Fishermen in Federally-managed
fisheries in the western Pacific region are required to provide
certain information about their fishing activities. These data are
needed to determine the condition of the stocks and whether the
current management measures are having the intended effects, to
evaluate the benefits and costs of changes in management measures,
and to monitor and respond to accidental takes of endangered and
threatened species, including seabirds, sea turtles, and marine
mammals. This request is to offer electronic submission of
information as an alternative submittal method, in conjunction with
the Final Rule 0648-AS29, Fisheries in the Western Pacific;
Optional Use of Electronic Logbook Forms. Submission will be either
through email downloadable and fillable forms, or through a
web-based application. No changes will be made to the current forms
other than the method of submission.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Due to some burden duplication
with OMB Control No.: 0648-0441 and 0648-0519, 390 hours were
subtracted from this collection. However, more detailed description
of remaining burden by each information collection, response time
required, and number of responses for each, 336 hours were added.
Thus, there is a net decrease of 54 hours. As stated in #13, VMS
costs of $3,352 included in the last submission were eliminated
from the total annual cost to respondents because this equipment
was purchased by NMFS, and the ongoing costs are covered in OMB
Control No.: 0648-0441 and 0648-0519.
$2,820
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Walter Ikehara 808
944-2275
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.