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The Hawaii Longline Logbook E-signature Evaluation has concluded that OMB Assurance Level 2 (confidence exists in the asserted identity) was appropriate for the Hawaii Longline Logbook. This was a considered decision justified by low likelyhood of occurrence, mostly 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; a rigorous certification process for e-logbook applications; and unique identifiers on each e-logbook submission. Note that the identity is established from association with a fishing permit holder, and not soley solely through the registration to submit logbooks electronically.
The proposed identity assertion, person proofing, and registration starts with a permit holder completing a NMFS electronic logbook agreement, establishing a linkage between the permit, the permit holder, and the fishing vessel operator who is authorized to submit electronic logbooks for that permit. more?_..._ (See Identity Assertion, Person Proofing and Registration for a broader discussion of these issues and alternatives.)
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