Amendment 12 to Northeast Multispecies
Fishery Management Plan will require fishing vessels to obtain a
letter of authorization to fish with specified minimum mesh sizes
in order to possess silver hake, red hake, and offshore hake.
Vessel owners request a letter by phone. Vessels must also call to
obtain a letter of authorization to transfer at-sea other than
regulated multispecies. Vessels with transfer authorization must
possess a receipt for fish purchased or otherwise transferred from
another vessel at sea.
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.