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OMB Control No:
0648-0401
ICR Reference No:
200906-0648-013
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200606-0648-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/19/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/19/2009
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
08/31/2010
07/31/2009
07/31/2009
Responses
167
0
165
Time Burden (Hours)
470
0
320
Cost Burden (Dollars)
225
0
0
Abstract:
The cooperative management structure, originally implemented by the American Fisheries Act (AFA), has shifted more of the monitoring and enforcement burden to the cooperatives and their members; and has allowed NMFS to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery more precisely. With the flexibility provided by cooperatives, vessels are able to individually (and in aggregate) come very close to harvesting exactly the amount of pollock they were allocated. Allocations of pollock and other species have allowed the AFA fleet the ability to spread their effort in time and space to accommodate Steller Sea Lion conservation measures. This revision provides an additional tool for the cooperatives of the Alaska Cooperatives in the BSAI: Salmon bycatch reduction inter-cooperative agreement (ICA). The ICA will be a tool to lower chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the pollock fisheries.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 479 104
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0648-AU03
Final or interim final rulemaking
72 FR 61070
10/29/2007
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Agent for Service of Process
Annual Cooperative Final Report
Annual Cooperative Preliminary Report
ICA Appeal
Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Pollock Catch report
NEW TITLE: Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)
Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA) application and renewal letter
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
167
165
0
2
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
470
320
0
150
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
225
0
0
225
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The salmon ICA is a new management approach to the AFA cooperatives. The Interagency Agreement adds one response, 14 hours and $2 in miscellaneous costs. Additional burden and costs for the cooperative preliminary and final reports are 132 hours and $8, and the appeal of disapproval of a Salmon ICA adds 4 hours and $2. Total increases due to this revision are 150 hours and $8. Apparent reduction is due only to replacing the original all-inclusive IC with its individual components.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$1,248
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]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008
Common Form ICR:
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:
(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:
04/26/2007
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