Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program

OMB Control No: 0648-0665	ICR Reference No: 201305-0648-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201207-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 05/30/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/07/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	169	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2,724	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	538	0	0

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Abstract: The CQE Program was adopted by the Council in 2002 and implemented in 2004. The CQE Program authorized a specified set of remote coastal communities with few economic alternatives to purchase and hold catcher vessel quota share in IPHC Areas 2C, 3A, and 3B, in order to help ensure access to and sustain participation in the commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries. Two subsequent Council-approved actions, that are not related to the commercial halibut and sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program, have included explicit provisions for CQE's that represent new fishing opportunities. The first action is the charter halibut limited entry program approved in January 2010. The second action is the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) fixed gear recency action approved in April 2009 which adds non-severable, gear-specific Pacific cod endorsements to fixed gear LLP licenses that qualify under the landings thresholds in the directed Pacific cod fisheries in Federal waters in the Western and Central GOA. This action combines these three actions into one program, the Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program This is a resubmission of the request, with the final rule.

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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-BB94	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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: 7

IC Title Form No. Form Name Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF by CQE, Respondent NA CQE LLP Authorization letter Application for Community Charter Halibut Permit (CCHP) NA Application for a CQE to Receive a Non-trawl Groundfish LLP License NA Community Quota Entity (CQE) Annual Report Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Community Quota NA Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ to or from a CQE NA

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	169	0	0	169	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,724	0	0	2,724	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	538	0	0	538	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 is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,299

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: 05/07/2013

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