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OMB Control No: 0648-0545	ICR Reference No: 202012-0648-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201803-0648-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Central Gulf of 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: 03/23/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/16/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this ICR Rev for 3 years. Before the next submission for renewal, NMFS should work to make the “Application for Rockfish Cooperative Fishing Quota” possible to be submitted online via eFISH.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2021
Responses	133	0	198
Time Burden (Hours)	35	0	50
Cost Burden (Dollars)	35	0	87

Abstract: This request is for extension and revision of this information collection. This collection is revised due to the associated rule implemented by NMFS for Amendment 111 and a regulatory amendment to reauthorize Rockfish Program (RIN 0648-BJ73). The rule also effects information collection requirements approved under OMB Control No. 0648-0678, Alaska Council Cooperative Annual Reports. Concurrent with this request to extend and revise 0648-0545, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is submitting a separate request to revise 0648-0678. This information collection contains the requirements for the annual rockfish cooperative report quota, inter-cooperative quota transfers, and vessel check-in/check-out and termination of fishing report for the Central Gulf of Alaska Rockfish Program. The Rockfish Program is a catch share program for the rockfish fisheries and other related groundfish species conducted in Federal waters near Kodiak, Alaska, primarily by trawl vessels, and to a lesser extent by longline vessels. This information collection is revised to remove the requirement for a rockfish cooperative to submit a fishing plan with its annual application for cooperative quota (CQ) and to reduce the submission time for a cooperative check-in report from at least 48 hours to at least 24 hours before the vessel begins a fishing trip to fish under a CQ permit. These changes are necessary to remove unnecessary reporting requirements and to reduce the reporting burden for all directly regulated entities including small entities. Several changes were made since submission of this supporting statement with the proposed rule. The number of rockfish cooperatives was corrected, which decreased the total respondents, responses, burden, and costs that were reported in the supporting statement submitted with the proposed rule. Three changes to the supporting statement were made in response to comments received. The title of this collection was changed to reflect the correct name of the program and two errors in the text of the supporting statement were corrected.

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:
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 Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	133	198	-65
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35	50	-15
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	35	87	-52

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: The collection is revised due to an associated rule (RIN 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 (Rockfish Program). This information collection is revised to remove the requirement for a rockfish cooperative to submit a fishing plan with its annual application for cooperative quota (CQ) and to reduce the submission time for a cooperative check-in report from at least 48 hours to at least 24 hours before the vessel begins a fishing trip to fish under a CQ permit. The number of rockfish cooperatives was corrected, which decreased the total respondents, responses, burden, and costs that were reported in the supporting statement submitted with the proposed rule.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $319,324

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. Yes

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. Yes

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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