In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years. OMB reminds the Agency to request that the Pacific State
Marine Fisheries Commission include the OMB control number
0648-0785 on the EM Fixed Gear logbook.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2020
11,315
0
5,689
5,120
0
6,463
1,721,903
0
1,715,044
As part of its fishery management
responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
implemented a trawl rationalization (catch share) program for the
Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl fleet, which requires 100
percent monitoring. Implementing an electronic monitoring (EM)
program for catcher vessels in the mothership and shore-based
sectors can supplement, and potentially replace, observer coverage.
The collection supports the certification and data requirements for
EM service providers and vessel owners necessary for program
implementation and compliance.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation & Management Reauthorization Act
New requirements associated
with Final Rule 0648-BH52 include the submission of catch reports,
feedback reports, and storage of EM data and other records. (Note:
These new requirements would not take effect until 2021).
$219,507
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Melissa Hooper 206
526-4357
No
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.