Fishermen in Federally-managed
fisheries in the Pacific Islands Region (central and western
Pacific) are required to maintain valid fishing permits on-board
their vessels at all times. The permits included in this collection
are: Hawaii longline limited entry, American Samoa pelagic longline
limited entry, Western Pacific (WP) general longline, WP receiving
vessel, Pacific Remote Island Areas troll and handline, WP
bottomfish, and WP precious coral permits. Permits are generally
renewed annually and are needed to identify participants in the
fisheries. Permits also are important to help measure impacts of
management controls on the participants in the fisheries of the
United States (U.S.) EEZ in the Pacific Islands Region. Appeals of
permit denials, revocations, or suspensions are included.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Program Changes: The
elimination of Hawaii shallow-set certificate requests and NWHI
bottomfish limited entry permits and the transfer of WP crustacean
permits to OMB Control No. 0648-0586 resulted in a decrease of 168
responses and 38 hours. There was a decrease of $264 in permit fees
that were previously charged for the NWHI bottomfish limited entry
permits. Adjustments: Changes in burden estimates for remaining
permits are based on updated estimates for numbers of applications,
resulting in a net decrease of 45 responses and 30 hours.
Processing fee amounts were increased but responses decreased, for
a net decrease of $1,184.
$4,679
No
No
No
No
No
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.