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OMB Control No:
0648-0620
ICR Reference No:
201510-0648-006
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201508-0648-007
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
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:
11/12/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/14/2015
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2016
11/30/2016
11/30/2016
Responses
3,653
0
3,650
Time Burden (Hours)
641
0
640
Cost Burden (Dollars)
12,475
0
12,474
Abstract:
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet in January 2011. Since that time, the Council and NMFS have been addressing implementation issues as they arise, through the public Council process. This is a revision to this information collection related to Proposed Rule 0648-BF11. This proposed rule clarifies the divestiture provisions for entities that exceed accumulation limits, and adds a process by which quota share permit owners may abandon quota shares in excess of the control limit for aggregate nonwhiting holdings to NMFS prior to the divestiture deadline. Permit owners must submit any abandonment request in writing.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
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-BF11
Final or interim final rulemaking
80 FR 69138
11/09/2015
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
17
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit
NA
Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit Application
First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal
NA
First Receiver Site License Application
MS Renewal
NA
Mothership Limited Entry Permit Renewal
MS Transfer
NA
Change of vessel registration owner or permit owner application
Material change to Coop
Mothership Co-op Permit Application
NA
Pacific Coast Groundfish Mothership Cooperative Permit Application
Mothership Withdrawal/Mutual Exception
Ownership interest form - new entrants
NA
Trawl Identification of Interest
Ownership interest: renewals
NA
Trawl Identification of Ownership Interest
QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer)
NA, NA, NA
Trawl Rationalization Quota Share Permit Renewal
,
Trawl Rationalization Quota Share Permit Application
,
QS permit account renewal
Quota Pounds Transfer from Vessel Account to Vessel Account (same permittee)
NA
QS transfer
Quota Share Account Registration
Quota Share Transfer (Trading)
NA
Quota Pounds Transfer from Vessel Account to Vessel Account
Quota Share/Quota Pounds transfer from QS account to vessel account
NA
Quota Pounds Transfer
Quota share abandonment requests
NA
Aggregate non-whiting abandonment request
Transfer (severability) of Mothership/Catcher Vessel (MS/CV)Endorsement and whiting catch history assignment (CHA)
NA
Change in registration of a mothership/catcher vessel endorsement and catch history assignment - application
Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing)
NA, NA, NA
Trawl Rationalization Vessel Account Renewal Form
,
Vessel Account Activation Form
,
Vessel Account Renewal - paper
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
3,653
3,650
0
3
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
641
640
0
1
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
12,475
12,474
0
1
0
0
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:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Program Changes: There are net increases of 3 responses, 1 hour, and $2 in costs. The reason for the change is the addition of an abandonment option, which will allow QS permit owners who exceed the aggregate non-whiting control limit to abandon excess quota to NMFS in advance of the divestiture deadline if they are unable to find a willing buyer or recipient and get under the QS control limits.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$700,000
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:
Colby Brady 206 526-6117
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/14/2015
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