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OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 200906-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200810-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/29/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/17/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2010
Responses	496	0	1,408
Time Burden (Hours)	408	0	3,270
Cost Burden (Dollars)	681	0	5,909

Abstract: The Rockfish Pilot Program was developed for management of three rockfish fisheries in the Central Gulf of Alaska (CGOA) in the Exclusive Economic Zone off the coast of Alaska in order to improve the economic efficiency of the CGOA rockfish fisheries. The Program was designed to result in a slower-paced fishery that would allow the harvester to choose when to fish and therefore avoid poor weather and also to provide greater stability for processors by spreading out production over a greater period of time. The Rockfish Pilot Program is scheduled to end December 31, 2011.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 199 802 Name of Law: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 6268	02/06/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 34710	07/17/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	496	1,408	-912
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	408	3,270	-2,862
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	681	5,909	-5,228

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustments are made in this collection, due in part to differences in numbers of participants, based on current permit counts, and due to revisions to postage rates and fax costs. One error is corrected in the calculation of appeals personnel costs. Application to participate in the rockfish pilot program: removed a decrease of 71 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 71 a decrease of 142 hr burden, 0 instead of 142 a decrease of $3,550 personnel costs, 0 instead of $3,550 a decrease of $270 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $270 Application for rockfish cooperative CQ a decrease of 14 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 20 a decrease of 28 hr burden, 12 hr instead of 40 hr a decrease of $700 personnel costs, $300 instead of $1,000 an increase of $141 miscellaneous costs, $220 instead of $79 Application for limited access fishery a decrease of 31 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 40 a decrease of 62 hr burden, 18 hr instead of 80 hr a decrease of $1,550 personnel costs, $450 instead of $2,000 a decrease of $130 miscellaneous costs, $51 instead of $181 Application to Opt-out an increase of $14 miscellaneous costs, $25 instead of $11 Application for entry-level fishery a decrease of 1,061 respondents and responses, 10 instead of 1,071 a decrease of 2,122 hr burden, 20 hr instead of 2,142 hr a decrease of $53,050 personnel costs, $500 instead of $53,550 a decrease of $5,072 miscellaneous costs, $63 instead of $5,135 Application for inter-cooperative transfer an increase of 1 respondent, 6 instead of 5 an increase of 3 responses, 18 instead of 15 an increase of 3 hr burden, 18 hr instead of 15 hr an increase of $75 personnel costs, $450 instead of $375 an increase of $8 miscellaneous costs, $16 instead of $8 Rockfish cooperative catch report an increase of 1 respondent, 6 instead of 5 a decrease of 80 responses, 45 instead of 125 an increase of 2 hr burden, 23 hr instead of 21 hr an increase of $50 personnel costs, $575 instead of $525 an increase of $50 miscellaneous costs, $69 instead of $19 Annual rockfish cooperative report a decrease of 14 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 20 a decrease of 560 hr burden, 240 hr instead of 800 hr a decrease of $14,000 personnel costs, $6,000 instead of $20,000 an increase of $86 miscellaneous costs, $166 instead of $80 Rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration An increase of $12 personnel costs, $25 instead of $13 Rockfish vessel check-in and check-out reports a decrease of 14 respondents, 6 instead of 20 an increase of 356 responses, 396 instead of 40 an increase of 46 hr burden, 66 hr instead of 20 hr an increase of $1,150 personnel costs, $1,650 instead of $500 a decrease of $54 miscellaneous costs, $58 instead of $112 Rockfish Program appeals an increase of $75 personnel costs, $100 instead of $25, to correct an error a decrease of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $2. NOTE: Although each change above is correct, the actual previous hours and miscellaneous costs, as calculated by NOAA, totaled 3271, rather than 3,270 and $5,910 rather than $5,909. Since the latter figures are the currently approved ones, we are attributing the differences to the results of rounding off by the ROCIS system.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,033

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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