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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; Alaska Chinook Salmon
Economic Data Report (EDR)
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 September 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0633 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov 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 Scott A.
Miller, Economist, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802–1668, by phone at 907–586–
7228, or by email at scott.miller@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting renewal of the currently
approved information collection for the
Chinook Salmon Economic Data Report
(EDR) Program.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) manages the Bering Sea pollock
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Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). AFA fishing
vessels harvest pollock in the Bering Sea
pollock fishery using pelagic trawl gear,
which consists of large nets towed
through the water by the vessel. At
times, Chinook salmon and pollock
occur in the same locations in the
Bering Sea; consequently, Chinook
salmon are incidentally caught in the
nets as pollock is harvested. This
incidental catch is called bycatch and is
also called prohibited species catch
(PSC).
The Chinook Salmon EDR Program
provides NMFS and the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
with data to evaluate the effectiveness of
Chinook salmon bycatch management
measures for the Bering Sea pollock
fishery that were implemented under
Amendment 91 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (75 FR 53026, August
30, 2010). The Chinook Salmon EDR
requirements were revised in 2023 to
remove third party data verification
audits and blind formatting of EDR data
(88 FR 7586). The Chinook Salmon EDR
Program provides information to the
analysts and the Council and is
intended to evaluate the effectiveness of
the Chinook Salmon Incentive Plan
Agreement (IPA) (see OMB Control No.
0648–0401). The Chinook Salmon EDR
Program is intended to evaluate where,
when, and how pollock fishing and
salmon bycatch occur and to provide
data to study and verify conclusions
drawn by industry in the IPA annual
reports.
The Chinook Salmon EDR Program is
managed primarily by the Alaska
Fisheries Science Center, with support
from NMFS Alaska Region, and is
administered in collaboration with
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission. The EDR is a mandatory
reporting requirement under 50 CFR
679.65 for all entities participating in
the AFA Bering Sea (BS) pollock trawl
fishery, including vessel masters and
businesses that own or lease one or
more AFA-permitted vessels active in
fishing or processing BS pollock,
Western Alaska Community
Development Quota groups receiving
allocations of BS pollock, and
representatives of sector entities
receiving allocations of Chinook salmon
PSC from NMFS.
The Chinook Salmon EDR Program
consists of three separate forms: (1)
Chinook PSC Allocation In-season
Compensated Transfer Report—Collects
transfer and monetary compensation
information for Chinook salmon PSC
allocations; (2) Vessel Fuel Survey—
Collects fuel consumption and average

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fuel costs; and (3) Vessel Master
Survey—Collects vessel master
impressions of fishing experiences
during the year and of Chinook salmon
PSC avoidance efforts. These collections
are unchanged since the previous
revision in 2023.
II. Method of Collection
The Compensated Transfer Report,
Vessel Fuel Survey, and Vessel Master
Survey are completed and submitted
using the economic data reporting web
application on the Pacific States Marine
Fisheries Commission website at
https://www.psmfc.org//chinookedr/.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0633.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
151.
Estimated Time per Response:
Compensated Transfer Report: 40 hours;
Vessel Fuel Survey: 4 hours; Vessel
Master Survey: 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 640 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $750 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: American Fisheries
Act (16 U.S.C. 1851); Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
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 that 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. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying

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information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
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.
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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; Groundfish Trawl Catcher
Processor Economic Data Report
(EDR)
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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 September 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0564 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are
part of the public record and will
generally be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov without change.
Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or

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specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Scott A.
Miller, Economist, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK
99802–1668, by phone at 907–586–
7228, or by email at scott.miller@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting extension of the
currently approved information
collection for the Annual Trawl
Catcher/Processor Economic Data
Report (the EDR).
The EDR collects economic data for
the groundfish trawl fleet established by
Amendment 80 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area. Amendment 80
primarily allocates several Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands non-pollock trawl
groundfish fisheries among fishing
sectors, and facilitates the formation of
harvesting cooperatives among vessels
in the non-American Fisheries Act (nonAFA) Trawl Catcher/Processor
Cooperative Program. This program
established a limited access privilege
program for the non-AFA trawl catcher/
processor sector.
Data collected through the EDR
includes labor information, revenues
received, capital and operational
expenses, and other operational or
financial data. NMFS and the Council
use this to assess the economic effects
of Amendment 80 on vessels or entities
regulated by the non-AFA Trawl
Catcher/Processor Cooperative Program,
and impacts of major changes in the
groundfish management regime,
including allocation of prohibited
species catch species and target species
to harvesting cooperatives.
The EDR is submitted annually by
each person who held an Amendment
80 Quota Share permit or was an owner
or leaseholder of an Amendment 80
vessel, or was an owner or leaseholder
of a vessel named on a License
Limitation Program groundfish license
with catcher/processor vessel and trawl
gear designations and endorsed for the
Gulf of Alaska during a calendar year.
The EDR requirements are located at 50
CFR 679.94.
II. Method of Collection
Pacific States Marine Fisheries
Commission (PSMFC) has been
designated by NMFS as the Data
Collection Agent. PSMFC mails EDR
announcements and filing instructions
to respondents by April 1 of each year.

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Respondents are encouraged to
complete the form online on the PSMFC
website at www.psmfc.org/goatrawl/.
The EDR is also available as a fillable
PDF on the PSFMC website and may be
submitted by mail or fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0564.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
Estimated Time per Response: Annual
Trawl Catcher/Processor Economic Data
Report: 20 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 440.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $110 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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 that 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. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you may ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we

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