# 2026-12783: Commerce Seeks Paperwork Feedback on Seafood Import Certifications

2026-12783, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fish and Fish Products Subject to Certification of Admissibility Requirements, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-06-25, effective Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before August 24, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12783
- As of: 2026-10-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12783
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Fish and Fish Products Subject to Certification of Admissibility Requirements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 38403
- Published: 2026-06-25
- Effective: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before August 24, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-08-24
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-28

## In one line

Commerce Seeks Paperwork Feedback on Seafood Import Certifications

## Summary

The Department of Commerce wants your feedback on updating rules for importing certain fish and fish products to protect marine life. This affects businesses that import seafood and aims to keep harmful fishing practices in check without adding extra paperwork. Comments are open until August 24, 2026, so now’s the time to weigh in!

## 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

- Paper COAs moving to electronic filing: mixed, medium. NOAA proposes to stop relying on paper Certification of Admissibility (COA) forms and require entry filers (importers or customs brokers) to submit COA data electronically into U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). Importers must upload an image of the com…
- Estimated compliance time and software costs: cost, high. NOAA estimates about 2,700 business respondents will file on average 22 COA-related entries each year, with an estimated total annual burden of 27,720 hours. NOAA estimates total annual costs to the public of $550,000, including an up-front $1,000 per entry filer for entry-filing software enhanceme…
- MMPA import prohibitions raised COA demand: cost, medium. NOAA notes that import prohibitions under the Marine Mammal Protection Act went into effect on January 1, 2026 for products from 240 fisheries in 46 nations that were denied comparability findings, which greatly increased COA usage. That increase strained importers and foreign governments and is a…

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## Sources
- [2026-12783 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/25/2026-12783/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-12783 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-25/pdf/2026-12783.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12783 (as of 2026-10-28).