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OMB Control No: 0648-0316	ICR Reference No: 202402-0648-008
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Prohibited Species Donation Program
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: 08/16/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/29/2024
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	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	1	0	1
Time Burden (Hours)	17	0	17
Cost Burden (Dollars)	2	0	2

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests extension of this currently approved information collection for the Alaska PSD Program. The PSD Program was initiated in 1994 to reduce the amount of edible protein discarded under prohibited species catch regulatory requirements (50 CFR 679.21). Unless you are a PSD permit holder, all prohibited species catch must be avoided by vessels. Salmon and Pacific halibut are considered prohibited species for vessels fishing in the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. If a person is a participant in the PSD Program under 50 CFR 679.26, the incidentally caught salmon and Pacific halibut may be donated to the PSD Program. This Program allows permitted seafood processors to retain salmon and halibut bycatch for distribution to economically disadvantaged individuals through tax exempt hunger relief organizations. One participant, SeaShare, located at Bainbridge Island, Washington, (https://www.seashare.org/) has applied for and retained a PSD permit since the Program’s inception. SeaShare is a non-profit organization and to date has been the only company licensed to participate in the PSD Program. Current participants in the PSD Program administered by SeaShare include 12 shoreside processors and 136 catcher vessels delivering to these shoreside processors, 34 catcher/processors, and 3 motherships. One change was made to this collection. In response to comment received, the respondent’s hourly wage rate was increased.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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 84128	12/04/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 14810	02/29/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application NMFS-Authorized Distributor Prohibited Species Donation Program

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	1	1
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	17	17
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	2	2

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: $9,705

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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