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OMB Control No: 0648-0514	ICR Reference No: 200910-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200809-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits
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: 10/18/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/08/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2011	07/31/2011	07/31/2011
Responses	2,899	0	2,799
Time Burden (Hours)	4,450	0	4,419
Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,374	0	17,011

Abstract: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab. The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information addresses the permits, transfers, and cost recovery procedures for the Program. This request is to add the option of online transfers to the Program, for: 1) transfer of IFQ between cooperatives, 2) transfer of IFQ and 3) transfer of IPQ. In addition, the Application for Transfer of Crab Quota Share/Individual Fishing Quota (QS/IFQ) or Processor Quota Shares/Individual Processing Quota (PQS/IPQ) is removed and replaced by three separate applications, because each of the quota type transfers is submitted differently and contains different information.

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

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AW56	Final or interim final rulemaking	74 FR 51515	10/07/2009

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,899	2,799	100
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,450	4,419	31
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	12,374	17,011	-4,637

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: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Program changes: 1) provide the option to submit quota transfers online for Crab IFQ, IPQ and inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ; 2) remove the Application for transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ and separate it into three applications, because each of the quota type transfers is submitted differently and contains different information; 3) remove the notarization requirement for transfers of Crab IFQ and Crab IPQ. There is an overall increase of 31 hours. A net increase of 180 hours is due to the removal of the transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ form and replacement by the three following it below, but the shorter average response time for transfer of Crab IPQ saves 16 hours; that is, simply adding these three forms, with no online transfer option for Crab IPQ transfer, would have added 196 hours. A decrease of 149 hours is due to the addition of online submission for the inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ. Removing the notarization requirement for Crab IFQ and IPQ decreases miscellaneous costs by $2,920. Allowing online transfer for the inter-cooperative transfer of IFQ decreases miscellaneous costs by $1,765. Adding $48 for the Crab QS/PQS transfer results in a net decrease of $4,637. Details of Program Changes: Application for Transfer of Crab QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ; this form is removed. a decrease of 400 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 400 a decrease of 800 hr burden, 0 hr instead of 800 hr a decrease of $20,000 personnel costs, $0 instead of $20,000 a decrease of $4,572 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $4,572 Application for Transfer of Crab QS or PQS; this form is added. This form must be notarized and may be submitted only by mail or courier. an increase of 93 respondents and responses, 93 instead of 0 an increase of 186 hr burden, 186 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $4,650 personnel costs, $4,650 instead of $0 an increase of $48 miscellaneous costs, $48 instead of $0 Application for Transfer of Crab IFQ; this form is added. This form may be submitted by mail, fax, or courier. an increase of 373 respondents and responses, 373 instead of 0 an increase of 746 hr burden, 746 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $18,650 personnel costs, $18,650 instead of $0 an increase of $1,605 miscellaneous costs, $1,605 instead of $0 Application for Transfer of Crab IPQ; this form is added. This form may now be submitted online, as well as by fax, by mail, or by courier. an increase of 24 respondents, 24 instead of 0 an increase of 32 responses, 32 instead of 0 an increase of 48 hr burden, 48 hr instead of 0 hr an increase of $1,200 personnel costs, $1,200 instead of $0 an increase of $47 miscellaneous costs, $47 instead of $0 Application for Inter-Cooperative Transfer of IFQ. This form may now be submitted online, as well as by fax, by mail, or by courier. a decrease of 140 respondents, 19 instead of 159 (this is a correction based on permit counts) an increase of 2 responses, 161 instead of 159 a decrease of 149 hr burden, 169 hr instead of 318 hr a decrease of $3,725 personnel costs, $4,225 instead of $7,950 a decrease of $1,765 miscellaneous costs, $52 instead of $1,817.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $21,364

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)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008

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