[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32224-32225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12840]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; For-Hire 
Telephone Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Ana Valentin, Phone: (301) 427-8187 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    Marine recreational anglers are surveyed to collect 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 (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.), as amended, regarding conservation and management of 
fishery resources.
    The For-Hire Survey (FHS) will collect recreational fishing catch 
and effort data through a telephone, Web-based data collection, and log 
sheet methods. Amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act require the development of an improved data 
collection program for recreational fisheries. To meet these 
requirements, NOAA Fisheries has designed a telephone questionnaire in 
the Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI) system for surveying 
and collecting catch and effort data from recreational anglers. The FHS 
will sample a week's activity from 10% of vessels that are permitted 
for-hire or charter vessel trips. Each interview will collect the 
number of recreational fishing trips, and log sheets submitted by the 
permit holders will show corresponding effort data (e.g. time at sea, 
amounts of catch from each fishery), within the sample selected week.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected through telephone interviews using a 
CATI System. In lieu of telephone interviews, respondents may also 
provide information via a Web-based application.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3\1/2\ minutes for a telephone 
interview; 3\1/2\ minutes to complete their responses on the web-based 
application; 1 minute for fax the log-sheet.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,334.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 29, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-12840 Filed 6-3-14; 8:45 am]
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