Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors, established a limited access privilege program, and facilitates the formation of harvesting cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries Act trawl catcher/processor sector. Under the mandate to increase retention annually, vessels are given individual quota shares of target species and bycatch and are accountable for their own bycatch avoidance and performance. The Program applies retention standards on an aggregate basis to all activities of a cooperative, allowing participants within the cooperative to coordinate fishing and retention practices across the cooperative to meet the retention requirements. The Amendment 80 EDR collects data on cost, revenue, ownership, and employment on an annual basis.
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Pub.L. 94 - 265 303
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Adjustments are made due to revisions in miscellaneous costs and number of respondents.
Amendment 80 EDR and verification
a decrease of 3 respondents and responses, 25 instead of 28
a decrease of 60 hr in burden, 500 hr instead of 560 hr
a decrease of $6,000 in personnel costs, $50,000 instead of $56,000
a decrease of $16 miscellaneous cost, $25 instead of $4.
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.
Economic Data Reports including verification
0564 SS ext 092613 Part B.docx
Economic Data Reports including verification