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that contain profanity, vulgarity, threats,
or other inappropriate language will not
be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Hall, Evaluator, NOAA Office for
Coastal Management, by email at
[email protected] or by phone at
(240) 410–3422. Copies of the previous
evaluation findings may be viewed and
downloaded at https://coast.noaa.gov/
czm/evaluations. A copy of the
evaluation notification letter and most
recent progress report may be obtained
upon request by contacting Carrie Hall.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
312 of the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) requires NOAA to conduct
periodic evaluations of federally
approved coastal management
programs. The evaluation process
includes holding one or more public
meetings, considering public comments,
and consulting with interested Federal,
State, and local agencies and members
of the public. During the evaluation,
NOAA will consider the extent to which
the state of Maine has met the national
objectives, adhered to the management
program approved by the Secretary of
Commerce, and adhered to the terms of
financial assistance under the CZMA.
When the evaluation is complete, OCM
will place a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the availability of
the final evaluation findings.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1458.
Keelin Kuipers,
Acting Director, Office for Coastal
Management, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Fisheries Finance Program
Requirements
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
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collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on 4/20/26
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Fisheries Finance Program
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0012.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88–1.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 486.
Average Hours per Response: Loan
Application Form, 10 hours; Annual
Financial Statement, 2 hours; Guarantor
Consent forms, 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,248.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an
extension of a currently approved
information collection. The National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) operates a
direct loan program to assist in
financing certain actions relating to
commercial fishing vessels, shoreside
fishery facilities, aquaculture
operations, and individual fishing
quotas. Application information is
required to determine loan eligibility
pursuant to 50 CFR part 253 and to
determine the type and amount of
financial assistance available to the
applicant. Applicants are required to
submit NOAA Form 88–1 and
supporting financial documents. An
annual financial statement is required
from the recipients to monitor the
financial status of the loan. Small
stylistic changes have been made to the
NOAA Form 88–1 to make the form
easier for the applicant to understand
and to fill in electronically.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: At application, annually
thereafter.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 253.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
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selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0012.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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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; Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) Vessel Logbooks and CostEarnings Data Reports
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on March 6,
2026, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
Vessel Logbooks and Cost-Earnings Data
Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0371.
Form Number(s): 88–191.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[request for extension of an approved
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 6,233.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes for cost/earnings summaries
attached to logbook reports, 30 minutes
for annual expenditure forms, 12
minutes for logbook catch trip and set
reports, 2 minutes for negative logbook
catch reports.
Burden Hours: 22,906.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
renewal and extension without revision
of a current information collection
(ICR). This request is being submitted

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early in anticipation of a final
rulemaking that will modify the
reporting requirements but may not be
finalized before the current ICR
expiration date. Under the provisions of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the NOAA’s
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) is responsible for management
of the nation’s marine fisheries. In
addition, NMFS must comply with the
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975
(16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.), under which the
agency implements binding
recommendations by the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
NMFS collects information via vessel
logbooks to monitor the United States
(U.S.) catch of Atlantic swordfish,
sharks, billfish, and tunas in relation to
the quotas, thereby ensuring that the
U.S. complies with its domestic and
international obligations. The Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) logbook
program, OMB Control No. 0648–0371,
was specifically designed to collect the
vessel-level information needed for the
management of Atlantic HMS, and
includes set forms, trip forms, negative
reports, and cost-earning requirements
for both commercial and recreational
vessels. The information supplied
through the HMS logbook program
provides the catch and effort data on a
per-set or per-trip level of resolution for
both directed and incidental species. In
addition to HMS fisheries, the HMS
logbook program is also used to report
catches of dolphin and wahoo by
commercial permit holders that do not
hold any other federal permits.
Additionally, the HMS logbook collects
data on incidental species, such as sea
turtles, which is necessary to evaluate
the fisheries in terms of bycatch and
encounters with protected species.
While most HMS fishermen use the
HMS logbook program, HMS can also be
reported as part of several other logbook
collections including the Northeast
Region Fishing Vessel Trip Reports
(0648–0212) and Southeast Region
Coastal Logbook (0648–0016).
These data are necessary to assess the
status of HMS, dolphins, and wahoo in
each fishery. International stock
assessments for tunas, swordfish,
billfish, and some species of sharks are
conducted through ICCAT’s Standing
Committee on Research and Statistics
periodically and provide, in part, the
basis for ICCAT management
recommendations, which become
binding on member nations. Domestic
stock assessments for most species of
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used as the basis of managing these
species.
Supplementary information on fishing
costs and earnings has been collected
via the HMS logbook program. This
economic information enables NMFS to
assess the economic impacts of
regulatory programs on small businesses
and fishing communities, consistent
with the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA), Executive Order 12866, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other
domestic laws.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations (vessel owners).
Frequency: Trip summary reports are
submitted within 7 days following the
completion of each fishing trip, trip
cost-earnings reports are due within 30
days of trip completion, no catch/
fishing reports are due at the end of
each month in which no fishing occurs,
and annual expenditure reports are
submitted annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Under the provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible
for management of the Nation’s marine
fisheries. NMFS must also promulgate
regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to carry out obligations the
United States (U.S.) undertakes
internationally regarding tuna
management through the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971 et
seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0371.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
General Provisions for Domestic
Fisheries; Application for Exempted
Fishing Permits
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application contains all of the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The EFP would allow a
federally permitted fishing vessel to fish
outside fishery regulations in support of
exempted fishing activities proposed by
Scallop Shack Farms, LLC. Regulations
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
require publication of this notification
to provide interested parties the
opportunity to comment on applications
for proposed EFPs.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 4, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by email: nmfs.gar.efp@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
‘‘Increasing efficiency of the scallop
fishery by allowing combined trips for
scallops and tilefish.’’ All comments
received are part of the public record
and may be posted for public viewing
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘anonymous’’ as the signature if you
wish to remain anonymous).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ashley Trudeau, Fishery Resource
Management Specialist,
[email protected], (978) 281–
9252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Scallop

Shack Farms, LLC submitted a complete
application for an EFP to conduct
commercial fishing activities that the
regulations would otherwise restrict.
This EFP would exempt the
participating vessel from the following
Federal regulations:

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