Alaska Region Catcher/Processor Owner Quota Shares And Individual Fishing Quota

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application for Converted CPO QS and IFQ Form and Instruction	New
CPO ss 021808rev.pdf Supporting Statement A	2008-03-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
183786	Application for Converted CPO QS and IFQ Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0576	ICR Reference No: 200802-0648-010
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Catcher/Processor Owner Quota Shares And Individual Fishing Quota
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 05/07/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/20/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2011	36 Months From Approved
Responses	3	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	2	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7	0	0

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Abstract: National Marine Fisheries Service manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab. The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information authorizes an eligible entity and its commonly owned affiliates to combine North processor quota shares (PQS) and North catcher vessel owner quota shares (CVO QS) and exchange these shares for newly created converted catcher/processor owner quota shares (CPO QS). Allowing entities to convert PQS and CVO QS to CPO QS would allow them to harvest and process crab onboard a catcher/processor. Electing to exercise this provision could reduce each eligible entity's operating costs associated with purchasing crab, processing crab on land or in a stationary floater processor, and complying with the Program's arbitration system.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AV19	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 8838	02/15/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Converted CPO QS and IFQ	NA	Application for Converted CPO QS and IFQ

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	3	0	0	3	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2	0	0	2	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7	0	0	7	0	0

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: This is a new program, with an estimated 3 respondents annually completing an application estimated to take 30 minutes, with a reporting/recordkeeping cost of $2.47 per response.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $25

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 03/20/2008

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