This approval is associated with the final rule published under RIN 0648-AS47. The agency is instructed to conduct a focused outreach campaign prior to submission of a request for extension for this ICR to validate burden estimates and elicit suggestions from the regulated community for reducing the burden of this program. The results of this campaign must be summarized in the submission.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2006
12/31/2006
12/31/2006
13,034
0
11,178
10,032
0
8,058
15,000
0
10,000
The scale and catch-weighing procedures for Western Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) catcher/processors, American Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors, AFA motherships, and AFA inshore processors (shoreside processors and stationary floating processors) is extended to Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) crab participants. NMFS has identified three primary objectives for monitoring catch in crab rationalized fisheries. First, monitoring must ensure independent verification of catch weight, species composition, and location data for every delivery by a catcher vessel or every pot by a catcher/processor. Second, all
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.