Framework Adjustment 4 to the Monkfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) contains a new collection of information requirement that builds upon existing requirements contained in the Northeast Region Permit Family of Forms. This action proposes one measure that would provide any limited access monkfish vessel fishing in the Northern Fishery Management Area (NFMA) the ability to change its days-at-sea (DAS) declaration through its vessel monitoring system (VMS) unit from a Northeast multispecies Category A DAS to a monkfish DAS while at sea if the vessel catches more than the applicable monkfish incidental catch limit on a given trip. This ability to change the vesselÂs DAS declaration at sea is a new collection of information requirement. This data collection submission requests approval of this new information collection requirement in order to implement the above provision contained in Framework 4 to the Monkfish FMP.
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Pub.L. 109 - 479 103
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act reauthorized
450 vessels will use up to 31 allowed days at sea per year for the monkfish fishery. with a response time of 0.083 hours per declaration through the vessel monitoring system, at a cost per response of $0.50, this results in a burden estimate of 1,158 hours and a cost of $6,975.
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No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Allison McHale 978 281-9103
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.
FAMF ss new 020107.pdf
Monkfish Fishery Days at Sea VMS declaration