The Northwest Fisheries Science Center
will conduct a cost and earnings survey of active marine charter
fishing vessel companies in Washington and Oregon. The data
collected will be used by the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) to address statutory and regulatory mandates to determine
the quantity and distribution of net benefits derived from living
marine resources as well as to predict the economic impacts from
proposed management options on charter fishing businesses, shore
side industries, and fishing communities. In particular, these
economic data collection programs contribute to legally mandated
analyses required under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (MFCMS), the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), and Executive Order
12866 (E.O. 12866).
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. 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.