Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among
fishing sectors, establishes a limited access privilege program,
and facilitates the formation of harvesting cooperatives in the
non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher/processor sector. Under
the mandate to increase retention annually, vessels are given
individual quota shares of target species and bycatch and are
accountable for their own bycatch avoidance and performance. The
program applies retention standards on an aggregate basis to all
activities of a cooperative, allowing participants within the
cooperative to coordinate fishing and retention practices across
the cooperative to meet the retention requirements. The Amendment
80 EDR collects data on cost, revenue, ownership, and employment on
an annual basis.
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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
The burden and costs for
Amendment 80 EDR submittal and verification are combined because
each EDR receives verification as part of the procedure. In
addition, adjustments are made for the Amendment 80 EDR due to
revisions in estimated time to complete an EDR and miscellaneous
costs. Amendment 80 EDR and verification a decrease of 644 burden
hour, 560 instead of 1,204 a decrease of $57,200 personnel cost,
$56,000 instead of $113,200 a decrease of $561 miscellaneous cost,
$41 instead of $602 Combining of the verification with the EDR is
in fact an adjustment, but cannot be shown as such, due to the lack
of option for "adjustment" when removing an IC.
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.