[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 148 (Friday, August 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 44740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18130]


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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 Information Program, Hawaii Mail-in 
Survey for Shore Fishing Effort.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 400.
    Needs and Uses: 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.
    Marine recreational fishing catch and effort data are collected 
through a combination of mail surveys, telephone surveys and on-site 
intercept surveys with recreational anglers. Amendments to the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) require 
the development of an improved data collection program for recreational 
fisheries. To meet these requirements, NOAA Fisheries has designed and 
tested new approaches for sampling and surveying recreational anglers.
    A mail survey of all anglers within a household will be used to 
collect recent fishing effort data including gear and methods of 
fishing from shore. The main purpose will be to compare to on-site 
roving counts of shore fishing effort during the same period and to 
produce adjustment factors for under-coverage of the roving on-site 
survey (the roving effort survey does not require response from the 
public). The survey scope is Oahu, during a single 2-month sampling 
wave (current schedule September-October, 2014). The effort surveys 
will use catch data from the ongoing shore angler intercept survey to 
produce estimates of total catch, harvested catch, and live released 
catch.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: July 28, 2014
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18130 Filed 7-31-14; 8:45 am]
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