Justification for change to 0648-0491

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE TO OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0491
This change reflects the merging of 0648-0529, Northeast Region Sea Scallop Framework 17
Adjustment Data Collection, into 0648-0491, Atlantic Sea Scallops Amendment 10 Data
Collection. 0648-0529 was submitted for review in association with RIN 0648-AT10, Fisheries
of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Framework Adjustment 17
, during the time that renewal request for 0648-0491 was under review. If not for this time
conflict, the Framework 17 Data Collection would have been added as a revision to 0648-0491.
Therefore, when the request for the new collection was submitted, the plan was to merge it with
0648-0491 after its approval.