Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Vessel and Gear Marking
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/13/2021
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
08/31/2021
11,367
10,300
4,950
3,894
513,810
344,610
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
requests the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for an extension of the existing collection of information under
OMB Control Number 0648-0373 for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Vessel and Gear Marking. Regulations at 50 CFR part 635.6
require that vessels for which a permit has been issued under
section 635.4, other than an HMS Angling permit, must display the
vessel’s official U.S. Coast Guard or state registration number.
Vessels using handline, buoy gear, harpoon, longline, or gillnet
gear, must also display the vessel’s name, registration number, or
HMS permit number on each float or highflier attached to the
gear.
US Code:
16
USC 971 Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
Burden hours and cost estimates
have been adjusted to reflect current numbers vessels in Atlantic
HMS fisheries. Labor costs were not included in previous
authorizations, but have been added for this renewal. Material
costs were also adjusted as previous authorizations only estimated
material costs on a per vessel basis, while this authorization
re-estimated material costs on a per mark, or response, basis.
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No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Clifford Hutt 301
427-8588
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.