Participants in certain federally
regulated fisheries in the Southeast Region must mark their fishing
gear with the vessel's official identification number or permit
number (depending on the fishery) and color code. Harvesters of
aquaculture live rock must mark or tag the material deposited.
Marking may include the use of geologically distinguishable
materials. These requirements are needed to aid fishery enforcement
activities and for purposes of gear identification of lost or
damaged gear and related civil proceedings. A change is requested
for 50 CFR part 622.6, Vessel and Gear identification, in
conjunction with Final Rule 0648-BA04, Fisheries of the Caribbean,
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; Red Grouper Management Measures.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The requirement to mark buoys
for Gulf reef fish bottom longline vessels adds 19,020 responses,
6,340 hours and $19,020 in cost.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
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.
Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements - traps