Fishermen's comment card

OMB Control No. 0648-xxxx
Expiration Date: xx/xx/2012
NMFS Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program
FISHER'S COMMENT FORM
Year

Trip Identification Number

Fishery Name (& code)

Vessel Name

Vessel Number

Fishing Permit Number

Today's Date

Fisher's First Name

Fisher's Last Name

Comments

Month

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: The information provided on this form will be used by
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to improve observer training under section 403(b) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1801, et seq.), which will assist NMFS to collect information that is used
in analyses that support the conservation and management of living marine resources and that are required
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), Executive Order 12866 (EO 12866), and other applicable law. The public
reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for
completing, reviewing, and transmitting the information on the form. Send comments regarding this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden
to: National Marine Fisheries Service, F/SF1, National Observer Program, 1315 East West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Providing the requested information is voluntary. All identifying data submitted will be
handled as confidential material in accordance with NOAA Administrative Order 216-100, Protection of
Confidential Fishery Statistics. Other information collected on this form may be subject to public release
under various statutes. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to,
nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to
the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number.