[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26121]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0052.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 27,207 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 585,382.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 30 seconds and 7 minutes 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This survey conducts random telephone interviews of 
residents of coastal country households to obtain data on marine 
recreational fishing effort and it conducts random field interviews of 
anglers returning from fishing trips to obtain data on the average 
catches of different fish species per angler fishing trip. These data 
are used to calculate bimonthly estimates of marine recreational 
fishing participation, effort and catch by species. The effort and 
catch estimates are used in the development, implementation and 
monitoring of fishery management programs by the National Marine 
Fisheries Service, regional fishery management councils, interstate 
marine fisheries commissions and state fishery agencies.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Bimonthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26121 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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