OMB control number

Fishing Capacity Reduction Program/Buyback Requests

OMB 0648-0376 · DOC/NOAA.

OMB 0648-0376

This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) established programs to reduce excess fishing capacity by paying fishermen to surrender their vessels/permits. The information collected by NMFS involves the submission of buyback requests by industry, submission of bids, referenda of fishery participants and reporting of collection of fees to repay buyback loans. For buybacks involving State-managed fisheries, the State may be involved in developing the buyback plan and complying with other information requirements. NMFS requests information from participating buyback participants to track repayments of the loans as well as ensure accurate management and monitoring of the loans. The fees for recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR parts 600.1013 through 600.1017 form the basis for the collection of information.

The latest form for Fishing Capacity Reduction Program/Buyback Requests expires 2028-01-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Buyback Annual Reports Form
Buyback Fee Collection Reports Form
0648-0376 30-Day 89 FR 75532 2024-0916.pdf Supplementary Document
0648-0376 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A
0648-0376 60-Day 89 FR 41947 2024-0514.pdf Supplementary Document
16 USC 1861a - Transition to Sustainable Fisheries.pdf Supplementary Document
50 CFR 600 Subpart L - Fishing Capacity Reduction Framework.pdf Supplementary Document
50 CFR 600 Subpart M - Specific Fishery or Program Fishing Capacity Reduction Regulations.pdf Supplementary Document
Buyback Annual Reports Form
Buyback Fee Collection Reports Form

All Historical Document Collections

202409-0648-006	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2024-09-17
202105-0648-010 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2021-06-14
201805-0648-011 Approved with change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2018-06-06
201505-0648-008 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2015-05-15
201202-0648-005 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2012-02-21
200808-0648-002 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2008-08-18
200506-0648-007 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2005-06-16
200206-0648-002 Approved without change	Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	2002-06-04
199902-0648-005 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	1999-02-16

OMB Details

Buyback Fee Collection Reports

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Natural Resources - Conservation, Marine and Land Management

Form N/A	Pacific Coast Groundfish Buyback Loan Fee Collection Report	Fillable Fileable	Form
Form N/A	Southeast Alaska Purse Seine Salmon Buyback Loan Fee Collection Report	Fillable Fileable	Form
Form N/A	BSAI Non‐Pollock Buyback Loan Fee Collection Report	Fillable Fileable	Form
Form N/A	BSAI Crab Buyback Loan Fee Collection Report	Fillable Fileable	Form

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