Reporting injury and/or mortalities of
marine mammals is mandated under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act. This information is requird to determine the
impacts of commercial fishing on marine mammals populations. This
information is also used to categorize commercial fisheries into
Category I, II, or III. Participants in the first two categories
have to be authorized to take marine mammals, while those in
Category III are exempt from that requirement. All categories must
report injuries or mortalities on the NMFS form.
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.