[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 45093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18849]


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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 Control Number: 0648-0052.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a previously 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 746,345 total (5,040 for new panel study).
    Average Hours per Response: Screening questionnaire, 8 minutes; 
monthly angler diary, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 49,640 total (3,192 for panel study).
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision of a previously 
approved information collection.
    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 (MSA), (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) as 
amended, regarding conservation and management of fishery resources.
    The marine recreational fishing catch and effort data are currently 
collected through a combination of telephone surveys and on-site 
intercept surveys with recreational anglers. Recent amendments to the 
MSA require the development of an improved data collection program for 
recreational fisheries. To meet the requirements of the MSA, NOAA's 
National Marine Fisheries Service is developing pilot studies to test 
alternative approaches for surveying recreational anglers. Studies will 
test the effectiveness of panel surveys for contacting anglers and 
collecting recreational fishing catch and effort data. The goal of 
these studies is to develop an efficient means of collecting fishing 
data while maintaining complete coverage of the angling population, as 
well as testing assumptions and assessing potential sources of error in 
ongoing recreational fishing surveys.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Monthly and 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 6616, 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: July 27, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-18849 Filed 7-30-10; 8:45 am]
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