[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69886-69887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26514]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 112604B]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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 Fisheries Statistics Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0052.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 43,934.
    Number of Respondents: 712,229.
    Average Hours Per Response: 7 minutes for fishing households; 7 
minutes for party/charter boat operators; 4.5 minutes for intercepted 
anglers; 3 minutes for supplemental economic data from fishing 
households; 5 minutes for supplemental economic data from party/charter 
boat operators; 8 minutes

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for supplemental economic data from intercepted anglers; 1.5 minutes 
for verification calls; 1 minute for non-fishing households, and .5 
minutes for non-households.
    Needs and Uses: Marine recreational anglers are surveyed for catch 
and effort data, fish biology data, and angler socioeconomic 
characteristics. These data are required to carry out provisions of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), as amended, regarding conservation and management of 
fishery resources.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, and individuals or 
households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 23, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-26514 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]
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