[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75868-75869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31095]


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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: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0578.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 9,140.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 457.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The National Saltwater Angler Registry Program (Registry Program) 
was established to implement recommendations included in the review of 
national saltwater angling data

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collection programs conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) in 
2005/2006, and the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization 
Act, codified at Section 401(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MSA), which require the Secretary of 
Commerce to commence improvements to recreational fisheries surveys, 
including establishing a national saltwater angler and for-hire vessel 
registry, by January 1, 2009. A final rule that includes regulatory 
measures to implement the Registry Program (Regulation Identifier 
Number (RIN) 0648-AW10) was adopted and codified in 50 CFR 600.1400 to 
600.1417.
    The Registry Program collects identification and contact 
information from those anglers and for-hire vessels who are involved in 
recreational fishing in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone or 
for anadromous fish in any waters, unless the anglers or vessels are 
exempted from the registration requirement. The data that is collected 
includes: for anglers--name, address, date of birth, telephone contact 
information, and region(s) of the country in which they fish; for for-
hire vessels--owner and operator name, address, date of birth, 
telephone contact information, vessel name and registration/
documentation number, and home port or primary operating area. This 
information is compiled into a national and/or series of regional 
registries that is being used to support surveys of recreational 
anglers and for-hire vessels to develop estimates of recreational 
angling effort.
    There is a program change with this submission: a $15 registration 
fee will now be charged.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: November 29, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31095 Filed 12-2-11; 8:45 am]
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