Justification for change

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE
ALASKA REGION SCALE & CATCH WEIGHING REQUIREMENTS
OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0330

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE: Reinstate regulations that were inadvertently removed
in a previous final rule about locations where the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) will conduct scale inspections (associated with a proposed rule, RIN 0648-AX97).
NMFS proposes to revise recordkeeping and reporting regulations and make miscellaneous
revisions to 50 CFR Part 679. NMFS proposes to reinstate regulations that were inadvertently
removed in a previous final rule about locations where NMFS will conduct scale inspections.
This proposed action is necessary to re-establish a previous regulation. Scales inspections by
inspectors paid by NMFS will be conducted on vessels tied up at docks in Kodiak, Alaska; Dutch
Harbor, Alaska; and in the Puget Sound area of Washington State.
No economic impacts or additional burden are expected from the revisions in the rule, because
annually providing the location of a scale inspection is part of normal business when requesting a
scale inspection from NMFS. The groundfish fishing industry currently uses scales to comply
with recordkeeping and reporting requirements, so the time and knowledge it takes to complete
an inspection request are already established.
This action would create no new costs or additional burden. The scale and weighing forms may
be viewed on the NMFS Alaska Region web site at http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/rr/report.htm

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Reinstate regulations that were inadvertently removed in a previous final rule about locations where the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) will conduct scale inspections (associated with a proposed rule, RIN 0648-AX97).

Signature of Senior Official or designee:

** This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date.
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