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OMB Control No: 0648-0678	ICR Reference No: 202012-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual 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: 03/23/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/16/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2024	07/31/2023	07/31/2023
Responses	21	0	23
Time Burden (Hours)	603	0	696
Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,205	0	10,315

Abstract: The North Pacific Fishery Management Council has developed several fishery cooperative programs as options in larger catch share programs. As part of these cooperative programs, the Council required that cooperatives submit annual reports detailing various activities of the cooperative. These reports are intended to be a resource for the Council to track the effectiveness of the cooperative and their ability to meet the Council’s goals. Additionally, they are a tool for the cooperatives to provide feedback on the programs. This information collection is being revised due to an associated rule (0648-BJ73) to implement Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. This information collection is revised due to the associated rule to implement Amendment 111 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. This rule would retain the conservation, management, safety, and economic gains realized under the existing Rockfish Program and make minor revisions to improve administration of the Rockfish Program. This rule removes the requirement for an annual Rockfish Program cooperative report to be submitted to NMFS. This revision is necessary to remove unnecessary reporting requirements. NMFS staff who monitor and manage the Rockfish Program fisheries already have access to the information from internal NMFS databases and do not need the Rockfish Program cooperative managers to submit this information to NMFS. This information collection is revised to remove the AFA Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement as a separate component of this collection because the Council does not request the cooperatives to provide a copy of the agreement. Industry voluntarily provides it to the Council as an appendix of the AFA Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Report, which is approved under this collection. This revision is not due to the rule and is necessary to correct this information collection. Additionally, in response to a comment received, the title of this collection has been changed from Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports to North Pacific Fishery Management Council Cooperative Annual Reports. This change reflects the correct name of the regional fishery management council to which the cooperatives submit the reports approved under this control number.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. 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-BJ73	Final or interim final rulemaking	86 FR 11895	03/01/2021

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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	21	23	-1	-1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	603	696	-45	-48
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	8,205	10,315	-5	-2,105

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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The rule associated with this revision (BJ73) removed the requirement for a Rockfish Cooperative to submit this report to NMFS. The American Fisheries Act Annual Catcher Vessel Intercooperative Agreement was removed from this collection because the Council does not request the cooperatives to provide a copy of the agreement.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $81

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Gabrielle Aberle 907 586-7356

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