COLLECTION OF INFORMATION.

SEC. 202. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. Section 402(a) (16 U.S.C. 1881a(a)) is amended—(1) by striking “(a) Council Requests.—” in the subsection heading and inserting “(a) Collection Programs.—”;(2) by resetting the text following “(a) Collection Programs.—” as a new paragraph 2 ems from the left margin;(3) by inserting “(1) Council requests.—” before “If a Council”;(4) by striking “subsection” in the last sentence and inserting “paragraph”;(5) by striking “(other than information that would disclose proprietary or confidential commercial or financial information regarding fishing operations or fish processing operations)” each place it appears; and(6) by adding at the end the following:“(2) Secretarial initiation.—If the Secretary determines that additional information is necessary for developing, implementing, revising, or monitoring a fishery management plan, or for determining whether a fishery is in need of management, the Secretary may, by regulation, implement an information 120 STAT. 3613 collection or observer program requiring submission of such additional information for the fishery.”.