Seafood dealers who possess greater
amberjack, red porgy, gag, black grouper, red grouper, scamp, red
hind, rock hind, yellowmouth grouper, yellowfin grouper, graysby,
or coney during seasonal fishery closure must maintain
documentation, as specified in 50 CFR 622.192(e)-(i) and 50 CFR
part 300 subpart K, that such fish were harvested from areas other
than the South Atlantic. Documentation includes information on the
vessel that harvested the fish and on where and when the fish were
offloaded. The information is required for the enforcement of
fishery regulations.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
Adjustments: NMFS updates the
estimated number of respondents, annual responses, and time burden
per response. Federally permitted seafood dealers supply markets of
varying sizes. For example, a dealer may supply only one restaurant
also owned by the same dealer, or a dealer may supply a much wider,
interstate market. NMFS does not have available data to more
accurately estimate the number of respondents and frequency of
responses during each year, as well as the likelihood of whether
certain seafood dealers are affected by this information
collection. Furthermore, market conditions can change intra and
inter-annually, which affect dealer behavior. Therefore, NMFS
conservatively estimates that this information collection could
affect every federally permitted dealer on average of once per
year. In addition, on April 9, 2014, NMFS created a single Gulf of
Mexico and South Atlantic Dealer Permit that is required to first
receive species previously covered by six separate dealer permits.
The dealer permit does not specify the fishery from which the
dealer will first receive, so distinguishing respondents directly
from the dealer permit count is not possible. Together, these
changes result in an increased number of estimated respondents and
annual responses. Feedback from two federally permitted dealers
results in a decreased estimated time per response and total annual
time burden. Program changes: None.
$1,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Adam Bailey 808
944-2248
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.