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 Rationalization Program (Program). Congress
amended the Magnuson- Stevens Act 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-information addresses revisions to existing
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.