The North Pacific Fishery Management
Council requested that each Crab Rationalization Program
cooperative, after developing and implementing the measures to
stimulate acquisition of crab quota share by crew and other active
participants and to stimulate equitable crew compensation,
voluntarily provide an annual report summarizing the effectiveness
of each measure and the estimated number of participants in each
measure, supported by documentation. This request changes the due
date from October to March of the following year.
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.