National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of
Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Crab (FMP). The Crab Rationalization Program
allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab resources among
harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This
collection-of-information addresses the Crab Rationalization
Arbitration System.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 313(j) Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
This action is a
revision/renewal with program changes and adjustments. NMFS has
changed the Arbitration information collection requirements based
on information that recently became available. These program
changes provide a more transparent view of the different reports
and activities. ICs removed: Miscellaneous AO reporting, AO market
report, AO price formula report and establishment of price for
artitration negotiations. Miscellaneous reports, the Market Report,
and Price Formula Report are combined into the Combined shared
arbitration accounting report. Adjustments: the AO notification
report, formerly under Miscellaneous reporting, is now submitted
with the AO Annual Report. The Contract Arbitrator report was
inadvertently not included in the previous submission and is now
included.
$2,150
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Patsy Bearden 907
586-7008
No
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:
(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;
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.