Under provisions of Section 204 of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act, foreign
fishing vessels may be authorized to conduct fishing activities in
U.S. waters. Vessels so authorized that deploy gear which is not
physically and continuously attached to the vessel are required to
mark such gear in a prescribed manner to allow enforcement
personnel to monitor fishing activities and ensure that a vessel
harvests only from its own gear and that its gear is not illegally
placed.
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.