Logbooks are required for United
States (U.S.) fishing vessels registered to use (or any U.S.
citizen issued with) a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit
authorized under the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef
Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region. The information in the
mandatory logbooks are used to obtain fish catch/fishing effort
data on coral reef taxa harvested in designated low-use marine
protected areas and on potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in
certain waters of the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to determine the condition of
the stocks and whether the current management measures are having
the intended effects, to evaluate the benefits and costs of changes
in management measures, and to monitor and respond to incidental
takes of endangered and threatened marine animals.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act as amended in 2006
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.