[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 48137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18977]


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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: Survey of Charter Boat and Head Boat Angler Interactions 
with Sea Turtles.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: Request to participate in survey, 30 
seconds; survey, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 365.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The collection of recreational fishing bycatch data is necessary to 
fulfill statutory requirements of Section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852 et. seq.), 
Section 401 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Reauthorization Act, and to comply with Executive Order 12962 on 
Recreational Fisheries. Additionally, the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed prohibitions against the 
taking of endangered species. This collection will seek to better 
understand the nature and overall level of sea turtle interactions with 
recreational anglers on charter boats and headboats. The information 
collected will be used to develop more reliable bycatch estimates.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: August 1, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-18977 Filed 8-6-13; 8:45 am]
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