The governments of American Samoa,
Guam, or Northern Mariana Islands may enter into specified fishing
agreements with owners of U.S. pelagic longline fishing vessels, or
their designated representative, to attribute longline fishing
catch or effort to a U.S. participating territory. The proposed
collection of information covers the preparation and submission of
fishing agreement documents. The specified fishing agreements will
identify the fishing vessels to be covered. Fishing vessels must be
registered to a valid pelagic fishing permit to be eligible. The
agreement would also specify the annual assignment limit allocated
to the vessel(s). The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council
and the National Marine Fisheries Service would review specified
fishing agreements submitted by the territorial governments. NMFS
does not require a specific format for an agreement.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
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.