Amendments to the Bottomfish and
Seamount Groundfish Fisheries Management Plan, the Crustacean
Fisheries Management Plan, and the Precious Corals Fisheries
Management Plan necessitate revisions to information collected by
federally-managed fisheries in the western Pacific region. Owners
of large (>50 ft. in length) fishing vessels with Guam
Bottomfish Large Vessel permits, owners of vessels registered to
fish for bottomfish or crustaceans in the Pacific remote island
areas and owners of vessels registered to harvest precious corals
or crustaceans in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
would be required to maintain on board an accurate and complete
logbook and submit it to NMFS. Fish catch, fishing effort, and
other data are collected for bottomfish, crustaceans, and precious
corals harvested in the area outside 50nm of Guam shores, in the
NMI and the PRIA. The data are used to determine the condition of
fish stocks and whether the current management measures have the
intended effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs of management
measures changes, and to monitor and respond to incidental takes of
endangered and threatened species.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
Due to several proposed
amendments in PRs 0648-AT95 (published 06/23/06 and uploaded to
this request and 0648-AT94 (also posted, but no space provided for
citation of a second regulation: published 08/14/06, 71 FR 46441),
recordkeeping requirements for bottomfish, precious corals and
crustaceans will be applied more broadly. This request adds 13
respondents, 84 responses and 7 hours annually. NOTE: the estimated
recordkeeping costs are $4400, but are shown as "0", because the
cost per response on the worksheet does not allow more than two
decimal places.
$1,680
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Walter Ikehara 808
944-2275
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.