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.