[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 56146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23177]


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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: Alaska Saltwater Sport Fishing Economic Survey.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2,397.
    Average Hours per Response: Full survey, 30 minutes; follow-up 
telephone survey, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,154.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) plans to conduct a 
survey to collect data for conducting economic analyses of marine sport 
fishing in Alaska. This survey is necessary to understand the factors 
that affect the economic value of marine recreational fishing trips and 
improve estimates of fishing trip value.
    The Federal Government is responsible for the management of the 
Pacific halibut sport fishery off Alaska, while the State of Alaska 
manages the salmon sport fisheries (chinook, coho, sockeye, chum and 
pink), as well as several other saltwater sport fisheries. The survey's 
scope covers marine sport fishing for Pacific halibut, salmon, and 
other popular marine sport species in Alaska (e.g., lingcod and 
rockfish). The data collected from the survey will be used to estimate 
the demand for and value of marine fishing to anglers and to analyze 
how the type of fish caught, fishery regulations, and other factors 
affect fishing values and anglers' decisions to participate in Alaska 
marine fishing activities. The economic information provided from the 
survey will update and augment information collected in an earlier 
survey conducted in 2007 and is necessary to help inform fishery 
managers about the economic values of Alaska marine sport fisheries and 
the changes to participation in these fisheries with proposed 
regulations.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 [email protected].

    Dated: September 6, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-23177 Filed 9-9-11; 8:45 am]
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