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OMB Control No:
0648-0393
ICR Reference No:
201604-0648-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201602-0648-001
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
American Fisheries Act: Permits
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:
06/10/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/01/2016
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2016
09/30/2016
09/30/2016
Responses
205
0
177
Time Burden (Hours)
444
0
223
Cost Burden (Dollars)
271
0
278
Abstract:
This action implements Amendment 106 to the BSAI FMP. This action specifies the conditions under which the owner of an American Fisheries Act (AFA) vessel can rebuild a vessel, replace a vessel, and remove a vessel. The purpose of the proposed action is twofold. First, the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations need to be brought into compliance with Section 602 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010, which was signed into law on October 15, 2010 and which amended the AFA. Currently, the language in both the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations are not consistent with the AFA as amended by the Coast Guard Act. To correct these inconsistencies, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) will adopt changes to bring the BSAI Groundfish FMP and groundfish regulations into compliance with the AFA as amended by the Coast Guard Act. Secondly, in complying with Coast Guard Act amendments to the AFA, the Council is considering measures to prevent newly authorized AFA rebuilt and replacement vessels from increasing their fishing effort in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). The Coast Guard Act expressly authorizes the Council to recommend for approval by the Secretary of Commerce conservation and management measures, including size limits and measures to control fishing capacity, to ensure that the Coast Guard Act does not diminish the effectiveness of the fishery management plan for the BSAI and the GOA. This action intends to improve the management of Chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery by creating a comprehensive salmon bycatch avoidance program. This action is necessary to minimize Chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery to the extent practicable while maintaining the potential for the full harvest of the pollock total allowable catch within specified prohibited species catch limits. These changes include: revise salmon retention and handling requirements on catcher vessels; improve observer data entry and transmission requirements aboard catcher vessels; clarify the requirements applicable to viewing salmon in a storage container; and clarifying the requirements for the removal of salmon from an observer sample area at the end of a haul or delivery.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 194 - 265 303(d)
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
US Code:
16 USC 1851
Name of Law: American Fisheries Act
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
0648-BF25
Final or interim final rulemaking
81 FR 37574
06/10/2016
Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application
NA
AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit Application
AFA Permit Application: Rebuild, Replace, or Remove Vessel
NA
AFA Rebuild, replace or remove vessel application
Chinook PSQ Allocation Application For Eligibility
NA
Application for approval as an entity to receive transferable chinook salmon PSC allocation
Contract Fishing by Non-Member Vessels
NA
Contract fishing notification
Notification from the cooperative of replacement and removal of vessels
Transfer Chinook PSQ Allocation
NA
Application to transfer chinook salmon PSC
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
205
177
0
0
28
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
444
223
0
0
221
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
271
278
0
0
-7
0
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:
Adjustments Changes were made to update personnel costs and postage costs. Application to rebuild, replace, or remove a vessel (corrected) a decrease of $45 miscellaneous costs, $116 instead of $161 Application for AFA Coop permit an increase of $126 personnel costs, $476 instead of $350 Application for eligibility to receive transferable Chinook salmon PSC (corrected) an increase of 13 respondents, 15 instead of 2 an increase of 28 responses, 30 instead of 2 an increase of 224 burden, 240 hr instead of 16 hr an increase of $8,480 personnel costs, $8,880 instead of $400 an increase of $45 miscellaneous costs, $48 instead of $3 Application to transfer Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC a decrease of 3 hours, 5 hr instead of 8 hr a decrease of $15 personnel costs, $185 instead of $200 a decrease of $9 miscellaneous costs, $8 instead of $17 Program changes This action separates the salmon PSC allocation into two seasons, A and B, instead of just one allocation and allows transfers to be used to cover overages (post-delivery transfers). There is no associated cost or burden change.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$5,479
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
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:
04/01/2016
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