Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
0401 ChgReq Just 011110rev.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2010-01-21

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
179750	Agent for Service of Process	Unchanged
179749	Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Pollock Catch report	Unchanged
179748	ICA Appeal	Unchanged
179747	Annual Cooperative Report	Modified
179746	Annual Cooperative Preliminary Report	Removed
179745	Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA) application and renewal letter	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0401	ICR Reference No: 201001-0648-007
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200906-0648-013
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (Formerly: American Fisheries Act: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements)
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/29/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/21/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	08/31/2010	08/31/2010
Responses	156	0	167
Time Burden (Hours)	162	0	470
Cost Burden (Dollars)	225	0	225

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Abstract: The cooperative management structure, originally implemented by the American Fisheries Act (AFA), has shifted more of the monitoring and enforcement burden to the cooperatives and their members; and has allowed NMFS to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery more precisely. With the flexibility provided by cooperatives, vessels are able to individually (and in aggregate) come very close to harvesting exactly the amount of pollock they were allocated. Allocations of pollock and other species have allowed the AFA fleet the ability to spread their effort in time and space to accommodate Steller Sea Lion conservation measures. This revision provides an additional tool for the cooperatives of the Alaska Cooperatives in the BSAI: “Salmon bycatch reduction inter-cooperative agreement (ICA).” The ICA will be a tool to lower chinook and chum salmon bycatch in the pollock fisheries. This change request, per pending Final Rule 0648-AY28 is to combine two reports, a preliminary and a final, into an anuual report.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0648-AU03	Final or interim final rulemaking	72 FR 61070	10/29/2007

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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: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-Cooperative Agreement (ICA) application and renewal letter
Annual Cooperative Report
ICA Appeal
Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Pollock Catch report
Agent for Service of Process
Annual Cooperative Preliminary 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	156	167	0	-11	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	162	470	0	-308	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	225	225	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: Removing the requirement for an annual preliminary AFA cooperative reportreport which results in a reduction of 308 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,248

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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: 01/21/2010

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