Burden has been
increased to reflect information provided in the supporting
statement. OMB requests in the future additional information about
which forms and requirements have been grouped into which
information collections.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2009
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2006
60,248
0
62,408
15,671
0
15,770
650,679
0
651,000
Participants in the
federally-regulated fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the
South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean are required to
obtain federal permits under the existing permit program for the
specific Fishery Management Plans of each region. NOAA Fisheries
Service needs information from the applications and associated data
collections to identify fishing vessels/dealers/participants,
properly manage the fisheries, and generate fishery-specific
data.
There is a reduction of 98
hours (1176 responses x 5 minutes) due to a program change: the use
of an optional income qualification affidavit for those fisheries
that require income qualification for permitting. The reduction in
hours results from these participants not having to gather their
tax information on a yearly basis for renewal of their permits (an
additional two hours' decrease was an adjustment).
$1,040,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Jason Rueter 727
824-5350
No
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.