NMFS manges the U.S. groundfish of the
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Alaska under the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska and the
Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Area (FMPs). The North Pacific Fishery Management
Council prepared the FMPs pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act.
Regulations implementing the FMPs are at 50 CFR part 679. The
recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 679.5 form
the basis for this collection-of-information. NMFS Alaska Region
requests information from participating groundfish fisherman which,
upon
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.