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OMB Control No: 0648-0516	ICR Reference No: 202402-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202101-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Crab Arbitration
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/03/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/07/2024
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	3	0	3
Time Burden (Hours)	28	0	28
Cost Burden (Dollars)	55,015	0	177,015

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Alaska Region requests extension of this currently approved information collection, which supports the arbitration system, a component of the Crab Rationalization Program. The arbitration system was designed to fairly and equitable resolve price, delivery terms, performance standards, and other disputes in the event that individual fishing quota and individual processor quota holders are unable to reach agreement on price and related issues. The arbitration system is necessary to reduce contention in and provide certainty of resolution to price negotiations. The information collected is necessary to verify arbitration organization membership and maintain the arbitration system. There are five elements of this information collection, four of which are submitted to NMFS annually: the Annual Arbitration Organization Report, Market Report, Non-binding Price Formula Report, and Cost Allocation Agreement. However, these reports are only prepared and collected by NMFS for open fisheries. Arbitrations only occur if the parties are unable to reach a directly negotiated agreement. If there is an arbitration, the Contract Arbitrator Report for that fishery’s arbitration is submitted to NMFS. With this extension, the template for the Annual Crab Arbitration Organization Report is updated to include email as a submission method, and the miscellaneous costs for the Cost Allocation Agreement are updated to more accurately reflect the costs for this information collection.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006

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:
	88 FR 64411	09/19/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 8412	02/07/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Arbitration Organization Report	N/A
Cost Allocation Agreement

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3	3	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28	28	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	55,015	177,015	-122,000

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,888,997

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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