Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
194155	Transaction dispute request	New
194154	Quota Pounds Transfer for Quota Share account to vessel account	New
194153	Quota Share/Quota Pounds transfer from QS account to vessel account	New
194152	Quota Share Account Registration	New
194151	Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing)	New
194150	Ownership interest form when transferring	New
194149	Ownership interest	New
194148	Mothership Withdrawal/Mutual Exception	New
194147	Material change to Coop	New
194146	Change in vessel fishing for coop	New
194111	Mothership Co-op Permit Application	New
194102	Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit	New
194101	MS Transfer	New
194065	MS Renewal	New
194064	First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal	New
194063	QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0620	ICR Reference No: 201008-0648-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
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: 11/29/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/31/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,949	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	645	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,273	0	0

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Abstract: The Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) has recommended implementation of individual fishing quotas for the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery beginning in 2011, to be implemented through Proposed Rule 0648-AY68. Part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries implementation efforts will require permit and license and co-op tracking and monitoring related activities. These include: 1) registration for a first receiver site license; 2) registration of whiting mothership and catcher processor co-ops; 3) renewal of first receiver site licenses, quota share permits, mothership endorsed permits; 4) registration of quota share and vessel accounts; registration of a transfer of quota pounds between accounts, and submission of transaction price information as part of a transfer; 5) renewal of vessel accounts; 6) submission of an ownership interest form with the renewal of any QS permit, mothership catcher vessel endorsed permits, vessel account and mothership permits and transfers of limited entry permits involving a new permit or vessel owner; 7) notification of material changes in cooperative agreements; 8) notification of mothership withdrawal from a processor obligation; 9) notification of mutual exception agreement; 10) request to dispute a transaction error in the quota share or vessel account; 11) notification of a new vessel fishing for mothership coop; 12) notification of co-op failure; 13) addition of transaction price information submission as part of a trawl limited entry permit transfer.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 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-AY68	Final or interim final rulemaking

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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: 16

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Quota Share/Quota Pounds transfer from QS account to vessel account
Change in vessel fishing for coop
Material change to Coop
Vessel Account Registrastion/Activation/Renewal (initial and ongoing) and NEW account registration (ongoing)	NA
Quota Share Account Registration
Quota Pounds Transfer for Quota Share account to vessel account
Transaction dispute request
First Receiver Site License Initial Issuance/Renewal	NA
Mothership Co-op Permit Application	NA
Ownership interest	NA
Ownership interest form when transferring	NA
Mothership Withdrawal/Mutual Exception
MS Transfer	NA
QS Permit Renewal (and application after QS transfer)	NA, NA
MS Renewal	NA
Catcher/Processor Co-op Permit	NA

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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	1,949	0	0	1,949	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	645	0	0	645	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	17,273	0	0	17,273	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.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $700,000

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]? 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? 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: 08/31/2010

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