Notice2026-11697
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; West Coast Region U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory Species Logbooks
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Published
June 11, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11697]
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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 U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory Species
Logbooks
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 January 15, 2026, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: West Coast Region U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory Species Hook
and Line Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0223.
Form Number(s): NOAA-88-197.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information collection].
Number of Respondents: 709.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,897 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved collection, with an update to the title to better reflect all
gear types covered under this request. Under the Fishery Management
Plan for the U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
(HMS FMP) U.S. fishermen, participating in the Pacific Hook and Line
fishery (also known as the albacore troll and pole-and-line fishery),
deep-set buoy gear, coastal purse seine (vessels less than 400 st
carrying capacity), large-mesh drift gillnet, and swordfish harpoon
fisheries are required to obtain a Highly Migratory Species (HMS)
permit. Permit holders are required to complete and submit logbooks
documenting their daily fishing activities, including catch and effort
for each fishing trip. Logbook forms must be completed within 24 hours
of the completion of each fishing day and submitted to the Southwest
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC) within 30 days of the end of each
trip. These data and associated analyses help the SWFSC provide
fisheries information to researchers and the needed management advice
to the United States in its negotiations with foreign fishing nations
exploiting HMS.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Fishery Management Plan for the United States West
Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species.
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 0648-0223.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-11697 Filed 6-10-26; 8:45 am]
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