Justification for change

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGE

WEST COAST REGION GROUNDFISH TRAWL FISHERY MONITORING AND CATCH ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0619

This request is a follow-up to the revision of this OMB Control No. in conjunction with 0648-BD30. Because the re-submission with the final rule had already occurred, it was decided to make these minor changes below in a non-substantive change request.

The following changes have been made to the Observer/Catch Monitor Provider Permit Application form and instructions for the Pacific coast groundfish fishery, so that the required information on the form and instructions matches that required in regulation at 50 CFR 660.18(b)(2). More specifically, the names of applicant organization "directors" is changed to "officers" in several places on the form and in the instructions. In addition, several legal statements are added to the end of the form, including a warning statement about penalties for a false statement on the form, a Privacy Act statement about how confidential information is handled, and a PRA statement regarding the estimated burden.  

There is no change to burden or cost.