In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to
publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a
summary of all comments related to the information collection
contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency
should clearly indicate any changes made to the information
collection as a result of these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2016
08/31/2016
08/31/2016
13,917
0
13,917
1,542
0
1,542
0
0
0
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. Proposed rule 0648-BC12 will close a loop hole in the current
regulations, for situations where non-federally permitted dealers
are buying federally managed species caught in state waters. Under
the new rule any dealer who is the first point of sale of a
federally managed species (buying fish from a fisherman, not
another dealer) will need to obtain a federal dealer permit and
will need to make weekly transmissions of trip ticket data to the
electronic state run trip ticket programs. Dealers in South
Carolina will be asked to use the electronic trip ticket program in
addition to the state required paper submissions. Burden will be
required of SC dealers to use the electronic system. Dealers in the
other states will require burden to transmit the data
weekly.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
The burden hours have increased
by 1,623 because: 1. Under the new rule any dealer who is the first
point of sale of a federally managed species (buying fishing from a
fisherman not another dealer) will need to get a federal dealer
permit and make weekly reports electronically. Thus this assumption
is based on a large number of state dealers who handle a very small
percentage of federally managed species might get a federal permit
and be affected by this collection. The new estimates are high to
account for that assumption. It is expected that many dealers will
not get a federal dealer permit and will not become the first point
of sale for federally managed species. 2. Under the new rule,
mackerel non-gillnet dealer reports will change from monthly to
weekly; gillnet reports, from weekly to daily.
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.