Notice2025-05346

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of SE Catch Shares Programs

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Published
March 28, 2025

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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 59 (Friday, March 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14125-14126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05346]


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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; Evaluation of SE Catch Shares Programs

    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 August 29, 2024 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: Evaluation of SE Catch Shares Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): [None].
    Type of Request: Regular submission [new information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 913.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.34 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 310.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for a new information collection. 
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to conduct a 
survey of catch share participants in the southeast region. This 
evaluation is required by Congress every 5 to 7 years, as stipulated in 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and 
its subsequent reauthorizations. The proposed socio-economic study will 
examine the performance of these programs. The survey will collect 
information on demographics, factors influencing market transparency 
and efficiency, changes in fishing and marketing practices following 
the adoption of catch share programs, and miscellaneous attitudinal 
questions. The data gathered will be used for required, periodic 
evaluations of these programs and the development of amendments to 
fishery management plans, which require descriptions of the human and 
economic environment and socioeconomic analyses of regulatory 
proposals. Additionally, the information collected will be used to 
strengthen fishery management decision-making and satisfy various legal 
mandates under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.; MSA), Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, Endangered Species Act (ESA), and National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other pertinent statues.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

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    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (MSA) and its subsequent reauthorizations.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering the title of the collection.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-05346 Filed 3-27-25; 8:45 am]
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