West Coast Drift Gillnet and Harpoon Fishery Annual Cost Earnings Survey

Cover Letter:

OMB Control No. 0648-0369, Expires 02/28/2013

West Coast Drift Gillnet and Harpoon Fishery Cost and Earnings Survey
Dear HMS Fisherman,
To gauge economic impacts of proposed regulations, federal fishery managers must have accurate
baseline economic information for the West Coast Drift Gillnet and Harpoon Fishery. Without this
information, an accurate assessment of the potential economic impacts of fishery conservation and
management cannot be made, making it difficult for fishery managers to best protect the economic
interests of fishery participants.
This survey is designed to provide this vital economic information about the coastal HMS fishery, the
participants, and the fishing vessels.
It is very important that you understand that this is a voluntary survey. Any information submitted to
NMFS in response to this survey will be considered confidential and will not be disclosed except to: (1)
Dr. Doyle Hanan, the federal contractor administering the survey; (2) NMFS employees and Pacific
Fishery Management Council employees who are responsible for fishery management plan development
and monitoring and who are bound by signed legal agreement not to disclose confidential data; (3) state
employees pursuant to an agreement within the Secretary of Commerce that prevents the disclosure of
this information; or (4) when required by court order. Public reporting burden for completing this form is
estimated to average 1.5 hours. No confidential data submitted by any participant will be publicly
released in a manner which allows identification of individual proprietary information for fewer than
three individuals. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to,
nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information
subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
Please find a copy of the survey form and instructions for completing it enclosed with this letter. Feel
free to use the enclosed self addressed and stamped envelope to return this survey as soon as possible to:
Dr. Doyle Hanan
Hanan & Associates, Inc.
PO Box 8914
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

Voice: 858.832.1159
Fax: 858.756.9268
Email: [email protected]

If you are willing to participate, but would prefer to complete the survey via telephone call or in-person
interview, please contact me at the number given above.
Thank you for your participation.
Sincerely,

Doyle Hanan
P.S. Send comments regarding this survey or burden estimate to:
Dr. Stephen Stohs
[email protected]
NMFS SWFSC, 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive
858.546.7084
La Jolla, CA 92037-1508