# 2025-11066: Scientists Fish for Special NOAA Permissions Again

2025-11066, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Educational Activity Submissions, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-06-16, effective on or after the date of publication of this notice (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11066
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-11066
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Scientific Research, Exempted Fishing, and Exempted Educational Activity Submissions
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 25246
- Published: 2025-06-16
- Effective: on or after the date of publication of this notice
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Scientists Fish for Special NOAA Permissions Again

## Summary

NOAA is asking to keep collecting info from scientists and fishers who want special permission to do research, fish differently, or teach about fishing. About 246 people spend time filling out forms, and NOAA wants to keep this process going without changes. They’re giving the public 30 more days to share thoughts before final approval, with no new costs or big changes expected.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2025-11066 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/16/2025-11066/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2025-11066 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-16/pdf/2025-11066.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11066 (as of 2026-06-08).