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information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025–13034 Filed 7–10–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Groundfish Trawl Catcher
Processor Economic Data Report
(EDR)
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before September 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0564 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or

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specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Scott A.
Miller, Economist, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802–1668, by phone at 907–586–
7228, or by email at scott.miller@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting extension of the
currently approved information
collection for the Annual Trawl
Catcher/Processor Economic Data
Report (the EDR).
The EDR collects economic data for
the groundfish trawl fleet established by
Amendment 80 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area. Amendment 80
primarily allocates several Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands non-pollock trawl
groundfish fisheries among fishing
sectors, and facilitates the formation of
harvesting cooperatives among vessels
in the non-American Fisheries Act (nonAFA) Trawl Catcher/Processor
Cooperative Program. This program
established a limited access privilege
program for the non-AFA trawl catcher/
processor sector.
Data collected through the EDR
includes labor information, revenues
received, capital and operational
expenses, and other operational or
financial data. NMFS and the Council
use this to assess the economic effects
of Amendment 80 on vessels or entities
regulated by the non-AFA Trawl
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Program,
and impacts of major changes in the
groundfish management regime,
including allocation of prohibited
species catch species and target species
to harvesting cooperatives.
The EDR is submitted annually by
each person who held an Amendment
80 Quota Share permit or was an owner
or leaseholder of an Amendment 80
vessel, or was an owner or leaseholder
of a vessel named on a License
Limitation Program groundfish license
with catcher/processor vessel and trawl
gear designations and endorsed for the
Gulf of Alaska during a calendar year.
The EDR requirements are located at 50
CFR 679.94.
II. Method of Collection
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC) has been
designated by NMFS as the Data
Collection Agent. PSMFC mails EDR
announcements and filing instructions
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Respondents are encouraged to
complete the form online on the PSMFC
website at www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/.
The EDR is also available as a fillable
PDF on the PSFMC website and may be
submitted by mail or fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0564.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
Estimated Time per Response: Annual
Trawl Catcher/Processor Economic Data
Report: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 440.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $110 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this Information
Collection. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025–13024 Filed 7–10–25; 8:45 am]
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NORTHERN BORDER REGIONAL
COMMISSION
Adoption of Categorical Exclusions
Under the National Environmental
Policy Act
Northern Border Regional
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of adoption of categorical
exclusions.
AGENCY:

The Northern Border Regional
Commission (NBRC) is adopting
categorical exclusions (CEs) established
by the United States Forest Service that
cover categories of actions that NBRC
proposes to take pursuant to Section 109
of the National Environmental Policy
Act. This notice identifies the Forest
Service CEs and NBRC’s categories of
proposed actions for which it intends to
use the Forest Service CEs and describes
the consultation between the agencies.
DATES: The CEs identified below are
available for the NBRC to use for its
proposed actions effective upon
publication.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah Waring, NBRC Executive Director,
telephone number: 603–369–3001,
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background

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National Environmental Policy Act and
Categorical Exclusions
Congress enacted the National
Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C.
4321–4347, (NEPA) in order to
encourage productive and enjoyable
harmony between humans and the
environment, recognizing the profound
impact of human activity and the
critical importance of restoring and
maintaining environmental quality to
the overall welfare of humankind. 42
U.S.C. 4321, 4331. NEPA seeks to
ensure that agencies consider the
environmental effects of their proposed
major actions in their decision-making
processes and inform and involve the
public in that process.
To comply with NEPA, agencies
determine the appropriate level of
review of any major federal action—an
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environmental assessment (EA), or
categorical exclusion (CE). 42 U.S.C.
4336. If a proposed action is likely to
have significant environmental effects,
the agency must prepare an EIS and
document its decision in a record of
decision. 42 U.S.C. 4336(b)(1). If the
proposed action is not likely to have
significant environmental effects or the
effects are unknown, the agency may
instead prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), which involves a more
concise analysis and process than an
EIS. 42 U.S.C. 4336(b)(2). Following the
EA, the agency may conclude that the
action will have no significant effects
and document that conclusion in a
finding of no significant impact. 42
U.S.C. 4336(b)(2). If the analysis
concludes that the action is likely to
have significant effects, however, then
an EIS is required.
Under NEPA, a Federal agency also
can establish CEs—categories of actions
that the agency has determined
normally do not significantly affect the
quality of the human environment—in
their agency NEPA procedures. 42
U.S.C. 4336e(1). If an agency determines
that a CE covers a proposed action, it
then evaluates the proposed action for
extraordinary circumstances in which a
normally excluded action may have a
significant effect. If no extraordinary
circumstances are present, the agency
may apply the CE to the proposed action
without preparing an EA or EIS. 42
U.S.C. 4336(a)(2). If the extraordinary
circumstances have the potential to
result in significant effects, the agency
is required to prepare an EA or EIS.
Section 109 of NEPA, enacted as part
of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023,
allows a Federal agency to ‘‘adopt’’ or
use another Federal agency’s CEs for
proposed actions. 42 U.S.C. 4336c. To
use another agency’s CEs under Section
109, the borrowing agency must identify
the relevant CEs listed in another
agency’s (‘‘establishing agency’’) NEPA
procedures that covers the borrowing
agency’s category of proposed actions or
related actions; consult with the
establishing agency to ensure that the
proposed adoption of the CE for a
category of actions is appropriate;
identify to the public the CE that the
borrowing agency plans to use for its
proposed actions; and document
adoption of the CE. 42 U.S.C. 4336c.
NBRC has prepared this notice to meet
these statutory requirements.
NBRC’s Programs
Created in 2008, the Northern Border
Regional Commission (NBRC) is a
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creation in Maine, New Hampshire,
New York, and Vermont. In its sixteenyear history, the NBRC has awarded
over 400 grants through its primary
grant program and other special
initiatives.
Since 2008, the NBRC has grown each
year, both in size and appropriations,
and was included in the 2021 Bipartisan
Infrastructure Legislation (BIL) passed
by Congress, which appropriated $150
million to the Commission for
deployment across its four-state
footprint in support of a wide range of
economic development projects. Eligible
recipients for NBRC grant funds
include: State and local governments,
Indian tribes, and public and nonprofit
organizations.
Through its grantmaking, the NBRC
funds projects in the following
categories, as prescribed in 40 U.S.C.,
Subtitle V, § 15501:
(1) to develop the transportation
infrastructure of its region;
(2) to develop the basic public
infrastructure of its region;
(3) to develop the telecommunications
infrastructure of its region;
(4) to assist its region in obtaining job
skills training, skills development and
employment-related education,
entrepreneurship, technology, and
business development;
(5) to provide assistance to severely
economically distressed and
underdeveloped areas of its region that
lack financial resources for improving
basic health care and other public
services;
(6) to promote resource conservation,
tourism, recreation, and preservation of
open space in a manner consistent with
economic development goals;
(7) to promote the development of
renewable and alternative energy
sources;
(8) to grow the capacity for successful
community economic development in
its region: and
(9) to otherwise achieve the purposes
of this subtitle.
II. Forest Service’s Categorical
Exclusions
NBRC is in the process of developing
its own list of CEs and, in the interim,
has identified specific CEs developed by
the Forest Service and codified in 36
CFR 220.6(d) and (e) as appropriate for
NBRC to adopt. Because the Forest
Service and NBRC programs have
similar purposes that combine
community economic development with
resource preservation and conservation,
the Forest Service CE categories closely
align with the types of actions NBRC
anticipates categorically excluding at
this time.

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