Participants in the marine fishing industry, including vessel owners, vessel operators, and fish dealers, who wish to participate in regulated Northeast Regional fisheries must apply for, and obtain, permits. Persons obtaining permits may also be subject to notification, tagging, and other requirements.
To ensure timely catch data are available to better inform management decisions, NMFS proposes that owner/operators of vessels issued limited access herring permits (Categories A-C) be required to report herring catch, retained and discarded, daily via VMS. Note: through a related request for OMB Control No. 0648-0212, each entity will have 52 fewer 4-minute weekly catch report responses through interactive voice response system (IVR). Although VMS daily items per entity are only for days on which vessels are on a declared herring trip, the weekly IVR requirement applied whether or not fish were caught.
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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act
To ensure timely catch data are available to better inform management decisions, NMFS proposes that owner/operators of vessels issued limited access herring permits (Categories A-C) be required to report herring catch, retained and discarded, daily via VMS. Note: through a related request for OMB Control No. 0648-0212, each entity will have 52 fewer 4-minute weekly catch report responses through interactive voice response system (IVR). Although VMS daily items per entity are only for days on which vessels are on a declared herring trip, the weekly IVR requirement applied whether or not fish were caught. In 0648-0202, 322 hours and $2,323 in reporting costs are added.
$1,150,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lindsey Feldman 978 675-2179
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.
Monkfish Southern Fishery Management Area Landing Limit and Minimum Fish Size Exemption