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Information Collection Request

Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting

ICR 202604-0648-006 · OMB 0648-0323 · Received in OIRA

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Tournament Registry Form Modified Available
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Summary Report Form and Instruction Modified Available
0648-0323 30-day 91 FR 23405 2026-0501.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-05-01 Available
0648-0323 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2026-04-22 Available
0648-0323 60-Day 90 FR 59512 2025-1219.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0648-0323 Viking HMS Tournament Reporting Comments.pdf Public Comments Uploaded 2025-12-19 Available
NOAA Administrative Order 216-100.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Section 515 of Public Law 106-554.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act - 2007 Blue Book.pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
50 CFR Part 635 (up to date as of 12-13-2024).pdf Supplementary Document Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
0648-0323 Supporting Statement Part B.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2026-04-21 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
4254 Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration Form ModifiedAtlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Tournament Registry
183971 Highly Migratory Species Tournament Reporting Form and Instruction ModifiedAtlantic Highly Migratory Species Tournament Summary Report
ICR Details
0648-0323 202604-0648-006
Received in OIRA 202205-0648-004
DOC/NOAA
Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and Reporting
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 05/04/2026
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 05/31/2026
600 600
110 110
24 34
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.
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
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  90 FR 59512 12/19/2025
91 FR 23405 05/01/2026
Yes
  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 600 600 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 110 110 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 24 34 0 0 -10 0
No
No
$46,797
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
    Yes
    No
No
No
No
No
Clifford Hutt 301 427-8588
  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.
05/04/2026