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OMB Control No: 0648-0575	ICR Reference No: 202410-0648-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 12/12/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/31/2024
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2027
Responses	41,266	0	41,266
Time Burden (Hours)	3,876	0	3,876
Cost Burden (Dollars)	81,680	0	81,680

Abstract: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, requests revision of this currently approved information collection. This revision would add requirements for the purchase and validation of charter halibut stamps, add a new field to the existing ADF&G saltwater charter logbook to validate the stamps, and add appeals for an Initial Administrative Determination received for incomplete payment of the stamp fee liability. This revision would not add any new respondents to this collection but would increase the time burden for the logbook from 4 minutes to 5 minutes to include 1 minute for the new field that would be added to the logbook. This revision is due to the proposed rule (RIN 0648-BN18) that would require a stamp for all charter vessel anglers 18 years of age or older for each calendar day they intend to catch and retain halibut on a charter vessel in International Pacific Halibut Commission Regulatory Areas 2C (Southeast Alaska) and 3A (Southcentral Alaska). This rule is necessary to promote stability and economic viability in the charter halibut fishery, and is intended to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982, and other applicable laws. This information collection contains the logbooks, landing reports, permit and transfer applications, and administrative appeals for the Pacific halibut charter fishery off Alaska. This collection is necessary for NMFS to manage and administer the charter halibut fishery under the Charter Halibut Limited Access Program and the Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
US Code: 16 USC 773c Name of Law: Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-BN18	Proposed rulemaking	89 FR 86772	10/31/2024

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Pursuant to the rule 0648-BN18 a new IC (Purchase of Charter Halibut Stamps) was implemented under this revision. Through several ICs there has been an increase in the number of respondents. ADF&G Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter Trip Logbook the total burden hours increased because the burden per response was increased from 4 minutes to 5 minutes to include 1 minute to validate stamps, which would be required by this rule. Miscellaneous costs were updated because the number of respondents was increased, which increased the total miscellaneous costs.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $454,485

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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