OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. 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
06/30/2019
06/30/2019
06/30/2019
130,417
0
130,417
11,509
0
11,509
61,160
0
61,160
Fishing vessels permitted to
participate in federally permitted fisheries in the Northeast
Region are required to submit logbooks containing catch and effort
information about their fishing trips. Participants in the tilefish
and open access herring fisheries are also required to make reports
on the catch through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system. In
addition, vessels fishing under the Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
or Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) programs are required to
submit research catch information through the IVR system. This
revision would require vessel operators of Federally permitted
fishing vessels that catch a set of previously unmanaged forage
species within Mid-Atlantic Federal waters to report the catch of
these species or species groups in trip-level logbooks. New species
and species groups codes would be created to facilitate the
reporting of these species and species groups. The information
submitted is needed for management of the fisheries.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
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.