Notice2025-13024
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)
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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 30883-30884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13024]
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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)
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#541a1b15157a040615143a3b35357a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c12131d1d720c0e1d1c32333d3d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <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
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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#93e0f0fce7e7bdfefafffff6e1d3fdfcf2f2bdf4fce5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="88fbebe7fcfca6e5e1e4e4edfac8e6e7e9e9a6efe7fe">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 (non-AFA) 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 to respondents by April 1 of each
year. Respondents are encouraged to complete the form online on the
PSMFC website at <a href="http://www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/">www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/</a>. 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 Magnuson-Stevens 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.
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