OMB requests that the agency evaluate respondent and government burdens after implementing the changes to this program and revise the burden estimates accordingly prior to resubmission of this information collection request.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
286,134
0
119,148
42,533
0
16,908
148,400
0
0
Catch and effort data are needed for scientific analyses that support critical conservation and management decisions that are made by national and international fishery management agencies. In addition, biologists need data on the amount of fish, marine mammals, and sea turtles that are caught or interacted with. This family of forms also includes the collection of cost-earning information and discards reported by fishermen.
The final rule for 0648-BG75 requires owners and operators of all for-hire vessels with federal permits for Atlantic CMP species, Atlantic dolphin and wahoo, or South Atlantic snapper-grouper to submit electronic fishing reports at weekly intervals through NMFS approved hardware and software. Weekly electronic reporting by owners and operators of all federally permitted charter vessels and headboats will expand and enhance current data collection efforts for potentially better fisheries management, such as through more data-rich stock assessments, and reducing the time delay between data collection and the transmission of data for management. It would also specify alternative reporting provisions during instances of extended periods of non-fishing, such as submitting electronic no-fishing reports, or when catastrophic conditions preclude electronic reporting and the use of using paper forms or delayed reporting deadlines may be authorized by NMFS.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
The number of respondents and overall burden hours is increasing due to the addition of a new IC in association with new requirements specified in final rule 0648-BG75. The total Misc.costs are increasing due to associated start-up costs of these new respondents acquiring the infrastructure to complete reporting requirements
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.
Wreckfish Logbook - Trip Report Form
0648-0016 Supporting Statement B.docx
Headboat Logbook