Trawl Logbook

PUBLIC REPORTING BURDEN STATEMENT

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average six hours per logbook, including the time for reviewing the instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Building 1, Seattle, WA 98115-6349.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Before completing this form please note the following: 1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with, a collection of information, subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number; 2) This information is used to implement the West Coast Region Trawl Logbook requirement; 3) Federal law and regulations require and authorize NMFS to manage the West Coast Region Trawl Logbook requirement in a state without a state requirement for the completion and submission of the logbook; 4) Submission of this information is mandatory for any vessels using trawl gear in a state without a state requirement for the completion and submission of the logbook; 5) This information is used to collect information necessary to effectively manage the fishery on a coast-wide basis; 6) All information collections by NMFS, are protected under confidentiality provisions of section 402(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act as amended in 2006 (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.) and under NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, which sets forth procedures to protect confidentiality of fishery statistics.