Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 191 (Monday, October 5, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63274-63275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20313]


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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; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization 
Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

    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 May 4, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries 
Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for the renewal of a currently 
approved information collection and is sponsored by National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) Office of Protected Resources.
    Reporting injury to and/or mortalities of marine mammal's 
incidental to commercial fishing activities is mandated under Section 
118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This information is required 
to determine the impacts of commercial fishing on marine mammal 
populations. This information is also used to classify commercial 
fisheries into Categories I, II, or III on the annual Marine Mammal 
Protection Act List of Fisheries. Participants in the first two 
categories must be authorized to take marine

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mammals, while those in Category III are exempt from that requirement. 
All three categories must report injuries or mortalities to the 
National Marine Fisheries Service using the OMB approved form.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; State, local, or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387 Sec. 118.
    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 0648-0292.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-20313 Filed 10-2-26; 8:45 am]
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