Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports

OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 201601-0648-017
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201501-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports
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: 02/01/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	03/31/2018	03/31/2018
Responses	108	0	126
Time Burden (Hours)	394	0	414
Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	0	74

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Abstract: The Rockfish Program was designed to enhance resource conservation and improve economic efficiency in the rockfish fisheries by establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. The Rockfish Program is authorized for 10 years, until December 31, 2021. NMFS assigns rockfish quota share (QS) to License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses for rockfish primary and secondary species based on legal landings associated with that LLP. Each year, an LLP license holder assigns the LLP license with rockfish QS to a rockfish cooperative. Each rockfish cooperative receives an annual cooperative fishing quota (CQ), which is an amount of primary and secondary rockfish species the cooperative is able to harvest in that fishing year. Halibut Prohibited Species Catch is also allocated to participants based on historic halibut mortality rates in the primary rockfish species fisheries. The rockfish fisheries are conducted in Federal waters near Kodiak, Alaska, by trawl and to a lesser extent by longline vessels. Shoreside processors receiving rockfish CQ must be located within the boundaries of the City of Kodiak. Per effectiveness of RIN 0648-BE05, the vessel and volumne and pay fiorns are removed, as they are now in OMB Control No. 0648-0711.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 44160	07/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 2393	01/16/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title Form No. Form Name Rockfish fee payment NA Rockfish fee payment form Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota (CQ) NA Application for Rockfish Cooperative Quota Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of Rockfish CQ NA Application for intercooperative transfer of rockfish CQ Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report Vessel Check-in/Check-out Report with Termination of Fishing Declaration NA Rockfish program vessel check-in/checkout and termination of fishing Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume and Value Report NA Rockfish Ex-Vessel Volume and Value 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	108	126	0	-18	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	394	414	0	-20	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	74	0	-2	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: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: Two forms have been moved to OMB Control No. 0648-0711.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,850

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: 01/28/2016

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