# 2026-19330: NOAA Wants 4,600 Hours to Pick Fish Council Members

2026-19330, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of State Authority, is a Federal Register notice from Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published 2026-09-22 (as of 2026-09-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19330
- As of: 2026-09-29
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19330
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of State Authority
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Commerce Department; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 60103
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

NOAA Wants 4,600 Hours to Pick Fish Council Members

## Summary

NOAA is asking for approval to keep collecting info from states and tribes about who represents them on Fishery Management Councils and requests to regain control over certain fisheries. This affects 146 people who spend time nominating council members or applying for state authority, with a total yearly effort of about 4,600 hours. The goal is to keep managing fisheries smoothly without adding extra paperwork or costs.

## Effects PRIA read

No economic effects identified for this document.

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## Sources
- [2026-19330 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19330/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for)
- [2026-19330 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19330.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19330 (as of 2026-09-29).