# 2026-12487: NOAA Seeks Comments on Salmon Paperwork Burden

2026-12487, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for the Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-06-22, effective To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before August 21, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12487
- As of: 2026-06-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12487
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for the Ocean Salmon Fishery Off the Coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 37095
- Published: 2026-06-22
- Effective: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before August 21, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-21
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-29

## In one line

NOAA Seeks Comments on Salmon Paperwork Burden

## Summary

NOAA is asking for public feedback on continuing the paperwork rules for salmon fishing off Washington, Oregon, and California. This helps keep fishing sustainable while making sure reporting isn’t too much of a hassle. Comments are open until August 21, 2026, and the rules mostly keep things steady with no new costs.

## 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

- Mandatory catch and landing reports: cost, low. If you operate a commercial ocean salmon fishing business in the U.S. exclusive economic zone 3–200 nautical miles off Washington, Oregon, or California, you must report catch and landings to the appropriate state and tribal agencies. You must also make in-season notifications (by at-sea radio or c…
- California 24-hour electronic fish ticket rule: cost, low. If you participate in the California commercial salmon troll fishery, you must enter fish tickets showing the number of Chinook salmon landed into the California Department of Fish and Wildlife electronic landing database within 24 hours of landing; NMFS requires this be completed within 24 hours.
- Estimated paperwork burden and cost: cost, low. NOAA estimates this information collection will involve 40 respondents, with an estimated 15 minutes per response, totaling 10 annual burden hours, and an estimated $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. The collection is a mandatory regular submission under OMB Control Number 0648-0433 and is author…

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## Sources
- [2026-12487 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/22/2026-12487/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-12487 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-22/pdf/2026-12487.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12487 (as of 2026-06-29).