The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationâs (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS or NOAA Fisheries) Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) and the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) are requesting revisions to this standard collection of information. The proposed revisions would do the following to the currently approved information collection.
1. Expand the geographic scope from New England and the Mid-Atlantic only to include New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico commercial fisheries;
2. Change the title from âSocio-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in New England and Mid-Atlantic Commercial Fisheriesâ to âSocio-Economic Survey of Hired Captains and Crew in New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Commercial Fisheriesâ;
3. Make minor revisions to the survey form that address regional differences in fisheries;
4. Increase the burden hours to the sum of the burden hours for all four regions; and
5. Extend it for three years.
The purpose of this survey is to provide for the ongoing collection of socioeconomic data for regulatory analysis related to fisheries and their communities in the Northeast and Southeast Regions of the United States. NMFS needs the socioeconomic data included in this information collection to be capable of more than cursory efforts to comply with or support the following laws, Executive Orders (EOs) and NOAA Fisheries strategies and policies, which require socioeconomic data and analyses.
US Code:
42 USC 4321 et seq
Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq
Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Administrative error in previous renewal did not annualize predicted burdens as it is only intended to conduct survey once during the 3-year period. Previous total respondents of 452 and total burden of 151 hours if correctly input, would have shown this renewal having an increase in respondents and burden due to increased scope of survey
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.
Survey of hired captains and crew
0648-0636 30day 86 FR 37743_20210716.pdf
0648-0636 Supporting Statement A 2021-0727.docx
Survey of hired captains and crew