**The following Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) Statements supercede other
PRA statements for Atlantic HMS and Atlantic tunas permitting (OMB
control number 0648-0327) and mandatory catch reporting for bluefin tuna
(OMB control number 0648-0328).**

**PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT**: Collection of information through
annual permitting serves three purposes: (1) it provides current
information on the vessel owners participating in the Atlantic HMS and
tuna fisheries. (2) it provides an up-to-date sampling frame that is the
basis for fleet size calculations used for catch and effort estimates in
fisheries that do not require mandatory reporting, thus enabling the
U.S. to meet international obligations to report catch statistics for
Atlantic tunas, and (3) aids NMFS in the enforcement of fishery
regulations. Public reporting burden for this initial permit application
of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response,
including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data
sources, gathering and maintaining data needed, and completed &
reviewing the collection of information. Permit renewals are
accomplished by using an automated phone system at (888) 872-8862 or by
accessing the web site at www.nmfspermits.com. Public reporting burden
for renewal by telephone or web is estimated to average 6 minutes per
response. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other
aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for
reducing this burden to: National Marine Fisheries Service, F/SF1, 1315
East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Providing the requested
information in the permit application is mandatory for managing the
Atlantic HMS and tuna fisheries in accordance with the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). It is agency
policy not to release confidential information, other than in aggregate
form, as the Magnuson-Stevens Act protects (in perpetuity) the
confidentiality of those submitting information. Summaries of permit
information by category may be released. Notwithstanding any other
provision 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. This is an approved information collection under OMB
#0648-0327 and expires September 30, 2008.

**PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT**: Mandatory catch reporting
provides essential information for the conservation and management of
Atlantic bluefin tuna. Information on catch levels will be reported to
the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and
will be used for stock assessment and in developing international catch
sharing agreements. Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response for telephone
(1-888-872-8862) or internet reports (at www.nmfspermits.com), and 10
minutes per response for landing card reports. These response burden
estimates include 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 these burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection
of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to:
NMFS, Highly Migratory Species (F/SF1), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, MD 20910. Catch reporting is required under the authority of the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. It is NOAA policy to preserve the
confidentiality of information submitted under this reporting
requirement, except that NMFS may release such information in aggregate
or summary form, such that individual identifiers are not disclosed (NAO
216-100). Notwithstanding any other provision 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. This
information collection is approved under OMB Control \# 0648-0328 and
expires September 30, 2009.