144	Failure to Pay Report		Unchanged
205143	Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports (IFQ,MS,C/P)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl C/P Coop Program Cost Recovery Form
205143	Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports (IFQ,MS,C/P)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl IFQ Program Cost Recovery Form
205143	Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports (IFQ,MS,C/P)	Form and Instruction	Unchanged	Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Form

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0663	ICR Reference No: 202512-0648-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202403-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Cost Recovery
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/17/2026

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2027
Responses	680	580
Time Burden (Hours)	680	580
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for a revision and extension of the current information collection pursuant to proposed rule (RIN 0648-BO02). This change will revise the information collected under the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Program to include new information collected under the Primary Sablefish Fishery Cost Recovery Program currently being implemented and by changing the title from "Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Program" to "West Coast Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Cost Recovery" to better align the title with the fisheries subject to the information collection. One additional form will be added to the existing information collection to allow vessels in this sablefish primary fishery to make cost recovery payments. This rule includes management measures that would apply to vessels registered to limited entry fixed gear (LEFG) endorsed permits and LEFG permit owners in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. Specifically, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to: 1) add flexibility to the LEFG permits’ gear endorsements; 2) remove the base permit designation of LEFG permits; 3) remove the start and end times (i.e., hours of the day) for the open dates of the primary sablefish season; and 4) develop a cost recovery program for the LEFG primary sablefish fishery. The purpose of this rule is to provide increased flexibility to LEFG participants while reducing administrative burdens, and to develop a cost recovery program to meet the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) . Beginning in January 2011, NMFS implemented a trawl rationalization program, a type of a catch share program or limited access privilege program, for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery’s trawl fleet. The Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program (Trawl Program) was adopted through Amendment 20 to the Pacific coast groundfish fishery management plan (FMP). It consists of a Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program (including whiting and non-whiting fisheries); and cooperative (Co-op) programs for the at-sea Mothership (MS) Co-op Program and Catcher/Processor (C/P) Co-op Program trawl fleets (whiting only). Beginning in January 2001, the NMFS implemented a sablefish rationalization program, a type of a catch share program or limited access privilege program, for the Pacific coast sablefish fishery fleet. The limited entry sablefish tier stacking program (Tier Program) was adopted through Amendment 14 to the Pacific coast groundfish fishery management plan (FMP). As a type of limited access privilege program (LAPP), the MSA requires the agency to recover part of the costs of management, data collection, and enforcement for the Trawl and Sablefish Programs, up to three percent of the ex-vessel value [16 U.S.C. 1853a MSA §303A and §304(d)(2)]. This is called a cost recovery program. The cost recovery program for the Trawl Program (Cost Recovery Program) covers all three sectors in the Trawl Program: the Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Co-op Program, and the C/P Co-op Program. Additionally, the non-trawl Sablefish Primary Fishery Cost Recovery Program (Sablefish Cost Recovery Program) covers vessels fishing in the sablefish primary sablefish fishery. In the Pacific coast groundfish fishery regulations, the Trawl Cost Recovery Program is codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 660.115 . NMFS is developing a Sablefish Cost Recovery Program which will be codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 660.231.

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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-BO02	Proposed rulemaking	91 FR 20624	04/17/2026

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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: 4

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Failure to Pay Report
Mothership Coop Annual Report	N/A	MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Annual Report
Sablefish Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports	N/A	Pacific Coast Groundfish Sablefish Program Cost Recovery Form
Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Fee Collection Reports (IFQ,MS,C/P)	N/A, N/A, N/A	Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl MS Coop Program Cost Recovery Form ,   Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl IFQ Program Cost Recovery Form ,   Pacific Coast Groundfish-Trawl C/P Coop Program Cost Recovery Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	680	580	0	100	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	680	580	0	100	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	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: This rule would add a new collection for the Sablefish cost recovery fee collection reports.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,479

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: 04/17/2026

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