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OMB Control No: 0648-0665	ICR Reference No: 201310-0648-009
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/06/2013
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 11/14/2013
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2016	05/31/2016	05/31/2016
Responses	169	0	169
Time Burden (Hours)	2,724	0	2,724
Cost Burden (Dollars)	538	0	538

Abstract: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Amendment 102 would create a Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) halibut regulatory area 4B and sablefish Aleutian Islands regulatory area similar to the existing CQE Program in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This program would allow an eligible community to establish a designated non-profit organization as a CQE to purchase halibut catcher vessel quota share (QS) assigned to Area 4B, and sablefish QS assigned to the Aleutian Islands. The CQE is the holder of the QS and would assign the resulting annual halibut and sablefish IFQ to participants according to defined CQE Program provisions. This program structure creates a permanent asset for the community to use by promoting community access to QS to generate participation in, and fishery revenues from, the commercial halibut and sablefish fisheries.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BD03	Proposed rulemaking	78 FR 68390	11/14/2013

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

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 Change: A new information collection is created by adding the Aleutian Islands to the CQE Program. Adding one new CQE to the CQE Program makes 32 in total. Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a CQE This application is filed only once by the CQE. Previous CQE applications are not listed. A decrease of 6 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 7 A decrease of 1,200 hr burden, 200 hr instead of 1,400 hr A decrease of $18,000 personnel costs, $30,000 instead of $210,000 A decrease of $48 miscellaneous costs, $8 instead of $56 Application to Transfer QS-IFQ to or from a CQE An increase of 11 respondents, 32 instead of 21 An increase of 22 responses, 64 instead of 42 An increase of 44 hr burden, 128 hr instead of 84 hr An increase of $2,636 personnel costs, $4,736 instead of $2,100 An increase of $147 miscellaneous costs, $384 instead of $237 Application for a CQE to transfer IFQ to an eligible community resident or non-resident (NEW) An increase of 10 respondents and responses, 10 instead of 0 An increase of 20 hr burden, 20 hr instead of 0 hr An increase of $740 personnel costs, $740 instead of $0 An increase of $6 miscellaneous costs, $6 instead of $0 CQE Annual Report An increase of 1 respondent and response, 32 instead of 31 An increase of 40 hrs. burden, 1,280 hrs. instead of 1,240 hrs. An increase of $1,480 personnel costs, $47,360 instead of $45,880 An increase of $3 miscellaneous costs, $102 instead of $99 Adjustments (correction to a previously erroneous low count of annual reports) CQE Annual Report An increase of 7 respondents and responses, 31 instead of 24 An increase of 280 hours, 1,240 instead of 960. An increase of $10,360 personnel costs, $45,880 instead of $35,520 An increase of $76 miscellaneous costs, $99 instead of 23. Application for a Community Charter Halibut Permit A decrease in costs of $89, $21 instead of $110.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,453

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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