The Department of Commerce, through the International Trade Administration, is seeking public comments on their proposal for updating information collection from businesses applying for foreign-trade zone (FTZ) status. These applications allow businesses to request new or modified zone statuses and assess the economic impact of these zones. The information collected helps evaluate the necessity and effectiveness of these zones, as well as the burden on the public. People have until May 30, 2025, to send their comments, which will become part of the public record.

The Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is seeking public comments on its plans to collect information about how people perceive and react to weather warnings. This effort, in line with the Paperwork Reduction Act, aims to get feedback until May 30, 2025, on surveys that will gather data on how the public responds to hazardous weather events like tornadoes and flash floods. The data will help improve NOAA's ability to communicate weather risks effectively. Public participation is voluntary, and the surveys will be web-based, with an estimated 90,000 respondents each spending about 10 minutes to complete them.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is inviting comments on an information collection under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This rule would permit the incidental, but not intentional, taking of small numbers of marine mammals by U.S. citizens engaged in certain activities. The goal is to evaluate whether the information collection is necessary and to minimize the public's reporting burden. The public can submit comments until May 30, 2025, to help improve the quality and clarity of the information collected.

The Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is seeking public comments on renewing an information collection program. This program, under the Merchant Marine Act, allows commercial fishing entities to defer taxable income in a Capital Construction Fund for specific vessel-related projects. Comments are invited on the necessity and burden of this collection by May 30, 2025, as part of the review process before submitting information to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Respondents, including businesses and organizations, are required to submit information via specified forms to qualify and participate in the program.

The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seeking public comments on its proposed information collection related to the West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Logbook. This is part of an effort to revise and extend the current data collection process to better manage the fishery by consolidating trawl and non-trawl logbooks. The public can provide feedback until May 30, 2025, which will help evaluate the necessity and efficiency of the data collection, look for ways to improve it, and explore methods to reduce the reporting burden on respondents.