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OMB Control No:
0648-0401
ICR Reference No:
202403-0648-002
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202101-0648-006
Agency/Subagency:
DOC/NOAA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Alaska American Fisheries Act Reports
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved with change
Conclusion Date:
07/02/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
03/11/2024
Terms of Clearance:
Before the next renewal, the sponsor is required to proactively obtain feedback from no less than four (4) persons outside the agency who are familiar with this collection. The feedback should be related to the burden estimates, clarity and utility of the forms. The feedback and agency response should be included in SSA item 8.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2027
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2024
Responses
13
0
21
Time Burden (Hours)
358
0
486
Cost Burden (Dollars)
565
0
605
Abstract:
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, requests revision and extension of this currently approved information collection. This information collection contains the annual and periodic reporting requirements for American Fisheries Act (AFA) cooperatives. These requirements include reports about on-going fishing operations of the cooperatives and reports focused on efforts to minimize salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea pollock fishery. This information is used to manage the Bering Sea pollock fishery, to evaluate the salmon bycatch management measures, and to provide the public with information about how the program operates and information about bycatch reduction under this program. This information collection provides the North Pacific Fishery Management Council and NMFS with information about the organization and fishing operations of the AFA cooperatives, allocations to the AFA cooperatives, and the effectiveness of the Chinook salmon and chum salmon bycatch management measures. This information is necessary to ensure long-term conservation and abundance of salmon and pollock, maintain a healthy marine ecosystem, and provide maximum benefit to fishermen and communities that depend on salmon and pollock. Three changes were made to this collection. The AFA Annual Cooperative Report was removed from this collection because it was added to OMB Control Number 0648-0678 in 2019. The Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and the IPA Annual Report were renamed the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and the Bering Sea Pollock Fishery IPA Annual Report, respectively, to clarify the fishery these are associated with.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq.
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Conservation and Management Act
US Code:
16 USC 1851
Name of Law: American Fisheries 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:
88 FR 68111
10/03/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
89 FR 17418
03/11/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
4
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
AFA Annual Cooperative Report
AFA Cooperative Contract
Administrative appeals to disapproved IPA
Bering Sea Pollock Fishery IPA Annual Report
Bering Sea Pollock Fishery Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA)
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
13
21
0
0
-8
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
358
486
0
0
-128
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
565
605
0
0
-40
0
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:
This report has been removed from this collection because it was added to OMB Control # 0648-0678 during the 2019 revision/extension of that collection but was not removed from -0401.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$802
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
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
03/11/2024
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