Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon Fishery

This is a resubmission, with the final rule, of a request by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, for a new collection for the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) commercial salmon fishery. This request is due to a final rule (RIN 0648-BM42) to implement Amendment 16 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Salmon Fisheries in the EEZ Off Alaska (Salmon FMP). Amendment 16 and the rule establish Federal fishery management for all salmon fishing that occurs in the Cook Inlet EEZ, which includes commercial drift gillnet and recreational salmon fishery sectors. This action is necessary to comply with rulings from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska, and to ensure the Salmon FMP is consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). This new collection contains the applications and processes used by harvesters, processors, and other entities receiving deliveries of Cook Inlet EEZ salmon to apply for and manage their permits; provide catch, landings, and processing data; and mark drift gillnet buoys. The data will be used to ensure that the fishery participants adhere to harvesting, processing, and other requirements necessary to manage the Cook Inlet EEZ commercial salmon fishery. This rule also affects OMB Control Number 0648-0445 (NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System Program). NMFS is submitting a separate request to revise 0648-0445. One change was made from the proposed rule to the final rule. The requirement to record in the logbook any interactions or entanglements with marine mammals was removed because it may be duplicative. This did not change respondents, responses, or the burden. Additionally, in this supporting statement, the name of the logbook was changed to “Catcher Vessel Daily Fishing Logsheet Salmon Gillnet Gear” to match the name used on the logsheet form.

The latest form for Cook Inlet EEZ Commercial Salmon Fishery expires 2027-04-30 and can be found here.

Application for Salmon Federal Fisheries Permit

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