Notice2026-11474
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting System
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Published
June 9, 2026
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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 91, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34810-34812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11474]
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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; Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting System
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 August 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ad4d5dbdbb4cac8dbdaf4f5fbfbb4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d799989696f987859697b9b8b6b6f9b0b8a1">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
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reference OMB Control Number 0648-0007 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 Annabel Jouard, Communications Specialist, 1315 East-West Hwy,
Silver Spring, MD 20910, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#17747876646364626561726e74787a7a62797e7476637e787964577978767639707861"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25464a44565156505753405c464a4848504b4c4644514c4a4b56654b4a44440b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>, 1-888-990-
6622.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision to and extension of the currently
approved Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting System (System). The
System consists of both the Aimed Stakeholder Interaction and Survey
Tool (ASSIST) and the Project Status Report Forms, which include the
Permit/Public Notice Status Report, the Artificial Reef/Mariculture
Status Report, and the Submerged Pipeline Status Report forms.
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (Coast Survey) is the nation's
nautical chartmaker, maintaining and updating over a thousand charts
covering the 3.5 million square nautical miles of coastal waters in the
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and the Great Lakes. The marine
transportation system relies on charting accuracy and precision to keep
navigation safe and coastal communities protected from environmental
disasters at sea.
Coast Survey also writes and publishes the United States Coast
Pilot[supreg] (Coast Pilot), a series of ten nautical books that
supplement nautical charts with essential marine information that
cannot be shown graphically on the charts and is not readily available
elsewhere. Coast Pilot information includes, but is not limited to,
channel descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, tides
and tidal currents, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice
conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation
schemes, small craft facilities, and Federal Regulations applicable to
navigation.
The marine environment and shorelines are constantly changing.
Coast Survey makes every effort to update information portrayed in
nautical charts and described in the Coast Pilot. The purpose of the
System is to offer a formal, standardized instrument to information
sources that facilitate corrections and updates, also monitors and
documents the changes Coast Survey makes to nautical charts and the
Coast Pilot.
Information sources include, but are not limited to, pilot
associations, shipping companies, towboat operators, state marine
authorities, city marine authorities, local port authorities, marine
operators, hydrographic research vessels, naval vessels, Coast Guard
cutters, merchant vessels, fishing vessels, pleasure boats, U.S. Power
Squadron Units, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Units, and the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE).
As stated above, the System consists of both ASSIST and the three
Project Status Report Forms. Coast Survey uses ASSIST (<a href="https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist/">https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist/</a>) to receive
discrepancy reports and construction notifications in the form of
USACE-issued Public Notices, Permit Applications, and Permits, which
could include a proposal or authorization to dredge and/or construct,
remove, or abandon structures. Coast Survey vets these Public Notices,
Permit Applications, and Permits for the potential of a charting
action, and then registers them into a database.
Coast Survey uses the three Project Status Report Forms (i.e., the
Permit/Public Notice Status Report, the Artificial Reef/Mariculture
Status Report, and the Submerged Pipeline Status Report forms) to
determine the status of USACE-permitted projects and obtain as-built
and/or survey data associated with the completion of these projects.
The Project Status Report Forms give USACE permittees a standardized
way to notify Coast Survey of the status of their projects so that the
as-built and survey data can be used by Coast Survey for nautical
charts and the Coast Pilot. Permittees are asked to notify Coast Survey
of the completion of their projects. Permittees may find blank Project
Status Report Forms on the Coast Survey website, or permittees may
request an email version of the forms from Coast Survey. Coast Survey
periodically mails customized versions of the Project Status Report
Forms to permittees, requesting information on the completion status of
their permitted projects. The Project Status Report Forms are also
periodically mailed to permittees as a way of gathering information
regarding ongoing permitted projects. A permittee's use of these forms
enables Coast Survey to capture complete, registration-ready source
packages that require less frequent correspondence with the permittee
prior to source registration. In other words, use of the forms is
instrumental in accelerating the availability of important, and
possibly critical, nautical data to Coast Survey's cartographic
production branches for charting action.
Coast Survey has made several updates to one of the Project Status
Report Forms: the Permit/Public Notice Status Report form. These
changes ensure that third-party data meets Coast Survey's quality
standards required for authoritative charting. Key enhancements to the
Permit/Public Notice Status Report form include expanded data
collection for hydrographic surveys, such as construction start and end
dates and specific units or datums for both Vertical and Horizontal
Coordinate Reference Systems. To align with modern open-data policies,
a new Data License section has been added to the Permit/Public Notice
Status Report form, offering CC0-1.0 or CC-BY-4.0 equivalency and
directing users to the Coast Survey data licensing website for further
details. Structurally, the Permit/Public Notice Status Report form now
features a dedicated second page for ``Special Instructions,''
providing more granular technical guidance than previous versions.
Additionally, the contact section of the Permit/Public Notice Status
Report form now requires a Company/Organization Name. This change
facilitates better customer service and serves as a vital link for
resolving nautical discrepancies with information sources. The Citizen
Science Chart Update Project is complete and that collection is being
removed from this OMB Control Number.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can submit discrepancy reports and construction
notifications in the form of USACE-issued Public Notices, Permit
Applications, and Permits electronically through the ASSIST website or
by telephone (888-990-6622). Permittees are asked to notify Coast
Survey of the completion of their projects. Permittees may find blank
Project Status Report Forms on the Coast Survey website, or permittees
may request an email version of the forms from Coast Survey. Coast
Survey periodically mails customized versions of the Project Status
Report Forms to permittees, requesting information on the completion
status of their permitted projects.
After completion, respondents submit the Project Status Report
Forms and provide any associated as-built/survey data to Coast Survey.
For additional
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information about submitting the Project Status Report Forms, see the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0007.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission. Revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; state, local, and
tribal government; universities; individuals or households; not for-
profit institutions, professional and other mariners, etc.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,570.
Estimated Time per Response: 10-15 minutes depending on the Project
Status Report Form.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 797.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $522.60.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: None.
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 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 request. Before including
your address, phone number, email address, or other personally
identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personally identifiable information--may
be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally identifiable 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. 2026-11474 Filed 6-8-26; 8:45 am]
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