Persons holding Individual
Transferrable Quotas (ITQs) in the surf clam/ocean quohog fishery
are annually issued a quota for harvest. To facilitate enforcement
and tracking, sequentially numbered tags are issued to each owner
on an annual basis and all cages of product must be tagged with tag
use reported by both the harvesting vessel and the purchasing
dealer.
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.