Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 200610-0648-007
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200605-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/15/2006
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/08/2006
Terms of Clearance: The agency failed to make the required certifications.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2009	07/31/2009	07/31/2009
Responses	1,369	0	1,369
Time Burden (Hours)	3,267	0	3,267
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,000	0	6,000

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Abstract: This action describes a pilot program for management of three rockfish fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Alaska. The Program was developed to improve the economic efficiency of the CGOA rockfish fisheries by establishing cooperatives to provide exclusive harvesting and processing privileges for a specific set of rockfish species and associated species harvested incidentally to those CGOA rockfish. The Rockfish Pilot Program is scheduled to last for a two-year period, from January 2007 until December 31, 2008.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 199 802 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AT71	Final or interim final rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program NA, NA, NA, NA, NA, NA Application for Rockfish Limited Access Fishery ,   Application for Entry Level Rockfish Fishery ,   Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota ,   Application to Participate in the Rockfish Pilot Program ,   Application to Opt Out of Rockfish Fishery ,   Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Cooperative Fishing Quota - Rockfish Fishery

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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: Due to comments received on the rockfish proposed rule, NMFS made the following changes to this collection. • Removal of Application to transfer processor eligibility. Although processor eligibility transfers are likely to be necessary should Congress provide additional authority to NMFS to extend this Program, the Council did not specifically recommend provisions to allow processors to transfer their eligibility to another processor. NMFS has deleted the provision concerning the transfer of processor. This removes one response, two hours and $1 in miscellaneous costs. • Addition of a rockfish cooperative vessel check-in/check-out reports for vessels authorized to fish under a CQ permit. This adds 40 responses, 20 hours and $112.00 in miscellaneous costs. Correction of the current miscellaneous cost of $5,829 to $5,841, and a further adjustment of $2 due to postage increase, added $14. These actions result in a net increase of 39 responses, 18 hours and $125 in miscellaneous costs. Note: the previous miscellaneous costs were exactly $5,841, but when OMB put this ICR into the system, it was rounded off to $6,000. Thus, what is actually a small increase shows in the burden and cost table above as a decrease.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $20,763

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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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: 11/08/2006

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