Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0401 ss rev 042307v2.pdf Supporting Statement A	0000-00-00

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4454	NEW TITLE: Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)	Removed
179750	Agent for Service of Process	New
179749	Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Pollock Catch report	New
179748	ICA Appeal	New
179747	Annual Cooperative Final Report	New
179746	Annual Cooperative Preliminary Report	New
179745	Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA) application and renewal letter	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0401	ICR Reference No: 200906-0648-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200606-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/19/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/19/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	07/31/2009	07/31/2009
Responses	167	0	165
Time Burden (Hours)	470	0	320
Cost Burden (Dollars)	225	0	0

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Abstract: The cooperative management structure, originally implemented by the American Fisheries Act (AFA), has shifted more of the monitoring and enforcement burden to the cooperatives and their members; and has allowed NMFS to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery more precisely. With the flexibility provided by cooperatives, vessels are able to individually (and in aggregate) come very close to harvesting exactly the amount of pollock they were allocated. Allocations of pollock and other species have allowed the AFA fleet the ability to spread their effort in time and space to accommodate Steller Sea Lion conservation measures. This revision provides an additional tool for the cooperatives of the Alaska Cooperatives in the BSAI: “Salmon bycatch reduction inter-cooperative agreement (ICA).” The ICA will be a tool to lower chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the pollock fisheries.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AU03	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 61070	10/29/2007

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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: 6

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NEW TITLE: Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)
Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Pollock Catch report
Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA) application and renewal letter
Annual Cooperative Final Report
ICA Appeal
Annual Cooperative Preliminary Report
Agent for Service of Process

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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	167	165	0	2	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	470	320	0	150	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	225	0	0	225	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The salmon ICA is a new management approach to the AFA cooperatives. The Interagency Agreement adds one response, 14 hours and $2 in miscellaneous costs. Additional burden and costs for the cooperative preliminary and final reports are 132 hours and $8, and the appeal of disapproval of a Salmon ICA adds 4 hours and $2. Total increases due to this revision are 150 hours and $8. Apparent reduction is due only to replacing the original all-inclusive IC with its individual components.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,248

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: 04/26/2007

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