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  • identity assertion, person proofing, and registration
  • terms and conditions and signing ceremony
  • document binding and document integrity

The WCEFT E-Signature Risk Assessment has concluded that OMB Assurance Level 2 (confidence exists in the asserted identity) was appropriate for the West Coast E-fishticket. This was a considered decision justified by low likelihood of occurrence, low and moderate impact of harm, and multiple and strong mitigating controls, including: multiple and sometimes counter-balancing sources of information; permitted entities with an ongoing trusted relationship with NMFS; faster detection of reporting omissions; and immediate feedback for detectable errors. Note that the identity is established from association with an existing processing permit, and not through the registration to submit fish tickets electronically.

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