Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
09/19/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2023
102
102
17
17
496
492
This is a request for extension of a
currently approved collection. This collection of information will
allow NMFS to continue to obtain data from Federal lobster permit
holders on a voluntary basis every year in the form of an
application form to transfer traps through the annual Trap Transfer
Program. Applications are only accepted during a 2-month period
each year (August 1 - September 30), and the revised allocations
for each participating lobster permit resulting from the transfers
become effective at the start of the following Federal lobster
fishing year, on May 1. This information allows NMFS to process and
track transfers of traps through the Trap Transfer Program, and
better enables the monitoring and management of the American
lobster fishery as a whole.
US Code:
16 USC 5101-5109 Name of Law: Atlantic Coastal Fisheries
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.