[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 73310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24980]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0052.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 272 new burden hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,750 new respondents.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 minute for anglers with no trips in 
past year; 7 minutes for anglers with trips in past year.
    Needs and Uses: Recent amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act require that the Marine Recreational 
Fisheries Statistics Survey (MRFSS) be upgraded and that future fishing 
surveys target anglers licensed or registered at the State or Federal 
level. This revision is requested to expand previously approved angler 
license directory surveys (ALDS) into North Carolina, which recently 
implemented a saltwater fishing license. Information collected through 
the ALDS will be integrated with data collected through the MRFSS 
Coastal Household Telephone Survey in a dual-frame approach to provide 
more complete coverage of the angling population. The results of this 
data collection effort will be used to calculate bi-monthly estimates 
of marine recreational fishing participation, effort and catch.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: December 19, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-24980 Filed 12-26-07; 8:45 am]
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