This information
collection request is associated with the proposed rule under RIN
0648-AS47. OMB will reconsider this submission at the time of final
rulemaking.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2005
07/31/2005
07/31/2005
86,846
0
86,846
36,705
0
0
188,000
0
0
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of
Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Crab (FMP) Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to
include the Crab Rationali- zation Program. Congress amended the
Magnuson-Stevens Acts to require the Secretary of Commerce to
approve the Program. The Program reallocates BSAI crab resources
among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This
collection-of-informa- tion addresses revisions to forms and
logbooks in this collection for use by crab fishery
participants.
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.