[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P