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OMB Control No: 0648-0516	ICR Reference No: 201409-0648-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201112-0648-010
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Crab Arbitration
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/25/2014
Terms of Clearance: The National Marine Fisheries Service received comments from arbitration organizations on ways to reduce burden and increase the practical utility of the collection. The comments will be considered as part of the ten year review of the Crab Rationalization Program, and responded to in the supporting statement of the renewal or revision of this control number.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2015
Responses	2	0	15
Time Burden (Hours)	6	0	78
Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	0	435,545

Abstract: The Crab Rationalization (CR) Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The CR Program Arbitration System is a series of steps that harvesters and processors can use to negotiate delivery and price contracts. The System allows unaffiliated Class A individual fishing quota holders to initiate an arbitration proceeding in the event of a dispute to allow an independent third party to provide a review of harvester and processor negotiation positions and provide an independent and binding resolution to issues under dispute. To use the arbitration system a harvester must commit deliveries to a processor and initiate a binding arbitration proceeding in advance of the season opening. This requirement defines delivery terms for shares prior to the season opening. Over time, the relationships among harvesters and processors are expected to solidify, as harvesters and processors adjust their quota shares (QS) and processor quota shares (PQS) holdings to establish long-term relationships.

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 15957	03/24/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 57505	09/25/2014
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	2	15	-13
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6	78	-72
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	435,545	-277,844

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: This action is an extension with adjustments. One adjustment is to rewrite this analysis to show that all but one of the required reports is completed by contractors. Notification & Organization Report a decrease of 4 hours burden, 6 instead of 10 hours a decrease of $28 personnel costs, $222 instead of $250 a decrease of $5 miscellaneous cost, $1 instead of $6 Arbitrator Report (removed) a decrease of 12 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 12 a decrease of 48 hours, 0 instead of 48 a decrease of $1,200 personnel costs, $0 instead of $1,200 a decrease of $24, 0 instead of $24 Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report (includes Price Formula, Market Report, and Contract Arbitrator Report) a decrease of 1 respondent and response (contractor only)\ a decrease of 20 hours, 0 instead of 20 a decrease of $277,815 miscellaneous cost, $157,700 instead of $435,515 Total decreases: 13 respondents and responses, 72 hours, $1,698 personnel costs, and $277,844 miscellaneous costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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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