This is a request for a rule-related
(0648-BN23) revision and extension of OMB Control No. 0648-0605.
This revision request makes the following changes: ● Removal of
weekly annual catch entitlement (ACE) reporting requirements for
sectors (50 CFR 648.87(b)(1)(v)(B)); ● Removal of the option to
increase the frequency of ACE reporting requirements for sectors
when the balance of remaining ACE is low, as specified in the
sector operations plan and approved by NMFS (50 CFR
648.87(b)(1)(v)(B)); ● Removal of the requirement for sectors to
include in their operations plan a list of all Federal and state
permits held by persons participating in the sector, including an
indication for each permit whether it is enrolled and will actively
fish in a sector, or will be subject to the provisions of the
common pool (50 CFR 648.87(b) (2) (ii)). These collections are
necessary to carry out the requirements of the groundfish fishery
as specified by the Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). Removal of the above requirements is intended to reduce
the administrative burden on sectors, without negatively affecting
the availability of information for analyzing the impacts of
sectors, monitoring against the objectives of the FMP, or
evaluating current management programs and future management
proposals.
PL:
Pub.L. 94 - 265 303 Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
This renewal request adjusts
costs for reports that are now submitted via electronic mail,
rather than U.S. mail. It also adjusts costs for those information
collections that are still submitted via mail to account for the
increase in the price of stamps since the last renewal. In
addition, Framework Adjustment 69 to the FMP removes regulations
requiring certain components of Sector Operations Plans and Sector
weekly reports. This revision and extension request revised the
burden hours for Sector Operations Plan & Annual Membership
List Updates and the Monitoring System (database) for Discards,
Sector Manager Weekly Reports & Annual Reports information
collections to reflect the components of these reports, which were
removed.
$3,257,133
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Liz Sullivan 978
282-8493
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
02/12/2026
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