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OMB Control No: 0648-0620	ICR Reference No: 201610-0648-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201510-0648-006
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: 01/12/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 10/14/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	3,344	0	3,653
Time Burden (Hours)	405	0	641
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,985	0	12,475

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. The forms in this collection support permit and license issuance necessary for program implementation.

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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 37575	06/10/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 71085	10/14/2016
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	3,344	3,653	0	-309
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	405	641	0	-236
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,985	12,475	-930	-2,560

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: There are net decreases of 309 responses, 236 hours, and $3,490 in costs. Program Change: There is a decrease of $930 in costs due to the elimination of notary requirements for several forms. Adjustments: The reason for these decreases is several-fold. First, as the program evolves, we are better able to estimate the number of responses based on past data. We greatly overestimated the number of responses for several collections because we simply had not ever collected the information before (at the time of our last extension) and were not sure how many responses we would receive. For instance, we thought QS percent transfers would occur way more frequently, but based on transfer data have seen that’s not the case. Second, we overestimated the time it takes users to make QP transfers, and updated the estimate from 8 to 5 minutes based on feedback from industry. Since QP transfers are what we receive the most responses for in this collection, it had a big impact. Part of the reason for this decrease is that as time has gone on, users have become much more comfortable with the online system, and as they make transactions frequently they’ve learned to be more confident and take less time for review or less time to call the permit office to ask questions. We also had overestimated copy costs slightly with the last submission, and updated those based on the number of pages of each form with this submission. We also minimized duplication for MS and MS/CV permit owners who had previously submitted ownership interest forms for the same company, which slightly decreased the time and cost estimates. Total adjustments: Decreases of 309 responses, 236 hours and $2,560 in recordkeeping/reporting costs.

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: Melissa Hooper 206 526-4357

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