American Fisheries Act Reports in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (formerly Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands)
ICR 201007-0648-003
OMB: 0648-0401
Federal Form Document
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American Fisheries Act
Reports in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(formerly Alaska Cooperatives in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
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 National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS)to manage the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands Management Area (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.
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 479 104 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006
Adjustments are made in this
collection. The burden of the newly revised annual cooperative
report was reduced based on actual time to complete. Other
adjustments correct page count, postage rates, fax costs and in
some cases, increased electronic submission. There is one program
change: there are no longer ICA appeals, but requests for
additional information as part of the initial ICA submission.
Cooperative annual report The combined estimated burden had been 12
hr. Feedback from the fishing industry showed that an estimate of 8
hr was more accurate for the one report. A decrease of 44 burden
hours, 88 instead of 132 A decrease of $1,100 personnel cost,
$2,200 instead of $3,300 A decrease of $34 miscellaneous cost, $18
instead of $52. Cooperative pollock catch report A decrease of $141
miscellaneous cost, $17 instead of $158 (the previously approved
cost was stated in error the complete cost of $2 was calculated
as a per-response cost). Agent for Service of Process A decrease of
$10 miscellaneous cost, $1 instead of $11. Salmon ICA The initial
ICA was submitted and approved by NMFS, with an estimated burden of
40 hr, annualized to 14 hr. From now on, renewal or revision of the
existing ICA will occur, which is estimated to be 1 hr. A decrease
of 13 burden hours, 1 instead of 14 A decrease of $325 personnel
cost, $25 instead of $350. Salmon ICA Appeals [REMOVED] A decrease
of 1 respondent and response, 0 instead of 1 A decrease of 4 burden
hours, 0 instead of 4 A decrease of $100 personnel cost, $0 instead
of $100 A decrease of $2 miscellaneous cost, $0 instead of $2.
$475
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
No
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Agent for Service of Process