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specification alternatives for FY 2026
and FY 2027. The action will set ABC/
ACLs, days-at-sea, access area
allocations, total allowable landings for
the Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
management area, targets for General
Category incidental catch, General
Category access area trips and trip
accounting, and set-asides for the
observer and research programs for
fishing year 2026 and default
specifications for fishing year 2027.
They will also discuss Social and
Wellbeing Outcomes in Catch Share
Programs—receive a presentation by Dr.
Kanae Tokunaga (Gulf of Maine
Research Institute) on a Case Study of
the Limited Access General Category
Individual Fishing Quota (LAGC IFQ)
Scallop Program. Also, on the agenda is
to discuss 2025 Scallop Work
Priorities—review Long-Term Strategic
Plan Roadmap and discuss
prioritization, LAGC IFQ Review.
Other business will be discussed, if
necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations

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This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 27, 2025.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XF129]

New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
Skate and Monkfish Advisory Panels via
webinar to consider actions affecting
New England fisheries in the exclusive
economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 10:30
a.m. Webinar registration URL
information: https://nefmc-org.zoom.us/
meeting/register/
pGhAVNvhSXKybi7fhN4T3A.
ADDRESSES:

Council address: New
England Fishery Management Council,
50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport,
MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, New
England Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The Skate and Monkfish Advisory
Panels (APs) will meet to discuss
Specifications Actions Based on
outcomes of the 2025 monkfish and
skate data updates and
recommendations of the Scientific and
Statistical Committee, receive a progress
update on developing overfishing limits,
acceptable biological catches, and
associated specifications. They will
review Joint Plan Development Team
tasking on monkfish and skate fishery
effort and overlaps. The APs plan to
recommend final preferred alternatives
to the Councils on: Monkfish
Framework 17: Fishing Year (FY) 2026–
2028 specifications and defaults for FY
2029 and 2030. Skate Specifications: FY
2026–2027 and defaults for FY 2028–
2030. They will receive an overview of
the Joint New England and Mid-Atlantic
Councils’ Alternative Gear-Marking
Framework. Discuss Council priorities
for monkfish and skate-related work in
2026. Other business will be discussed
if necessary.

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Although non-emergency issues not
contained on the agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency. The public also should be
aware that the meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to Cate
O’Keefe, Executive Director, at (978)
465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the
meeting date.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 28, 2025.
Becky J. Curtis,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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; Tuna Tracking and
Verification 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 21,
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: Tuna Tracking and Verification
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0335.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 370.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 646.
Average Hours per Response:
Fisheries Certificate of Origin: 25
minutes; Arrival Notification: 5
minutes; Chain of custody: 2 hours;
Monthly Tuna Receiving reports and
Storage Removal Reports: 1 hour; Tuna
Tracking Form: 13 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,423.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
the revision and extension of OMB
Control Number: 0648–0335, sponsored
by the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s
(NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) Office of International
Affairs, Trade, and Commerce (IATC).
This collection is being revised to
transfer five (5) information collections
currently included under OMB Control
Number: 0648–0387, which is
sponsored by the NMFS West Coast
Region (WCR), to Control Number 0648–
0335 to more accurately reflect how the
information is actually being managed.
All information collections referenced
will be renewed under 0648–0335 going
forward. There are no substantive
changes to the information collection
under 0648–0335 or those being brought
over from 0648–0387. The five
collections of information from 0648–
0387 will be removed from that
collection at the next renewal.
The information collected under
0648–0335, required by the
International Dolphin Conservation
Program Act (IDCPA), amendment to the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), is
needed to: (1) document the dolphinsafe status of tuna import shipments; (2)
verify that import shipments of fish
were not harvested by large-scale, high
seas driftnets; and (3) verify that tuna
was not harvested by an embargoed
nation or one that is otherwise
prohibited from exporting tuna to the
United States. Collected information
includes the U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) Entry Identification,
date of entry, and contact details on the
exporting and importing companies. It
also includes harvest characteristics
such as fishing vessel name, fishing trip
dates, vessel flag, vessel gear type, and
ocean area of harvest, as well as the
declaration of the dolphin safe status of
the shipment, and if applicable, the

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attachment of required certifications.
Forms are submitted by importers and
processors. NMFS uses this information
to verify the dolphin-safe status of tuna
shipments.
The five information collections from
0648–0387 being merged into 0648–
0335 are required by the IDCPA (16
U.S.C. 1414), which amended the
Dolphin Protection Consumer
Information Act (DPCIA) (16 U.S.C.
1385). The IDCPA and the DPCIA, inter
alia, authorize the Secretary of
Commerce to promulgate regulations
that implement the dolphin-safe
labeling standard in the United States
by the collection of documents on the
dolphin-safe status of tuna import
shipments and domestic tuna product
processing; by (1) allowing documentary
requests to allow for an effective
tracking and verification program; and
(2) by verifying that tuna was not
harvested by a nation under embargo or
otherwise prohibited from exporting
tuna to the United States. This
collection includes vessel arrival
notifications, tuna tracking forms, tuna
product receiving and processing
reports, and documents/certifications
that provide information on vessel
characteristics and operations in the
ETP, the origin of tuna and tuna
products, and chain of custody
recordkeeping requirements. At this
time, we would also like to revise the
information collection title from
‘‘Fisheries Certificate of Origin’’ to
‘‘Tuna Tracking and Verification
Program’’. As we make the necessary
revisions to 0648–0335, it is imperative
to amend the name to be more reflective
of the broader information collections
under our program and respected OMB
control number.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Fisheries Certificate of
Origin: Per applicable tuna importation;
Monthly tuna receiving reports and
Monthly tuna storage removal reports:
Monthly; Vessel arrival notification and
Tuna Tracking Form: Once per vessel
trip; ‘‘Chain-of-custody’’: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Marine Mammal
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.);
the Dolphin Protection Consumer
Information Act (16 U.S.C. 1385), and
the International Dolphin Conservation
Program Act (16 U.S.C. 1414).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
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submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. 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 0648–0335.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XF163]

Implementation of Fish and Fish
Product Import Provisions of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act—
Notification of Comparability Findings
and Implementation of Import
Restrictions; Certification of
Admissibility for Certain Fish Products
AGENCY:

National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of comparability findings
and implementation and continuation of
trade restrictions for certain fish and
fish products.
SUMMARY:

Under the authority of the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA), the NMFS Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries (Assistant
Administrator) announces
comparability finding determinations
for all fisheries on the List of Foreign
Fisheries (LOFF) for harvesting nations
that export fish and fish products to the
United States. Nations whose fisheries
were denied comparability findings will
be prohibited from importing fish and
fish products from those fisheries into
the United States beginning January 1,
2026. Until such time as the import
restrictions imposed by this action are
lifted or revised, trade restrictions on
these products associated with the
fisheries for which a comparability
finding has been denied will continue
and Certification of Admissibility will
be required.
DATES: Comparability findings
announced in this notice and
compliance with the import restrictions
and Certification of Admissibility
requirements described in this notice

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