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. Trip interviews will be added in the Caribbean.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Program change: The total
annual burden hours estimate of 5,028 represents a net increase of
1,863 hours in the reporting burden for this PRA request from the
previous burden of 3,165 hours. The total annual responses estimate
of 72,226 represents a net increase of 11,180 responses from the
previous 61,046 estimated responses. Unique individual respondents
are estimated to increase by 1,351. These changes are due to the
addition of Trip Interviews in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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.