Alaska Crab Arbitration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs Form	Modified
0516 30d FRN pub 120817_57955.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-12-08
0516 FR 82 34930 Notice 072717.pdf Supplementary Document	2017-12-07
0516 Crab Arbitration Support Statement_120517.docx Supporting Statement A	2017-12-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
198379	Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0516	ICR Reference No: 201712-0648-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201409-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Crab Arbitration
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: 02/02/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/08/2017
Terms of Clearance: The National Marine Fisheries Service received comments from arbitration organizations and a market analyst. The comments indicate that part of this collection request may no longer be necessary. OMB requests that the National Marine Fisheries Service based on comments received, more thoroughly evaluate whether parts of this collection request are necessary, especially the Market Report, before the collection request under this control number is further renewed or revised.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2021	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2018
Responses	2	0	2
Time Burden (Hours)	12	0	6
Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	0	157,701

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Abstract: The Crab Rationalization (CR) Program allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The CR Program Arbitration System is a series of steps that harvesters and processors can use to negotiate delivery and price contracts. The System allows unaffiliated Class A individual fishing quota holders to initiate an arbitration proceeding in the event of a dispute to allow an independent third party to provide a review of harvester and processor negotiation positions and provide an independent and binding resolution to issues under dispute. To use the arbitration system a harvester must commit deliveries to a processor and initiate a binding arbitration proceeding in advance of the season opening. This requirement defines delivery terms for shares prior to the season opening. Over time, the relationships among harvesters and processors are expected to solidify, as harvesters and processors adjust their quota shares (QS) and processor quota shares (PQS) holdings to establish long-term relationships.

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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:
	82 FR 34930	07/27/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 57955	12/08/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notification and organization report, plus costs for Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report including price formula and marketing report costs	NA	Arbitration Organization 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	2	2	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12	6	0	0	6	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	157,701	157,701	0	0	0	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: This action is an extension with non-substantial adjustments. The burden hours per response for the Annual Arbitration Organization Report was increased to 6 hours in response to comments received under this renewal. The Annual Combined Shared Arbitration Accounting Report has been renamed Cost Allocation Agreement in response to comments from Arbitration Organizations during the 2014 renewal. The Arbitration Organizations have always referred to this information collection as the Cost Allocation Agreement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 12/08/2017

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