Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/28/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2021
10,995
8,923
11,236
4,588
46,895
21,471
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Offiice, requests extension and revision of this currently approved information collection that contains the requirements for the Pacific Halibut and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota Program (IFQ Program). This information collection contains the forms used by participants in the IFQ Program to apply for, renew, or replace permits; transfer or lease IFQ and quota share (QS); determine compliance with IFQ program requirements; and designate a beneficiary for a QS holder. Two of the permit applications are also used by participants in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program. This information collection also contains annual reports and other collections submitted by telephone or other methods and that do not have forms. This information collection is necessary to manage the IFQ Program and is required to manage commercial halibut and sablefish fishing under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Halibut Act, and under regulations at 50 CFR parts 300 and 679. This information is used to identify and authorize participants in the halibut and sablefish fisheries, to track and transfer quota share, to limit transfers to authorized participants, and to monitor quota share balances and harvest in these fisheries.
Several revisions are made to this collection. The emergency version of the Application for Temporary Transfer of Halibut/Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ), which was approved under an emergency approval (OMB Control No. 0648-0795), is added for use during emergency situations. Two forms are revised to remove information that is not needed. The Application for Transfer of QS/IFQ by Self Sweep-up is revised to remove the notary certification, and the Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ is revised to no longer collect social security numbers. The Application for Eligibility to Receive QS/IFQ and Application for Transfer of QS are revised to collect the NMFS ID number to improved identification.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The respondents and responses have been adjusted to reflect the most current data available. Additionally, many individual collections were updated to identify that multiple parties (e.g., transferor and transferee) are both respondents and have burden hours associated with their response. Also, a new form was added to this collection, which adds 650 responses and 2,600 burden hours. Costs were increased to account for cost of living increases.
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No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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.
Application for Eligibility to Receive QS / IFQ by Transfer