The National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Fisheries Science Center uses these reporting instruments
to collect landings statistics and quota monitoring data from
commercial seafood dealers and to conduct interviews with fishermen
for effort and fishing locations data. This family of forms
includes data collection activities for monitoring fishery quotas,
routine collections of monthly statistics from seafood dealers, and
interviews with fishermen to collect catch/effort and biological
data.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
The total annual burden hours
estimate of 1,542 represents a net decrease of 114 hours in the
reporting burden for this PRA request from the previous burden of
1,656 hours. The total annual responses estimate of 13,917
represents a net increase of 3,305 responses from the previous
10,612 estimated responses. Program change: The burden hours have
decreased slightly because transmitting electronic data to the
states take less time than completing a separate ACL form and
faxing it to the science center every two weeks. Dealer reporting
hours have decreased by 216 due to this program change, although
reports have increased (see below). Due to electronic submission of
all dealer reports, the cost has decreased from $384 to $0.
Adjustments: The number of federally permitted dealers has
increased, raising the dealer reporting responses by 2,693. In
addition to the -216 hours above, there is an adjustment increase
of 44. The interview programs have adjusted the estimated number of
both fish (+400) and shrimp (+212) interviews conducted annually.
This is to account for seasonal variations in the fisheries due to
factors outside the control of fishermen, such as weather,
migration patterns of target species, and market conditions. This
translates to an increase of 67 and 35 burden hours
respectively.
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.
Form 88-30 Wreckfish Dealer No-Purchase Reporting
0013 Change Justification SA wreckfish coupons 102113.docx
Shrimp and finfish trip Interviews