The National Marine Fisheries Service,
Alaska Regional Office, requests a new collection for a new
program—the Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program (PCTC Program).
This request is due to a final rule to implement Amendment 122 to
the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area, which establishes the PCTC
Program to allocate Pacific cod harvest quota to qualifying
groundfish License Limitation Program license holders and
qualifying processors (RIN 0648-BL08). The PCTC Program is a
limited access privilege program for the harvest of Pacific cod in
the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands trawl catcher vessel sector.
This action is necessary to increase the value of the fishery,
minimize bycatch to the extent practicable, provide for the
sustained participation of fishery-dependent communities, ensure
the sustainability and viability of the resource, and promote
safety and stability in the harvesting and processing sectors. This
information collection contains the collection instruments
necessary for NMFS to implement the new PCTC Program and manage
cooperative quota and quota share in this fishery.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson–Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
This is a request for a new
information collection for the new Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative
Program. This request is due to a final rule to implement Amendment
122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area, which establishes the Pacific
Cod Trawl Cooperative Program to allocate Pacific cod harvest quota
to qualifying groundfish License Limitation Program license holders
and qualifying processors (RIN 0648-BL08).
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Gabrielle Aberle 907
586-7356
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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.