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Federal Register / Vol. 91, No. 112 / Thursday, June 11, 2026 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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; West Coast Region U.S.
Pacific Highly Migratory Species
Logbooks
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 January 15,
2026, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: West Coast Region U.S. Pacific
Highly Migratory Species Hook and
Line Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0223.
Form Number(s): NOAA–88–197.
Type of Request: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Number of Respondents: 709.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,897
hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
collection, with an update to the title to
better reflect all gear types covered
under this request. Under the Fishery
Management Plan for the U.S. West
Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory
Species (HMS FMP) U.S. fishermen,
participating in the Pacific Hook and
Line fishery (also known as the albacore
troll and pole-and-line fishery), deep-set
buoy gear, coastal purse seine (vessels
less than 400 st carrying capacity), largemesh drift gillnet, and swordfish
harpoon fisheries are required to obtain
a Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
permit. Permit holders are required to
complete and submit logbooks
documenting their daily fishing
activities, including catch and effort for
each fishing trip. Logbook forms must
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completion of each fishing day and
submitted to the Southwest Fisheries
Science Center (SWFSC) within 30 days
of the end of each trip. These data and
associated analyses help the SWFSC
provide fisheries information to
researchers and the needed management
advice to the United States in its
negotiations with foreign fishing nations
exploiting HMS.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Fishery Management
Plan for the United States West Coast
Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species.
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
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 0648–0223.
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; South Pacific Tuna Act
AGENCY: National Oceanic &

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
SUMMARY: 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

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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 August 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0218 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Katrina
Poremba, Fishery Policy Analyst, NOAA
Fisheries, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Bldg. #176
Honolulu, HI 96818, (808) 725–5096,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for renewal of an
approved information collection. The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) collects vessel
license, vessel registration, catch, and
unloading information from operators of
U.S. purse seine vessels fishing under
the provisions of the Treaty on Fisheries
between the Governments of Certain
Pacific Island States and the
Government of the United States of
America (Treaty). The Treaty provides
access for U.S. purse seine vessels to
fish in the exclusive economic zones
(EEZs) of Pacific Island Parties to the
Treaty (PIPs). The PIPs include
Australia, Cook Islands, Federated
States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati,
Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand,
Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and
Vanuatu. This collection of information
is required to meet U.S. obligations
under the Treaty.
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
(16 U.S.C. 973–973r) and U.S.
implementing regulations (50 CFR part
300, subpart D) authorize the collection
of information from U.S. purse seine
vessels fishing in the EEZs of PIPs under
the Treaty. Vessel operators must
submit annual vessel license and
registration (including registration of
vessel monitoring system (VMS) units)
applications and periodic written
reports of catch and unloading of fish
from licensed vessels. They are also
required to ensure the continued
operation of VMS units on board
licensed vessels, which is expected to

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require periodic maintenance of the
units. The information collected is
submitted to the Pacific Islands Forum
Fisheries Agency (FFA) through the U.S.
government, NOAA’s National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The license
and registration application information
is used by the FFA to determine the
operational capability and financial
responsibility of a vessel operator
interested in fishing under the Treaty.
Information obtained from vessel catch
and unloading reports is used by the
FFA to assess fishing effort and fishery
resources in the region and to track the
amount of fish caught within each PIP’s
EEZ. Maintenance of VMS units is
needed to ensure the continuous
operation of the VMS units, which, as
part of the VMS administered by the
FFA, are used as an enforcement tool. If
the information is not collected, the U.S.
government will not meet its obligations
under the Treaty, and the lack of fishing
information will result in poor
management of the fishery resources.
II. Method of Collection
All information is to be submitted in
hard copy via mail or through electronic
reporting.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0218.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
[extension of a current information
collection].
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Time per Response: License
application, 1 hour; VMS registration
application, 45 minutes; catch report, 1
hour; unloading log sheet, 30 minutes,
expression of interest, 2 hours and
renewal, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 222 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $119,626 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 973–973r.

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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)
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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 ICR. 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
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.
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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; American Lobster—Annual
Trap Transfer Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic &

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
SUMMARY: 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 August 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,

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at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0673 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
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Matthew
Rigdon; Fishery Management Specialist;
National Marine Fisheries Service; 55
Great Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA
01930; 978–281–9336; and
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The American lobster
resource and fishery are cooperatively
managed by the states and NMFS under
the authority of the Atlantic Coastal
Fisheries Cooperative Management Act,
according to the framework established
by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission (ASMFC) in Amendment 3
of its Interstate Fishery Management
Plan (ISFMP). This collection of
information is in response to several
addenda to Amendment 3 of the ISFMP
that work to reduce trap fishing effort
through limited entry fishing and trap
allocation limit reductions. The Trap
Transfer Program is intended to foster
economic flexibility for the lobster
industry while reducing fishing effort
on the American lobster resource. The
regulations implementing the FMP in
the economic exclusive zone (EEZ) are
specified at 50 CFR part 697.
This collection of information is being
conducted to help mitigate the
economic burden of scheduled trap
allocation reductions in Lobster
Conservation Management Areas 2 and
3 on Federal lobster permit holders
through the Annual Lobster Trap
Transfer Program, which allows all
qualified Federal lobster permit holders
to buy and sell trap allocation from
Areas 2, 3, or Outer Cape Cod. NMFS
collects application forms from Lobster
permit holders who wish to transfer trap
allocation from these areas during a 2month period (from August 1 through
September 30) each year. The revised
allocations resulting from the transfers
become effective for each participating
lobster permit at the start of the
following Federal lobster fishing year,
on May 1. Both the seller and buyer of
the traps are required to sign the

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