As requested
under 5 CFR 1320.10(c), this collection is approved for one year.
Under this clearance, the agency must submit and OMB must approve
each information collection instrument prior to conducting it. Each
submission to OMB must include a complete supporting statement,
including Part B, and must include an accounting of all burden
requested under this approval. In the agency's request to extend
this approval, the agency will need to provide a report on all
collections conducted under this approval, including final response
rates, actions taken to examine nonresponse bias, and actual uses
of the data collected.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2005
03/31/2005
4,800
0
0
3,000
0
0
0
0
0
This request is for a generic
clearance for social science research related to the human
dimensions of the utilization of living marine resources. This
process has been initiated in order to expedite the approval
process for future specific data collections.
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.