The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Region seeks to renew a collection of information for the continued management
of the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear Pacific halibut and sablefish fisheries off Alaska, as well as the Western
Alaska Community Development Quota Program (CDQ) halibut fishery. The IFQ Program allocates annual total catch limits for the
halibut and sablefish fisheries among individual fishermen and Gulf of Alaska non-profit organizations holding quota share (QS). The
CDQ Halibut Program allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut fishery among individual CDQ fishermen. Fishermen are
assigned QS for the fisheries, and then annually receive an IFQ and/or CDQ. Applications and reporting are required to manage and
track the program.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The numbers were adjusted to reflect the most current data (2017). The cost of postage increased from 0.45 to 0.49. Adjustments were also made to reflect the following, which are described above under A2:
⢠the time per response was increased for the Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit and decreased for the Application for Medical Transfer of IFQ; and
⢠the manual landing report was removed from the Registered Buyer Landing Report because the manual landing report is included under OMB Control number 0648-0515.
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ by Transfer
increase of 88 respondents and responses, 100 instead of 22
increase of 156 hr burden, 200 hr instead of 44 hr
increase of $5,772 personnel cost, $7,400 instead of $1,628
increase of $441 miscellaneous cost, $564 instead of $123
Quota Share (QS) Holder: Identification of Ownership Interest
decrease of 10 respondents and responses, 150 instead of 160
decrease of 20 hr burden, 300 hr instead of 320 hr
decrease of $740 personnel cost, $11,100 instead of $11,840
decrease of $30 miscellaneous cost, $504 instead of $474
Application for IFQ/CDQ Hired Master Permit
decrease of 1,127 respondents and responses, 200 instead of 1,327
decrease of 464 hr burden, 200 hr instead of 664 hr
decrease of $6,475 personnel cost, $7,400 instead of $13,875
decrease of $710 miscellaneous cost, $170 instead of $880
Application for IFQ/CDQ Registered Buyer Permit
decrease of 55 respondents and responses, 235 instead of 290
decrease of 27 hr burden, 118 hr instead of 145 hr
decrease of $999 personnel cost, $4,366 instead of $5,365
decrease of $28 miscellaneous cost, $69 instead of $97
QS/IFQ Beneficiary Designation Form
decrease of 126 respondents and responses, 12 instead of 138
decrease of 63 hr burden, 6 hr instead of 69 hr
decrease of $2,331 personnel cost, $222 instead of $2,553
decrease of $699 miscellaneous cost, $67 instead of $766
Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ (includes transfer by sweep-up)
increase of 812 respondents, 1204 instead of 392
increase of 210 responses, 602 instead of 392
increase of 420 hr burden, 1,204 hr instead of 784 hr
increase of $15,540 personnel cost, $44,548 instead of $29,008
increase of $4,281 miscellaneous cost, $6,496 instead of $2,215
Application for Military Transfer of IFQ
increase of 1 respondent, 2 instead of 1
increase of $5 miscellaneous cost, $11 instead of $6
Application for Medical Transfer
increase of 326 respondents, 420 instead of 94
increase of 46 responses, 140 instead of 94
increase of 22 hr burden, 210 hr instead of 188 hr
increase of $814 personnel cost, $7,770 instead of $6,956
decrease of $348 miscellaneous cost, $174 instead of $522
Application for Replacement of Certificates or Permits
increase of 25 respondents and responses, 50 instead of 25
increase of 12 hr burden, 25 hr instead of 13 hr
increase of $444 personnel cost, $925 instead of $481
increase of $43 miscellaneous cost, $57 instead of $14
Registered Buyer Landing Report
decrease of 55 respondents, 235 instead of 290
decrease of 26 responses, 5,774 instead of 5,800
decrease of 5 hr burden, 1,155 hr instead of 1,160 hr
decrease of $37 personnel cost, $42,883 instead of $42,920
IFQ Administrative Waiver
decrease of 165 respondents, 235 instead of 400
decrease of 54 responses, 346 instead of 400
decrease of 5 hr burden, 35 hr instead of 40 hr
decrease of $185 personnel cost, $1,480 instead of $1,295
Prior Notice of Landing
increase of 2,103 respondents, 2,418 instead of 315
increase of 4,019 responses, 5,594 instead of 1,575
increase of 1,005 hr burden, 1,399 hr instead of 394 hr
increase of $37,185 personnel cost, $51,763 instead of $14,578
IFQ Departure Report
increase of 1 respondent and response, 26 instead of 25
increase of 1 hr burden, 7 hr instead of 6 hr
increase of $37 personnel cost, $259 instead of $222
Dockside sales
increase of 35 respondents, 235 instead of 200
increase of 175 responses, 1,175 instead of 1,000
increase of 18 hr
$75,110
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Uncollected
Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356
No
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:
(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;
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.