Electronic Logbook Reporting in Commercial Fisheries of the Gulf of America and Atlantic

Document 2026-10389 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Commerce in the Federal Register on May 26, 2026. NMFS seeks public comment on proposed regulations to implement management measures described in amendments to four fishery management plans (FMPs) in the Gulf of America (Gulf), South Atlantic, and Atlantic, referenced here as the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments. If the Commercial Electronic Logbook Amendments are implemented by NMFS through this proposed rule, submission of certain commercial fishing logbooks would be required in an electronic format rather than the current paper format. NMFS is also proposing minor changes to some of the required data fields in the logbooks determined to be necessary to successfully transition from paper to electronic reporting. The purpose of this proposed rule is to increase the accuracy and efficiency of fisheries data that NMFS receives from federally permitted fishermen participating in the applicable commercial fisheries that occur in the Gulf, South Atlantic, and Atlantic. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10389/electronic-logbook-reporting-in-commercial-fisheries-of-the-gulf-of-america-and-atlantic.

No. Document 2026-10389 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.