Alaska Crab Report Forms

OMB Control No: 0648-0570	ICR Reference No: 201001-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Crab Report Forms
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/29/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/26/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2010	11/30/2010	11/30/2010
Responses	38	0	2,438
Time Burden (Hours)	350	0	1,142
Cost Burden (Dollars)	81	0	7,341

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Abstract: This new collection is formed from two existing forms, formerly approved under OMB Control No.: 0648-0515, and one new form. This collection is set apart because it consists of crab report forms. The OMB Control No.: 0648-0515 collection now consists of only eLandings for several different fisheries. Change request: To avoid redundancy in accounting and to reduce costs to NMFS and the industry, NMFS removes the requirement to weigh all offloaded crab on a state-approved scale and removes the requirement to report this information to NMFS on a catcher/processor offload report.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AT91	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 76136	12/15/2008

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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

IC Title Form No. Form Name Eligible Crab Community Organization Annual Report Crab Rationalization Crab Buyer Report NA Crab Rationalization Crab Buyer Report Catcher/processor offload report NA Catcher/processor offload report

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ICR Summary 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	38	2,438	0	-2,400	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	350	1,142	0	-792	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	81	7,341	0	-7,260	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Removing the catcher/processor offload report removes 2,400 responses, 792 hours and $7,260 from this information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $30,600

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)? No

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: 01/26/2010

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