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OMB Control No: 0648-0272	ICR Reference No: 201611-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201603-0648-014
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
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: 01/04/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/04/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	03/31/2018	03/31/2018
Responses	11,250	0	9,797
Time Burden (Hours)	3,930	0	3,162
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,127	0	6,704

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	11,250	9,797	1,175	278
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,930	3,162	314	454
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,127	6,704	0	-1,577

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Program changes This action would allow fishermen to use longline pot gear to harvest sablefish and incidentally caught halibut in the GOA, because longline pot gear is less prone to whale depredation than the currently used hook-and-line gear. Prior Notice of Landing (PNOL) an increase of 215 respondents, 315 instead of 100. an increase of 1,175 responses, 1,575 instead of 400 an increase of 314 hours, 394 hr instead of 80 hr an increase of $ 11,618 personnel cost, $ 14,578 instead of $ 3,700. Adjustments Registered Buyer permit application an increase of 193 responses, 290 instead of 97 an increase of 96 hours, 145 hr instead of 49 hr an increase of $ 4,552 personnel cost, $ 6,365 instead of $ 1,813. an increase of $ 40 miscellaneous cost, $ 97 instead of $ 57 Registered Buyer landings report (includes manual report) an increase of 85 responses, 5,800 instead of 5,715 an increase of 358 hours, 1,160 hr instead of 802 hr an increase of $ 13,346 personnel cost, $ 42,920 instead of $ 29,574 a decrease of $ 1,233 miscellaneous cost, $ 0 instead of $ 1,233