Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; West Coast Region Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 204 (Friday, October 23, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 66835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21661]


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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 Electronic Fish Ticket 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 May 18, 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 Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0738.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 189 respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: Electronic fish ticket submission: 2 
minutes; Electronic fish tickets/IFQ First Receiver submissions: 10 
minutes; Electronic fish tickets/IFQ First Receiver Pacific whiting 
disposition recordkeeping: 1 minute.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 155 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for an extension of an approved 
information collection. As part of its fishery management 
responsibilities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information 
to determine the amount and type of groundfish caught by fishing 
vessels. Electronic fish tickets are submissions of landings data from 
the first receiver to the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission 
(PSMFC) and NMFS. This collection supports requirements for 
participants of the Pacific Coast shorebased commercial groundfish 
fisheries (including the shorebased Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
program, the limited entry fixed gear fishery, and the open access 
fixed gear fishery) to account for all landed catch and to send 
electronic catch data used to manage the catch allocations and limits. 
The respondents are principally shorebased first receivers.
    Affected Public: Primary respondents are businesses or other for-
profit organizations (e.g., groundfish fishermen, fishing companies, 
partnerships, and shorebased first receivers), individuals or 
households, and state fisheries agencies.
    Frequency: Reporting occurs concurrently with fishing landings, 
which could range from occasionally to daily depending on the frequency 
of fishing throughout the season.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required by regulatory compliance in order 
to participate in the fishery.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. NMFS implemented a trawl 
rationalization program in January 2011 for the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl Fishery. The program was implemented 
through Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and 
the corresponding implementing regulations for recordkeeping and 
reporting at 50 CFR 660.113.
    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 collection 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 0648-0738.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-21661 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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