Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Mothership Coop Annual Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Trawl rationalization cost recovery fee collection report Form and Instruction	Modified
0663 FR 81 41931 Notice 062816.pdf Supplementary Document	2016-12-06
0663 SS 120616.docx Supporting Statement A	2016-12-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
205150	Mothership Coop Annual Report Form and Instruction	Modified
205144	Failure to pay report	Modified
205143	Trawl rationalization cost recovery fee collection report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0663	ICR Reference No: 201612-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-0648-005
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Program
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/19/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/06/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2017
Responses	1,874	0	1,274
Time Burden (Hours)	1,904	0	1,304
Cost Burden (Dollars)	14	0	16

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Abstract: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) requires that the Secretary of Commerce maintain a cost recovery program to cover part of the management, data collection, and enforcement costs of the limited access privilege programs, such as the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery's Trawl Rationalization Program. This cost recovery program requires fish sellers to submit fees to fish buyers. Fish buyers then submit those fees to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and include information about the volume and value of groundfish.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 41931	06/28/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 87909	12/06/2016
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
Mothership Coop Annual Report	na	Mothership Annual Report
Trawl rationalization cost recovery fee collection report	na, na, na	Groundfish Cost Recovery Fee Payment Form - Catcher-Processor ,   Groundfish Cost Recovery Form - Shoreside IFQ ,   Groundfish Cost Recovery Form - Mothership
Failure to pay 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	1,874	1,274	0	0	600	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,904	1,304	0	0	600	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	14	16	0	0	-2	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Adjustments: For the IFQ program, we have now estimated 50 more respondents than previously, with an additional 600 responses and hours. This increase in respondents is due to additional businesses acquiring first receiver licenses and buying fish caught under the trawl rationalization program. All fish purchased from vessels participating in the trawl rationalization program must be reported through pay.gov with a corresponding cost recovery payment. These additional participants account for the additional responses and hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $80,000

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: 12/06/2016

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