The Community Development Program
(CDP) allocates a portion of the quota for certain species in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands to Western Alaska communities so
that these communities can start and support regionally-based
commercial seafood or other fisheries-related businesses. NOAA
needs to collect information to administer and manage the program.
The information collected will be used to determine whether
communities applying for allocations under the Program meet
regulatory requirements, whether vessels and processors utilizing
CDP Quota species meet operational requirements, and to monitor
whether quotas have been
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.