This is a collection of information
that includes regulatory requirements for vessel monitoring and
communication under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. Fishing vessels and/or at-sea
processing vessels are required to have installed
transponders/vessel tracking systems or Inmarsat Communication
Units for onboard communication with the National Marine Fisheries
Service. The primary purpose of such equipment is to communicate
the vessel's location or, in the case of Inmarsat Communication
Units, communicate harvest information collected by observers
aboard the vessel.
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.