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
07/31/2005
07/31/2005
07/31/2005
95,174
0
86,846
41,219
0
36,705
199,000
0
188,000
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab (FMP). Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to include the Crab Rationalization Program (Program). Congress amended the Magnuson- Stevens Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to approve the Program. The Program reallocates BSAI crab resources among, harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This collection- of-information addresses revisions to existing forms and logbooks in this collection for use by crab fishery participants.
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.