On June 15, 2006, President Bush
established the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National
Monument by issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443,
June 26, 2006) under the authority of the Antiquities Act (16
U.S.C. 431). The proclamation includes restrictions and
prohibitions regarding activities in the monument consistent with
the authority provided by the act. Specifically, the proclamation
prohibits access to the monument except when passing through the
monument without interruption or as allowed under a permit issued
by NOAA and FWS. Vessels passing through the monument without
interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into
and leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access the
monument to conduct certain regulated activities must first apply
for and be granted a permit issued by NOAA and FWS and certify
compliance with certain vessel monitoring system requirements. On
August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying the
provisions of the proclamation (71 FR 51134).
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.