# 2025-11072: Alaska Pollock Permit Paperwork Gets Another Routine Federal Renewal 2025-11072, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permits, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2025-06-16, effective The notice invites 60 days of public comment prior to submission to OMB.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-02). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11072 - As of: 2026-11-02 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2025-11072 - Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska American Fisheries Act (AFA) Permits - Type: Notice - Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Citation: 90 FR 25243 - Published: 2025-06-16 - Effective: The notice invites 60 days of public comment prior to submission to OMB. - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-11-02 ## In one line Alaska Pollock Permit Paperwork Gets Another Routine Federal Renewal ## Summary NOAA is asking for public feedback on renewing the paperwork needed for Alaska American Fisheries Act (AFA) permits, which help manage the Bering Sea pollock fishery. This affects fishermen and companies involved in this fishery, ensuring rules stay clear and fair. Comments are open until August 15, 2025, with no new fees or big changes planned—just keeping things running smoothly. ## Abstract 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. ## Effects PRIA read - Must carry valid AFA permit while fishing: cost, low. Any vessel that fishes non-CDQ pollock in the Bering Sea and any shoreside processor, stationary floating processor, or mothership that receives that pollock must have a valid Alaska American Fisheries Act (AFA) permit on board the vessel or at the facility while non-CDQ pollock is being harvested… - Most AFA permits already issued indefinitely: benefit, low. Permanent AFA permits (catcher vessel, catcher/processor, mothership, and inshore processor) had a one-time application deadline of December 1, 2000, and were issued with an indefinite expiration date. Except for participants who need annual or replacement permits, entities required to have an AFA… - Specific permit and transfer forms you may need: cost, low. NMFS collects specific applications related to AFA permits and Ch inook salmon prohibited species catch (PSC) transfers: (1) Rebuilt/Replacement/Removed Vessel Application; (2) AFA Inshore Catcher Vessel Cooperative Permit (submitted annually); (3) AFA Inshore Vessel Contract Fishing Notification;… - Estimated paperwork time and small public cost: cost, low. NOAA estimates 27 respondents, with total annual burden of 246 hours and an estimated total annual public cost of $395. Estimated time per response is: 1 hour for rebuilt/replacement/removed vessel application; 1 hour for PSC allocation transfer; 2 hours for the annual inshore cooperative permit; 4… - Online submission available for some AFA forms: benefit, low. The Application for Transfer of Bering Sea Chinook Salmon PSC Allocations and the Application for Approval as an Entity to Receive Transferable Chinook Salmon PSC Allocation may be submitted online through eFISH on the NMFS Alaska Region website. Other information is collected by mail, fax, or deli… - No new fees or major changes planned in renewal: benefit, low. NOAA states this is a renewal of an approved information collection and that there are no new fees or big changes planned; the renewal is intended to keep the existing permit and transfer paperwork in place and running smoothly. ## Related documents - [2026-14204](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14204): Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Delay of Effective Date, 2026-07-15 - [2026-14195](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14195): Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act, 2026-07-14 - [2026-07536](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-07536): Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America, 2026-04-17 - [2026-05599](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-05599): Deep Seabed Mining: Notice of Receipt of Applications for Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses and Announcement of Public Comment Period…, 2026-03-23 - [2026-04256](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-04256): Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Spatial Fisheries Management; Amendment 15 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fi…, 2026-03-04 - [2025-06746](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-06746): Rescinding the Definition of “Harm” Under the Endangered Species Act, 2025-04-17 ## Sources - [2025-11072 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/16/2025-11072/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for) - [2025-11072 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-16/pdf/2025-11072.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2025-11071, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Managemen…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11071) - [Next: 2025-11074, Hardwood and Decorative Plywood From the People's Republic of China, Indonesia,…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11074) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-11072 (as of 2026-11-02).