Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Amendment 102 would create a Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program
in International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) halibut
regulatory area 4B and sablefish Aleutian Islands regulatory area
similar to the existing CQE Program in the Gulf of Alaska (GOA).
This program would allow an eligible community to establish a
designated non-profit organization as a CQE to purchase halibut
catcher vessel quota share (QS) assigned to Area 4B, and sablefish
QS assigned to the Aleutian Islands. The CQE is the holder of the
QS and would assign the resulting annual halibut and sablefish IFQ
to participants according to defined CQE Program provisions. This
program structure creates a permanent asset for the community to
use by promoting community access to QS to generate participation
in, and fishery revenues from, the commercial halibut and sablefish
fisheries.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Program Change: A new
information collection is created by adding the Aleutian Islands to
the CQE Program. Adding one new CQE to the CQE Program makes 32 in
total. Application for a Non-profit Corporation to be Designated as
a CQE This application is filed only once by the CQE. Previous CQE
applications are not listed. A decrease of 6 respondents and
responses, 1 instead of 7 A decrease of 1,200 hr burden, 200 hr
instead of 1,400 hr A decrease of $18,000 personnel costs, $30,000
instead of $210,000 A decrease of $48 miscellaneous costs, $8
instead of $56 Application to Transfer QS-IFQ to or from a CQE An
increase of 11 respondents, 32 instead of 21 An increase of 22
responses, 64 instead of 42 An increase of 44 hr burden, 128 hr
instead of 84 hr An increase of $2,636 personnel costs, $4,736
instead of $2,100 An increase of $147 miscellaneous costs, $384
instead of $237 Application for a CQE to transfer IFQ to an
eligible community resident or non-resident (NEW) An increase of 10
respondents and responses, 10 instead of 0 An increase of 20 hr
burden, 20 hr instead of 0 hr An increase of $740 personnel costs,
$740 instead of $0 An increase of $6 miscellaneous costs, $6
instead of $0 CQE Annual Report An increase of 1 respondent and
response, 32 instead of 31 An increase of 40 hr burden, 1,280 hr
instead of 1,240 hr An increase of $1,480 personnel costs, $47,360
instead of $45,880 An increase of $3 miscellaneous costs, $102
instead of $99 Adjustments (correction to a previously erroneous
low count of annual reports) CQE Annual Report An increase of 7
respondents and responses, 31 instead of 24 An increase of 280
hours, 1,240 instead of 960. An increase of $10,360 personnel
costs, $45,880 instead of $35,520 An increase of $76 miscellaneous
costs, $99 instead of 23. Application for a Community Charter
Halibut Permit A decrease in costs of $89, $21 instead of
$110.
$8,453
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.
Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent
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Appln for CQE Transfer IFQ to cmty resident Respondent