Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/17/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2024
379
379
63
63
0
0
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information collection. The NMFS Southeast
Region manages commercial fishing in Federal waters of the South
Atlantic under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). South
Atlantic Federal waters encompass the area offshore of North
Carolina and south through the east coast of Florida. Federally
permitted seafood dealers who process or sell federally managed
snapper and grouper species during seasonal fishery closures in the
South Atlantic for those applicable species must maintain
documentation, as specified in 50 CFR part 300 subpart K and 50 CFR
622.192(i), that such fish were harvested from areas other than
state or Federal waters in the South Atlantic. The applicable
snapper and grouper species are greater amberjack, gag, black
grouper, red grouper, scamp, red hind, rock hind, yellow mouth
grouper, yellowfin grouper, graysby, and coney. The required
documentation includes information about the vessel that harvested
the fish, and where and when the fish were offloaded. The required
documentation also requires a signed statement by the dealer that
attests to the harvest of the applicable species from areas other
than the South Atlantic. NMFS requires the information for the
enforcement of fishery regulations at 50 CFR 622, subpart
I.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
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.