Alaska Region Crab Permits

OMB Control No: 0648-0514	ICR Reference No: 201705-0648-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201601-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Crab Permits
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/07/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/11/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2017
Responses	1,284	0	5,742
Time Burden (Hours)	3,007	0	7,726
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,330	0	13,841

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Abstract: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) established the Crab Rationalization (CR) Program as a catch share program for nine crab fisheries in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI), and assigned quota share (QS) to persons and processor quota share (PQS) to processors based on their historic participation in one or more of these nine crab fisheries during a specific period. The CR Program components include QS allocation, PQS allocation, individual fishing quota (IFQ) issuance, and individual processing quota (IPQ) issuance, quota transfers, use caps, crab harvesting cooperatives, protections for Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries, arbitration system, monitoring, economic data collection, and cost recovery fee collection. NMFS issues a proposed rule (RIN 0648-BE98)to implement Amendment 44 to the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs and a regulatory amendment that would modify regulations governing the CR Program. With this action, a ROFR may continue with the current ROFR holder or a new ROFR holder when PQS is transferred and requires PQS holders to make specific certifications regarding ROFR contracts when annually applying for IPQ and when transferring PQS that are subject to a ROFR. In addition, the crab harvesting cooperatives must list the name of each member of the cooperative in its application for IFQ rather than provide NMFS with copies of each member’s IFQ application. These actions are necessary to improve available information concerning transfer and use of PQS and IPQ subject to a ROFR, thereby enhancing the ability of eligible crab communities to retain their historical processing interests in the BSAI crab fisheries, and to improve the administration of the CR Program.

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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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 3726	01/12/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 21981	05/11/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 23

IC Title Form No. Form Name Annual application for crab IFQ permit NA Application for Crab IFQ permit CDQ notification of community representative Annual North or South Regional Delivery Exemption Report Community Impact Report or IPQ Holder Report (Response Report) WAG exemption application NA Application for Annual Exemption from Western Aleutian Islands Golden King Crab West Region Delivery Requirements 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 Application for eligibility to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IFQ by transfer NA Application to receive crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer Application for North or South Regional Exemption NA Application for exemption from CR Crab Regional Delivery Requirements Application for Crab IPQ permit NA Application for crab 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 Application for transfer of crab QS NA Transfer of crab QS or PQS Application for transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives NA Transfer of IFQ between crab harvesting cooperatives 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 Appeal of denial of any application Application to transfer PQS NA Applcation to transfer PQS Application for Registered Crab Receiver (RCR) Permit NA Application for Registered Crab Receiver Permit ECCO annual report (transferred from OMB Control No. 0648-0570) Crab transfer of QS to designated beneficiary NA Transfer of QS to beneficiary

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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	1,284	5,742	0	0	-4,458	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,007	7,726	0	0	-4,719	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,330	13,841	0	-10	-10,501	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: ♦ Changed postage cost from $0.40 to $0.49 for letter and from $0.90 to $0.98 for first class. Application for IFQ permit an increase of 307 respondents and responses, 498 instead of 191 an increase of 767 hours burden, 1245 instead of 478 an increase of $28,379 personnel costs, $46,065 instead of $17,686 an increase of $853 miscellaneous costs, $1,186 instead of $333 Application for IPQ permit a decrease of 76 respondents and responses, 29 instead of 105 a decrease of 152 hours burden, 58 instead of 210 a decrease of $5,624 personnel costs, $2,146 instead of $7,770 an increase of $58 miscellaneous costs, $28 instead of $86 Application for Annual Crab Harvesting Cooperative IFQ Permit a decrease of 1 respondent and response, 9 instead of 10 an increase in the individual burden hours, 15 instead of 2.5 an increase of 110 hours burden, 135 instead of 25 an increase of $7,400 personnel costs, $8,325 instead of $925 a decrease of $6 miscellaneous costs, $11 instead of $17 Application for Registered Crab Receiver a decrease of 19 respondents and responses, 53 instead of 72 a decrease of 9 hours burden, 27 instead of 36 a decrease of $351 personnel costs, $981 instead of $1,332 a decrease of $42 miscellaneous costs, $131 instead of $173 Application for Crab IFQ Hired Master a decrease of 1,545 respondents and responses, 69 instead of 1,614 an increase in the individual burden hour, 1 hour instead of 21 minutes a decrease of 496 hours burden, 69 instead of 565 a decrease of $18,352 personnel costs, $2,553 instead of $20,905 a decrease of $3,508 miscellaneous costs, $155 instead of $3,663 Application for Federal Crab Vessel Permit an increase of 21 respondents and responses, 103 instead of 72 an increase of 11 hours burden, 36 instead of 25 an increase of $409 personnel costs, $1,334 instead of $925 an increase of $45 miscellaneous costs, $140 instead of $95 Application to transfer crab QS an increase of 4 respondents and responses, 130 instead of 126 an increase of 8 hours burden, 260 instead of 252 an increase of $296 personnel costs, $9,620 instead of $9,324 an increase of $5 miscellaneous costs, $857 instead of $882 Application to transfer crab PQS a decrease of 97 respondents and responses, 29 instead of 126 a decrease of 136 hours burden, 116 instead of 252 a decrease of $5,032 personnel costs, $4,292 instead of $9,324 a decrease of $500 miscellaneous costs, $382 instead of $882 Application to transfer cooperative IFQ a decrease of 385 responses, 165 instead of 550 a decrease of 51 hours burden, 14 instead of 65 a decrease of $1,898 personnel costs, $507 instead of $2,405 a decrease of $42 miscellaneous costs, $32 instead of $74 Application to transfer crab IPQ a decrease of 76 responses, 30 instead of 106 a decrease of 123 hours burden, 32 instead of 155 a decrease of $4,569 personnel costs, $1,166 instead of $5,735 a decrease of $59 miscellaneous costs, $7 instead of $66 Application for Eligibility to Receive Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ by transfer a decrease of 2,662 responses, 66 instead of 2,728 a decrease of 4,424 hours burden, 132 instead of 4,556 hr a decrease of $163,688 personnel costs, $4,884 instead of $168,572 a decrease of $7,243 miscellaneous costs, $217 instead of $7,460 Application for North or South region exemption from delivery requirements an increase of 17 respondents and responses, 20 instead of 3 an increase of 340 hours burden, 400 instead of 60 an increase of $25,500 personnel costs, $30,000 instead of $4,500 an increase of $30 miscellaneous costs, $35 instead of $5 Net adjustments: Decrease of 4,458 responses, decrease of 4,719 hours, decrease of $146,681 personnel costs, and decrease of $10,511 miscellaneous costs.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $18,250

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: Keeley Kent 907 586-7210

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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: 05/11/2017

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