Participants in certain federally
regulated fisheries in the Southeast Region must mark their fishing
gear with the vessel's official identification number or permit
number (depending on the fishery) and color code. Harvesters of
aquaculture live rock must mark or tag the material deposited.
Marking may include the use of geologically distinguishable
materials. These requirements are needed to aid fishery enforcement
activities and for purposes of gear identification of lost or
damaged gear and related civil proceedings. A change is requested
for 50 CFR part 622.6, Vessel and Gear identification, in
conjunction with Final Rule 0648-BA04, Fisheries of the Caribbean,
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico; Red Grouper Management Measures.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
The change in respondent
numbers is due to these adjustments, including one correction: A
decrease of 600 in buoy gear permits, an increase of 123 for sea
bass pot permits, and an increase of 11 for golden crab permits
(these categories inactive previously), with a net decrease of 466
for these categories. A correction to the previous number of
mackerel gillnet permit holders, from 166 to 1,720: an increase of
1,554. As the number of these permit holders has varied very little
over the past several years, it can only be assumed that the
information in the previous renewal was incorrect. For this
submission, the permit numbers increased by 21. Net increase: 1,554
+ 21 - 466 = 1,109. Responses were adjusted, mainly in conjunction
with adjustments to respondents. In addition, although spiny
lobster permit holder numbers have not changed, permit holders are
currently putting out more pots per vessel than previously. Hours
and cost increases are in line with response increases.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Rich Malinowski
7278245305
No
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.
0359 ss ren 122911 rev.doc
Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements - golden crab traps