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.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2017
04/30/2017
04/30/2017
13,577
0
13,577
6,138
0
6,138
539,949
0
539,949
Participants in the federally-regulated fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean are required to obtain federal permits under the existing permit program for the specific Fishery Management Plans of each region. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) needs information from the applications and associated data collections to identify fishing vessels/dealers/participants, properly manage the fisheries, and generate fishery-related data.
The Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hard Bottom Habitats of the South Atlantic Region was amended by Amendment 8 (RIN 0648-BD81) to establish a transit provision to allow fishing vessels with rock shrimp aboard to transit the Oculina Bank Habitat Area of Particular Concern (HAPC) under limited circumstances which include maintaining a direct and non-stop continuous course at a minimum speed of 5 knots as determined by an operating Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) approved for the South Atlantic rock shrimp fishery onboard the vessel that registers a VMS ping (signal) rate of 1 ping per 5 minutes.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303A
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Program Changes:
For the additional VMS responses, burden hours and costs for upgraded units and upgraded hardware/software, per RIN 0648-BD81, 7 responses, 31 hours and $26,200 would be added to OMB Control No. 0648-0205. Therefore, the new totals for responses, burden hours and cost would be 3,584 responses, 6,267 burden hours and $566,149.
The respondents for this collection would remain the same at 12,406.
$606,960
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Anik Clemens 727 551-5611
Reginfo record details
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.
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application
0205 SS Revision (BD81) 060314.docx
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit Application