Notice2025-12991
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings and Bluefin Tuna Catch Reports
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Published
July 11, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30876-30877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-12991]
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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; Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings and
Bluefin Tuna Catch Reports
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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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 September 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c688898787e896948786a8a9a7a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4eaebe5e58af4f6e5e4cacbc5c58ac3cbd2">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0328 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are part of the public record and will
generally be posted on <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> without change. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Cliff Hutt, Fishery Management Specialist, by phone at
(301) 427-8503 or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ccfe0e5eaeaa2c4f9f8f8cce2e3ededa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dcee1e4ebeba3c5f8f9f9cde3e2ececa3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
information collection. Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for
management of the nation's marine fisheries. Catch reporting from
recreational and commercial handgear fisheries provides important data
used to monitor catches of Atlantic highly migratory species (HMS) and
supplements other existing data collection programs. Data collected
through this program is used for both domestic and international
fisheries management and stock assessment purposes.
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) catch reporting provides real-time
catch information used to monitor the BFT fishery. Under the Atlantic
Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (ATCA, 16 U.S.C. 971), the United States
is required to adopt regulations, as necessary and appropriate, to
implement binding recommendations of the International Commission for
the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), including recommendations
on a specified BFT quota. BFT catch reporting helps the U.S. monitor
this quota and associated subquotas and supports scientific research
consistent with ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. Recreational anglers and commercial handgear fishermen
are required to report specific information regarding their catch of
BFT.
Atlantic billfish and swordfish are managed internationally by
ICCAT and nationally under ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Act. This
collection provides information needed to monitor the recreational
catch of Atlantic blue and white marlin, which is applied to the
recreational limit established by ICCAT, and the recreational catch of
North Atlantic swordfish, which is applied to the U.S. quota
established by ICCAT. This collection also provides information on
recreational landings of West Atlantic sailfish, which is unavailable
from other established monitoring programs. Collection of sailfish
catch information is authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Act for
purposes of stock management.
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents reporting BFT, Atlantic blue or white marlin, West
Atlantic sailfish, or North Atlantic swordfish catch in states (and the
United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico) other than Maryland may
use either an internet website, mobile smartphone app, or a toll-free
telephone number. In Maryland, a paper reporting system is used for all
of the aforementioned species. Under state law, respondents in Maryland
must submit a landing card at a state-operated reporting station.
States that participate in a landing card program must submit weekly
reports and one annual report to NMFS to summarize landings and results
to date. The State of North Carolina previously maintained a paper-
based landings reporting system for these species, but discontinued
their program effective April 1, 2025, at which time fishermen within
the state shifted to reporting via one of the reporting systems listed
above provided by NMFS.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0328.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households; and State, Local, or Tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 13,709.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes for an initial call-in,
internet, or smartphone app report; 5 minutes for confirmation call; 10
minutes for a landing card; 1 hour for a weekly state report; and 4
hours for an annual state report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,504.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 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 Review (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.
[FR Doc. 2025-12991 Filed 7-10-25; 8:45 am]
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