Product Transfer Report (PTR) information is used by the NOAA Office for Law Enforcement (OLE) to monitor and inspect shipments to verify proper accounting for fish landings. NOAA proposed to combine the requirements of the IFQ Program (OMB No. 0648-0272) to submit an Individual Fishing Quota shipment report with the requirements of the Groundfish Program to submit a new, revised PTR. This collection-of-information from groundfish fishermen affords and increasingly more efficient and accurate database for monitoring and management of the groundfish fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska for purposed of conservation
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.