Participants in the marine fishing
industry, including vessel owners, vessel operators, and fish
dealers, who wish to participate in regulated Northeast Regional
fisheries must apply for, and obtain, permits. Persons obtaining
permits may also be subject to notification, tagging, and other
requirements. Per RIN 0648-AX70, this action would add a new
reporting element to the vessel monitoring system (VMS) and
interactive voice response (IVR) reporting requirements authorized
under OMB Control Number 0648-0202 at the end of a vessel's trip.
The purpose of this new reporting requirement is to allow limited
access monkfish vessels to land one additional monkfish daily
possession limit and have their days-at-sea (DAS) allocation
charged accordingly to account for the additional possession
limit.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Management and Conservation Act
Reinstatement of this
information collection results in an increased 8,964 responses and
747 hours.
$1,150,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Douglas Christel 978
281-9141
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.
Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption