Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), Amendment 80 allocated several BSAI non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors, established a limited access privilege program, and facilitated the formation of harvesting cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) trawl catcher/processor sector (hereinafter the "Program").
This information collection is revised by changing and correcting the application for Amendment 80 Quota Share Transfer. One block of information, Transfer of an Amendment 80 QS Permit to an approved Amendment 80 Replacement Vessel, was inadvertently omitted and is replaced with this change request.
The A80 QS Transfer application form on the web is not the correct version; the QS transfer form that is posted is from the renewal. A final rule was published 10/01/2012 (77 FR 59852) that revised such applications due to new vessel replacement regulations. A new Block E has now been added to allow for transfer to the A80 QS to a replacement vessel. There are also corrections to the first section, in which the choice of transfer is selected.
These changes will not impact the cost and burden of this program.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
No program changes.
NMFS makes adjustments in this collection for hourly personnel costs and postal changes.
Application for A80 QS
an increase of 4 respondents and responses, 5 instead of 1
an increase of 8 hours, 10 instead of 2 hr
an increase of $296 personnel cost, $370 instead of $74
an increase of $18 miscellaneous cost, $20 instead of $2
Application for A80 Cooperative Quota Permit & CQ
a decrease of $1 miscellaneous cost, $8 instead of $9
Application for an Amendment 80 Limited Access Fishery
a decrease of 7 respondents and responses, 1 instead of 8
a decrease of 4 burden hours, 2 instead of 16
a decrease of $518 personnel cost, $74 instead of $592
a decrease of $25 miscellaneous cost, $1 instead of $26
Application to transfer A80 QS
a decrease of 3 respondents and responses, 25 instead of 28
a decrease of 6 hours, 50 instead of 56 hrs
a decrease of $222 personnel cost, $1,850 instead of $2,072
a decrease of $18 miscellaneous cost, $40 instead of $58
Application for inter-cooperative CQ transfer
a decrease of 2 burden hours, 2 instead of 4
a decrease of $74 personnel cost, $74 instead of $148
A80 Cooperative Report (changed in response to public comment)
an increase of 30 burden hours, 80 hr instead of 50 hr
an increase of $1,110 personnel cost, $2,960 instead of $1,850
a decrease of $385 miscellaneous cost, $2 instead of $387
Application for Flatfish Exchange
a decrease of 10 burden hours, 2 instead of 12
a decrease of $74 personnel cost, $74 instead of $444
a decrease of $2 miscellaneous cost, $0 instead of $2
$1,643
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907 586-7008
No
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Flatfish Exchange Application
0565 Justification 120816.docx
Flatfish Exchange Application