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OMB Control No: 0648-0323	ICR Reference No: 202604-0648-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202205-0648-004
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/04/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	600	600
Time Burden (Hours)	110	110
Cost Burden (Dollars)	24	34

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision and extension of the existing collection of information under OMB Control Number 0648-0323 for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Tournament Registration and Reporting. Fishing tournaments are defined as any fishing competition in which participants must register or otherwise enter or in which a prize or award is offered for catching or landing fish. Regulations at 50 CFR 635.5(d) require that all fishing tournaments targeting HMS that are conducted out of ports in Atlantic coastal states, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, must register with NMFS at least 4 weeks prior to the start of the event. These events must also report on their catch and fishing effort, as measured by the number of participating vessels and hours fished per day, by the 7th day following the conclusion of the event. NMFS is implementing several modifications to the tournament registration and reporting forms, including, but not limited to: 1) updating the target species list in the tournament registration form, 2) reporting vessel effort by state residency status (in-state vs. out-of-state participants), 3) reporting of bluefin tuna catch by size class, 4) clarifying the species for which tournament operators are required to report individual lengths and weights in their post-tournament catch reports, and 5) adding questions regarding the depredation of tournament catch by sharks, other fish, or marine animals.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
US Code: 16 USC 971 et seq. Name of Law: Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 59512	12/19/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 23405	05/01/2026
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration	N/A
Highly Migratory Species Tournament Reporting	N/A

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	600	600	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	110	110	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	24	34	-10

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $46,797

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Clifford Hutt 301 427-8588

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