The North Carolina and Louisiana
Commercial King and/or Spanish Mackerel Fishermen Pilot Economic
Survey will consist of telephon screening with in-person interviews
of commercial fishermen in North Carolina and Louisiana possessing
Federal commercial mackerel fishing permis. The survey will provide
NMFS with economic information to better estimate the effects of
regulation proposed for the king and Spanish mackerel commercial
fisheries. The survey will also provide a better basis for
designing statistically-random surveys for other strata of the
population of boats that engage in these and other fisheries in the
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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.