The NMFS is submitting a Skate Fishery
Management Plan Proposed Rule. This submission requests the
clearance of a vessel trip report requirement on vessels with an
open access skate permit that are not already required to submit
logbooks under another permit. This submission also requests
clearance to modify the information collected from all vessels
subject to mandatory trip reporting, to include landings of skate
reported by species and discards of skates reported by one of two
size classes. This information is needed to manage the
fishery.
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.