Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits

OMB Control No: 0648-0514	ICR Reference No: 201205-0648-002
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/22/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/30/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2014
Responses	2,912	0	2,912
Time Burden (Hours)	4,472	0	4,472
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,425	0	12,425

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Abstract: The King and Tanner crab fisheries in the exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands are managed under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs (FMP). Crab Rationalization (CR) Program regulations, found at 50 CFR 680.40(b)(2) and (d)(2), require that individual fishing quota (IFQ) and matching individual processing quota (IPQ) with a regional designation must be landed and processed in the region from which the qualified landings giving rise to the quota share (QS) and processing quota share (PQS) occurred. Amendment 41 to the FMP is intended to provide IFQ holders, IPQ holders, and communities a process by which they may request and receive an exemption from regional delivery requirements for crab under the Crab Rationalization program. Deliveries outside of the region would need to be negotiated among IFQ holders, IPQ holders, and all of the representatives of each community in each region.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BA82	Proposed rulemaking	78 FR 6279	01/30/2013

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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: 22

IC Title Form No. Form Name Application for Transfer of Crab IPQ NA Transfer of Crab IPQ Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO NA Application for transfer of crab QS/IFQ to or from an ECCO Annual application for crab IFQ permit NA Application for Crab IFQ/IPQ permit Appeal of denial of any application Application for North or South Regional Exemption NA Application for exemption from CR Crab Regional Delivery Requirements CDQ notification of community representative Annual North or South Regional Delivery Exemption Report Community Impact Report or IPQ Holder Report (Response Report) Application for Crab IFQ Hired Master Permit NA Application for Crab IFQ Hired Master Permit Application for transfer of crab IFQ NA Transfer of Crab IFQ Application for Converted CPO Quota Share and CPO IFQ NA Application for Converted CPO Quota Share and CPO IFQ WAG exemption application NA Application for Annual Exemption from Western Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab West Region Delivery Requirements Application for eligibility to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer NA Application to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer Application for transfer of crab QS or PQS NA, NA Alaska BSAI Crab Quota Share Beneficiary Form ,   Transfer of crab QS or PQS Application for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Permit NA Application for Registered Crab Receiver Permit Application for transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives NA Transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives Right of first refusal contracts Right of first refusal waivers Application for Crab IPQ permit NA Application for crab IFQ/IPQ permit Application for an Annual Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit NA Application for Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit Application for federal crab vessel permit NA Application for federal crab vessel permit Application to become an ECCO NA Application to become an ECCO Registered Crab Receiver Fee Submission Form NA Registered Crab Receiver Fee Submission Form

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: Net changes due to rulemaking and transfer of one IC to another collection: 19 fewer unduplicated respondents, 11 fewer responses, 138 additional hours and $5 more in recordkeeping/reporting costs. Adjustments due to revised estimation of responses and changes in submission venues. Net changes: 42 additional unduplicated respondents, 171 additional responses, 2,353 fewer hours and $7,510 less in recordkeeping/reporting costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,814

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]? 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? 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: 01/30/2013

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