Alaska Region Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Arbitration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0516 SS 070511 rev.pdf Supporting Statement A	2011-07-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4627	Market Reports	Removed
198379	Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report	New
198378	Contract Arbitrator Report	New
183686	Establish Price for Arbitration Negotiations	Removed
183685	Non-Binding Price Formula Report	Removed
183684	Arbitration Organization Miscellaneous Reporting	Removed
183683	Combined Annual Arbitration Organization notification and report	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0516	ICR Reference No: 201107-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200802-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Region Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Arbitration
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: 09/26/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/21/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2014	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2011
Responses	15	0	96
Time Burden (Hours)	78	0	743
Cost Burden (Dollars)	435,545	0	5,374

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Abstract: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab (FMP). The Crab Rationalization Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information addresses the Crab Rationalization Arbitration System.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 3089	01/19/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 43652	07/21/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Arbitration Organization Miscellaneous Reporting
Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report
Establish Price for Arbitration Negotiations
Combined Annual Arbitration Organization notification and report
Contract Arbitrator Report
Market Reports
Non-Binding Price Formula Report

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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	15	96	0	-85	4	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	78	743	0	-683	18	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	435,545	5,374	0	430,201	-30	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This action is a revision/renewal with program changes and adjustments. NMFS has changed the Arbitration information collection requirements based on information that recently became available. These program changes provide a more transparent view of the different reports and activities. ICs removed: Miscellaneous AO reporting, AO market report, AO price formula report and establishment of price for artitration negotiations. Miscellaneous reports, the Market Report, and Price Formula Report are combined into the Combined shared arbitration accounting report. Adjustments: the AO notification report, formerly under Miscellaneous reporting, is now submitted with the AO Annual Report. The Contract Arbitrator report was inadvertently not included in the previous submission and is now included.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,150

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: 07/21/2011

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