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
06/30/2017
06/30/2017
06/30/2017
55,126
0
55,126
3,388
0
3,388
789,574
0
789,574
Vessels issued Atlantic sea scallop
fishery permits are required to provide certain information and
submit specific forms to enable effective management of the scallop
fishery and vessel owners to complete transactions with other
scallop permit holders. The collection requirements under OMB
Control No. 0648-0491 enable successful implementation and
administration of components of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
Currently, vessels fishing for scallops in scallop rotational
access areas (access areas) are required to submit daily reports of
scallops kept and yellowtail flounder caught through the vessel
monitoring system (VMS). Under Amendment 15 Atlantic Sea Scallop
Fishery Management Plan (Scallop FMP), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposed to expand the daily catch
reporting requirement to scallop trips in all fishing areas. We are
revising this collection to incorporate additional reporting
requirements for limited access scallop vessels, as proposed in
Framework Adjustment 26 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop FMP.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Reuthorization Act of 2006
The VMS pre-landing
notification form requirements has been expanded to include limited
access vessels fishing on access area trips and on certain open
area trips. The requirements have been removed for access area
broken trip adjustment sheets and trip termination and compensation
trip identification. These previous reporting requirements are
replaced by the new VMS pre-landing notification requirement for
limited access vessels on a scallop access area trip.
$12,550
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Peter Christopher 978
281-9288
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.