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OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 201110-0648-021
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-0648-009
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Rockfish Program: Permits and Reports
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/23/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/04/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	01/31/2013	01/31/2013
Responses	513	0	496
Time Burden (Hours)	490	0	408
Cost Burden (Dollars)	353	0	681

Abstract: The Rockfish 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 Program replaces the Rockfish Pilot Program scheduled to end December 31, 2011. NOTE:This resubmission per FR 0648-BA97 contains changes due to public comments.

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:
0648-BA97	Final or interim final rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	513	496	19	-2
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	490	408	86	-4
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	353	681	-135	-193

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 are made in this collection. The Rockfish Pilot Program is replaced with the Rockfish Program. The addition of the Application for Rockfish QS, the addition of the Volume And Value Report, and the removal of Applications for Limited Access, and Entry-Level Fisheries, and Opt-out of the Rockfish Fishery, as well as removal of the Annual Cooperative Catch Report, are program changes. 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 online and fax costs. The form, Termination of Fishing Declaration, is removed, and the information requests are combined into the form for check-in and check-out. In addition, this action corrects an error in the calculation of appeals personnel costs. Burden changes due to program changes: Application for Rockfish Quota Share [NEW] an increase of 68 respondents and responses, 68 instead of 0 an increase of 136 hr burden, 136 instead of 0 an increase of $3,400 personnel costs, $3,400 instead of $0 an increase of $77 miscellaneous costs, $77 instead of $0 Rockfish Ex-vessel Volume & Value Report [NEW] an increase of 6 respondents and responses, 6 instead of 0 an increase of 12 hr burden, 12 instead of 0 an increase of $300 personnel costs, $300 instead of $0 an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $0 Application for limited access fishery [REMOVED] a decrease of 9 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 9 a decrease of 18 hr burden, 0 instead of 18 hr a decrease of $450 personnel costs, $0 instead of $450 a decrease of $51 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $51 Application for entry-level fishery [REMOVED] a decrease of 10 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 10 a decrease of 20 hr burden, 0 instead of 20 hr a decrease of $500 personnel costs, $0 instead of $500 a decrease of $63 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $63 Annual rockfish cooperative catch report [REMOVED] a decrease of 6 respondents, 0 instead of 6 a decrease of 45 responses, 0 instead of 45 a decrease of 23 hr burden, 0 instead of 23 hr a decrease of $575 personnel costs, $0 instead of $575 a decrease of $69 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $69 Burden changes due to adjustments: Application for rockfish cooperative CQ an increase of $2 miscellaneous costs, $222 instead of $220 Application for inter-cooperative transfer a decrease of $13 miscellaneous costs, $3 instead of $16 Application to Opt-out [REMOVED] a decrease of 2 3 respondents and responses, 1 0 instead of 3 a decrease of 4 6 hr burden, 2 0 instead of 6 hr a decrease of $100 150 personnel costs, $50 instead of $150 a decrease of $24 25 miscellaneous costs, $1 0 instead of $25 Rockfish cooperative termination of fishing declaration [REMOVED] a decrease of 2 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 2 a decrease of 4 hr burden, 0 instead of 1 hr a decrease of $25 personnel costs, $0 instead of $25 a decrease of $12 miscellaneous costs, $0 instead of $12 Rockfish cooperative check-in report, check-out report, and terminate an increase of 12 respondents, 408 instead of 396 an increase of 2 hr burden, 68 hr instead of 66 hr an increase of $50 personnel costs, $1,700 instead of $1,650 a decrease of $17 miscellaneous costs, $41 instead of $58 Annual rockfish cooperative report a decrease of $158 miscellaneous costs, $8 instead of $166. No change to this information collection: Appeals for denials of QS or CQ applications: 1 respondent and response, 4 hours, $100 personnel costs and $1 miscellaneous costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $620,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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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