Notice2025-22661
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic Monitoring Program
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Published
December 12, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 237 (Friday, December 12, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57732-57733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22661]
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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; West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic
Monitoring Program
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 June 16, 2025 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Electronic
Monitoring Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0785.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 866.
Average Hours per Response: Vessel operators: captain training 1.5
hr., logbook .17 hr., hard drive submission .17 hr.; Vessel owners:
initial application 0.5 hr., final application 6.3 hr., updated
application .17 hr., EM unit/installation, 4 hr., VMP 2 hr., EM system
certification form .15, self-enforcing agreement 3 hr., change to VMP
.5 hr., appeal 5 hr., renewal 1.5 hr., EM system maintenance 1 hr.; EM
service provider: Application 8 hr., EM service plan 40 hr., 2 units 1
hr., copy of contracts 0.5 hr., other copies 0.5 hr., appeal 4 hr.,
change to EMSP 2 hr., renewal (biennial) 3 hr., EM system certification
form 0.5 hr., reports 0.36 hr., technical assistance 0.2 hr.,
harassment etc. 1 hr., compliance reports 0.33 hr., catch reports 0.5
hr., feedback to vessel 0.3 hr., data storage 0.25 hr., debrief of EM
staff 1.2 hr.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,651 hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for the renewal of an approved
information collection. Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act (16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.), the Pacific coast groundfish fishery is managed under the
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) by the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region (WCR). One sector of
the groundfish fishery has limited entry permits endorsed for trawl
gear and is managed under a catch share program. The catch share
program implemented requirements for 100 percent observer coverage at-
sea and dockside to ensure full accountability for catch of allocated
species and a level playing field for all participants. To provide a
cost-effective alternative to human observer coverage, vessels may
choose to use electronic monitoring (EM). EM uses video cameras and
integrated sensors (e.g., global positioning system (GPS), motion
sensor, and hydraulic pressure sensor) to passively monitor fishing
activity at-sea. An analyst onshore can review the video and sensor
data after the trip to collect information about location and amount of
catch and fishing effort. EM has the potential to reduce monitoring
costs because it does not require deploying a person on the vessel and
the logistical and travel expenses that generates. This information
collection includes a permit application and associated documents for
EM service provider companies, a permit application and associated
documents for vessels participating in EM, and a logbook and video hard
drive submissions for participating vessels. The information is used to
allow vessels to utilize EM in lieu of the 100% human observer
requirement and for fishery catch accounting to occur according to
regulations in place at 50 CFR 660 subpart J.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion and biennially.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Reauthorization Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 50 CFR part
660, subpart J.
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 either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0785.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-22661 Filed 12-11-25; 8:45 am]
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