The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) would revise the existing economic data report (EDR) to
become part of a new Trawl EDR Program to evaluate the economic
effects of current and future groundfish and prohibited species
catch (PSC) management measures for the Gulf of Alaska (GOA) trawl
fisheries. This program would provide the Council with baseline
information on affected harvesters, crew, processors, and
communities in the GOA. The information would be used to assess the
impacts of major changes in the groundfish management regime. The
EDRs would be submitted by vessel owners and leaseholders of GOA
trawl vessels, processors receiving deliveries from those trawl
vessels, and Amendment 80 catcher/processors harvesting in the GOA
and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI) The type
of data collected may include labor information, revenues received,
capital and operational expenses, and other operational or
financial data. With this action, the Amendment 80 EDR would be
revised to include information from the GOA and would be
renamed.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Program change This action
combines the existing BSAI Amendment 80 EDR with a new GOA
Groundfish Trawl Program. A few questions are added to discover
information from the GOA. The resultant combined data would be used
to establish a baseline for the broader trawl bycatch management
program. GOA Catcher/processor Trawl EDR and verification an
increase of 50 hr in burden, 550 hr instead of 500 hr a decrease of
$29,650 in personnel costs, $20,350 instead of $50,000 an increase
of $6 in miscellaneous costs, $31 instead of $25
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.