Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/23/2025
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Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2026
190,676
192,203
15,236
18,740
0
0
This is a request for extension of an approved information collection.
The Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO), under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act (Atlantic Coastal Act), the New England Fishery Management Council (the Council), and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (the Commission) are responsible for conservation and management of marine fishery resources off the east coast. NMFS enacts complementary regulations to Council and Commission actions.
The Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that conservation and management measures must prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield from each fishery. These measures must be based on the best scientific information available. The Atlantic Coastal Act oversees coastal fishery resources that migrate, or are widely distributed, across the jurisdictional boundaries of two or more of the Atlantic States and Federal Government.
The information collected using the logbook family of forms will be used by several offices of NMFS, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Councils and Commission, and state fishery agencies. The information is used to develop, implement, and monitor fishery management strategies. Logbook data serve as inputs for a variety of uses, including biological analyses and stock assessments, regulatory impact analyses, quota allocation selections and monitoring, economic profitability profiles, trade and import tariff decisions, allocation of grant funds among states, and analysis of ecological interactions among species. NMFS would be unable to fulfill the majority of its scientific research and fishery management missions without these data.
During the renewal of collection 0648-0212, our program office was informed that the changes published into 2018 (50 CFR Part 48) did not reflect on the current ICs. While we are still requesting an extension we also request the following revisions to accurately display the modifications of said collection.
Regulatory changes from 2018 resulted in the elimination of the paper-based shellfish logbook, which integrated into the electronic VTR data collection program and the elimination of Tilefish IVR reporting. (Question 12 table)
Rule 0648-BL61 integrated the Lobster VTR into the overall VTR information collection for all species.
Previous information collection âHerringâ was renamed to âDaily Catch Reportsâ (DCR) to accurately count for multiple species that are required to submit in the daily catch report.
The number of responses fluctuate daily due to the number of days at sea and hauls. Additionally, the Days as Sea reports was previously not captured properly, so the new sponsor has now updated the burden for that IC and has instituted a transparent and reproducible methodology for capturing this information in the future.
$1,191
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Barry Clifford 9782819148
Reginfo record details
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
0648-0212 30-Day 90 FR 34438 2025-0722.pdf
0648-0212 SUPPORTING STATEMENT Part A 2025-0718.docx
Uniform Trade Secrets Act.pdf.crdownload
Vessel Trip Reports (VTR)