OMB Control No. 0648-0463
Expires: 02/28/2009
Paperwork Reduction Act Information
Public reporting burden for this collection is estimated to average 120 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection
of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including
suggestions for reducing this burden, to Regional Administrator, NMFS Pacific Islands Region, 1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110,
Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814-4700.
This information is being collected to provide the information needed by NMFS to regulate and monitor the coral reef fisheries and
resources managed under the Fishery Management Plan for Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western Pacific Region (FMP) and to
evaluate the effectiveness of management by assessing the status of stocks and the status of the fisheries. The information provides a
basis for determining whether changes in management are needed to sustain the productivity of the stocks or to respond to
interactions between fishing vessels and protected species and to address economic problems in the fishery. The information is also
used to provide a basis for evaluating the magnitude and distribution of impacts resulting from changes to the regulations. Responses
to the collection are required under 50 CFR 660.13. Proprietary data provided concerning the vessel and/or business of the
respondents are handled as confidential under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Sec.402(b)).
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection
of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.