# 2026-11787: NOAA Asks for Lobster Trap Transfer Comments Again

2026-11787, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; American Lobster-Annual Trap Transfer Program, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-06-11, effective 2026-08-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11787
- As of: 2026-06-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-11787
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; American Lobster-Annual Trap Transfer Program
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 35465
- Published: 2026-06-11
- Effective: 2026-08-10
- Comments close: 2026-08-10
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-18

## In one line

NOAA Asks for Lobster Trap Transfer Comments Again

## Summary

The government is asking lobster fishers and the public to comment on continuing the annual trap transfer program, which helps lobster fishers trade their lobster traps to fish smarter and protect lobster populations. This program affects lobster fishers along the Atlantic coast and aims to balance fishing limits with economic flexibility. Comments are open until August 10, 2026, and there’s no new cost, just a chance to share your thoughts!

## 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

- Annual Lobster Trap Transfer Window: benefit, medium. Qualified Federal lobster permit holders along the Atlantic coast can buy and sell trap allocation from Lobster Conservation Management Areas 2, 3, or Outer Cape Cod during a 2-month window each year from August 1 through September 30. Transfers you complete in that window change the permit's trap…
- Application Signing and Cap Proof Requirement: cost, low. Both the seller and buyer must sign and date the Trap Transfer Program application and show that the seller has enough allocation to transfer and that the buyer has room under the applicable trap cap before the transfer is accepted.
- Estimated Annual Respondent Burden: cost, low. NOAA estimates 204 respondents for this information collection, with an estimated 10 minutes per response, totaling 17 annual burden hours and an estimated total annual cost to the public of $492. Comments on this collection are requested by August 10, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-11787 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11787/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-11787 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11787.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-11787 (as of 2026-06-18).