The National Marine Fisheries Service
will provide disaster assistance for persons or entities in the
Northeast Multispecies Fishery who have incurred losses from a
commercial fishing failure under section 308(b) of the
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act. In exchange for the disaster
assistance, the recipients will commit to assisting fishery-related
research through a cooperative program in which fishermen provide
vessels and support and government or academic institutions provide
scientific staff and equipment. The collection of information is
needed to identify individuals wishing to participate in
the....
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.