Justification for change

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGES FOR
SOUTH ATLANTIC SNAPPER-GROUPER OBSERVER PROGRAM
OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0593
The purpose of this request is to create a separate information collection (IC) in ROCIS for
“Observer Programs’ Information That Can Be Gathered Only Through Questions” (OMB
Control No. 0648-0593), for the South Atlantic Snapper-Grouper observer burden approved
through a non-substantive change request on 4/12/2011, in association with the Final Rule 0648AW12. In that change request, these hours were included under the Southeast Region Shrimp
and Reef Fish IC. We will also add the applicable regulations citations for the separate IC.
The 349 responses, 611 hours and $25 approved in the previous change request will be
transferred from the Southeast Region Shrimp and Reef Fish IC, the forms (shared with the
Southeast Region Shrimp and Reef Fish program) will also be attached to the new IC, and the
regulatory citation for 50 CFR 622.8 will be added.

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