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OMB Control No: 0648-0272	ICR Reference No: 202408-0648-009
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202109-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the Alaska Fisheries
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: 02/20/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/10/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2029	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2026
Responses	10,999	0	10,995
Time Burden (Hours)	11,239	0	11,236
Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,250	0	28,225

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office (AKRO), requests extension and revision of this currently approved information. Minor editorial changes were made to the forms to improve clarity and consistency. One was revised to remove an unnecessary checkbox. Four were revised to collect additional information required by regulations, remove the need to submit a copy of the permit, and to no longer require a separate form for each transfer. The revisions do not change the burden hours or costs of these forms. One form that was inadvertently omitted has been added and does not significantly increase the burden or cost for this information collection. This information collection contains the forms used by IFQ Program participants to apply for, renew, or replace permits; transfer or lease IFQ and quota share (QS); determine compliance with IFQ Program requirements; and designate a beneficiary. Some are also used by participants in the Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. Also included are annual reports and other collections submitted by methods that do not use a form. This information collection is necessary to manage the IFQ Program and is required to manage commercial halibut and sablefish fishing under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Halibut Act, and regulations at 50 CFR parts 300 and 679. NMFS uses the information to identify and authorize participants in the halibut and sablefish fisheries, to track and transfer quota share, to limit transfers to authorized participants, and to monitor quota share balances and harvest in these fisheries.

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:
	89 FR 23987	04/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 68590	08/27/2024
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	10,999	10,995	4
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,239	11,236	3
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	28,250	28,225	25

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: Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as a Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) collection is not expected to be submitted during this renewal period because the RQE has been established and is not expected to change. NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region eFISH On-line Services User Authorization Form was inadvertently omitted and has been added to this collection. Labor costs (Adjustment): The hourly wage rates were updated to use the most current BLS wage rates available and to improve consistency in the rates used for the same respondent types in NMFS Alaska Region information collections. Misc. costs (previous Program Change): This extension incorporates the 2021 change request for the rule that removed the notary requirement for this application and reduced its miscellaneous costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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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