Notice2025-13165
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Economic Data Reports
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Published
July 14, 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 132 (Monday, July 14, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31165-31166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13165]
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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; Alaska Region Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab Economic
Data Reports
AGENCY: National Oceanic and 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
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comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or September 12, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#226c6d63630c727063624c4d43430c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c08e8f8181ee90928180aeafa1a1eea7afb6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0518 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, 907-586-7228,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f083939f8484de9d999c9c9582b09e9f9191de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90e3f3ffe4e4befdf9fcfcf5e2d0fefff1f1bef7ffe6">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting renewal of the currently approved information
collection for the Economic Data Reporting for the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Island Crab Rationalization Program (CR Program). The CR
Program is a limited access privilege program managed under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004
(Pub. L. 108-199, Sec. 801), and the Fishery Management Plan for Bering
Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab (FMP). The CR Program
allocates crab among harvesters, processors, Western Alaska Community
Development Quota groups, and coastal communities for nine crab
fisheries. The CR Program also includes a comprehensive economic data
collection program requiring participants to complete annual Economic
Data Reports (EDRs). These EDRs are intended to aid the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council) and NOAA's National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to assess the performance of the CR Program
and to develop amendments to the FMP or regulations to mitigate any
unintended consequences of the CR Program.
NMFS has designated Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
(PSMFC) as the Data Collection Agent for the CR Program. NMFS and PSMFC
administer the crab EDR program under the guidance of the Council. The
crab EDR program collects annually reported cost, revenue, ownership,
and employment data from harvest and processing sector participants in
the CR Program fisheries. This information is necessary to monitor and
assess the economic effects of the CR Program and support rigorous
economic analysis to promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-
Stevens Act and the FMP. Participation in the crab EDR program is
mandatory under Federal fisheries regulations at 50 CFR 680.6 for all
active vessel and processing sector participants in the CR Program
fisheries.
This information collection contains the three EDRs used by
participants in the CR Program: (1) Catcher Vessel Crab EDR, (2)
Catcher/Processor Crab EDR, and (3) Processor Crab EDR. An EDR is
required from any owner or leaseholder of a vessel or processing plant,
or a holder of a registered crab receiver permit that harvested,
processed, custom processed, or obtained custom processing for CR
Program crab in specified Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands crab
fisheries during the prior calendar year. The EDRs are submitted
annually and are due on or before July 31 of the following year.
Additional information on the crab EDR program is available on the
PSFMC website at <a href="http://www.psmfc.org/alaska_crab/">http://www.psmfc.org/alaska_crab/</a>.
II. Method of Collection
The EDRs may be submitted online, by mail, or by fax. PSMFC mails
EDR announcements and filing instructions to respondents by the end of
May each year. Respondents are encouraged to complete the forms online
on the PSMFC website at <a href="http://www.psmfc.org/alaska_crab/">http://www.psmfc.org/alaska_crab/</a>. EDR forms
also are available on the PSFMC website as a fillable PDF; these may be
downloaded, printed, and mailed or faxed to PSMFC.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0518.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 77.
Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours each for full Catcher Vessel
Crab EDR and full Catcher/Processor Crab EDR; 16 hours for full
Processor Crab EDR; 2 hours each for certification-only Catcher Vessel
Crab EDR, certification-only Catcher/Processor Crab EDR, and
certification-only Processor Crab EDR.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,449 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $385 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Pub.
L. 108-199, Sec. 801) and 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
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. 2025-13165 Filed 7-11-25; 8:45 am]
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