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OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 201501-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-0648-012
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/23/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/21/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	126	0	513
Time Burden (Hours)	414	0	490
Cost Burden (Dollars)	74	0	353

Abstract: The Rockfish Program was designed to enhance resource conservation and improve economic efficiency in the rockfish fisheries by establishing cooperatives that receive exclusive harvest privileges. The Rockfish Program is authorized for 10 years, until December 31, 2021. NMFS assigns rockfish quota share (QS) to License Limitation Program (LLP) licenses for rockfish primary and secondary species based on legal landings associated with that LLP. Each year, an LLP license holder assigns the LLP license with rockfish QS to a rockfish cooperative. Each rockfish cooperative receives an annual cooperative fishing quota (CQ), which is an amount of primary and secondary rockfish species the cooperative is able to harvest in that fishing year. Halibut Prohibited Species Catch is also allocated to participants based on historic halibut mortality rates in the primary rockfish species fisheries. The rockfish fisheries are conducted in Federal waters near Kodiak, Alaska, by trawl and to a lesser extent by longline vessels. Shoreside processors receiving rockfish CQ must be located within the boundaries of the City of Kodiak.

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:
	79 FR 44160	07/30/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 2393	01/16/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	126	513	-60	-327
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	414	490	-137	61
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	74	353	-77	-202

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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 online costs. Application for rockfish cooperative quota (CQ) an increase of 3 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 6 an increase of 6 hr burden, 18 instead of 12 hr an increase of $366 personnel costs, $666 instead of $300 a decrease of $196 miscellaneous costs, $26 instead of $222 Application for rockfish inter-cooperative transfer an increase of 3 respondents, 9 instead of 6 an increase of 9 responses, 27 instead of 18 a decrease of 13 hr burden, 5 instead of 18 hr an increase of $265 personnel costs, $185 instead of $450 a decrease of $2 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of $3 Annual Rockfish Cooperative Report an increase of 3 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 6 an increase of 120 hr burden, 360 instead of 240 hr an increase of $7,320 personnel costs, $13,320 instead of $6,000 an increase of $17 miscellaneous costs, $25 instead of $8 Vessel Check-in/check-out & declaration of termination fishing – correction, previously total responses were shown as response per respondent an increase of 3 respondents, 9 instead of 6 a decrease of 345 responses, 63 instead of 408 an increase of 57 hr burden, 11 instead of 68 hr a decrease of $1,293 personnel costs, $407 instead of $1,700 a decrease of $21 miscellaneous costs, $20 instead of $41 Ex-vessel and volume report an increase of 3 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 6 an increase of 6 hr burden, 18 instead of 12 hr an increase of $366 personnel costs, $666 instead of $300 Program Changes Fee submittal an increase of 9 respondents and responses, 9 instead of 0 an increase of 2 hr burden, 2 instead of 0 hr an increase of $74 personnel costs, $74 instead of 0 an increase of $1 miscellaneous costs, $1 instead of 0 Appeals [REMOVED] a decrease of 9 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 1 a decrease of 4 hr burden, 0 instead of 4 hr a decrease of $100 personnel costs, 0 instead of $100 a decrease of $1 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $1 Application for Rockfish cooperative quota share (QS) [REMOVED] a decrease of 68 respondents and responses, 0 instead of 68 a decrease of 136 hr burden, 0 instead of 136 hr a decrease of $3,400 personnel costs, 0 instead of $3,400 a decrease of $77 miscellaneous costs, 0 instead of $77

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,850

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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