Logbooks are required for U.S. fishing
vessels registered for use (or any U.S. citizen issued) with a
Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit authorized under the
Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western
Pacific Region. The information in the mandatory logbooks are used
to obtain fish catch/fishing effort data on coral reef management
species harvested in designated low-use marine protected areas and
on potentially-harvested coral reef management species in certain
waters of the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the western Pacific
region. These data are needed to determine the condition of
the
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.