[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 183 (Monday, September 22, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56558-56559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22449]


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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: Coastal Household Telephone Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 228,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 7,600.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Marine recreational anglers are surveyed for 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 Coastal Household Telephone Survey (CHTS) utilizes a computer-
assisted, random-digit-dialing (RDD) approach to contact full-time, 
residential households located in coastal counties and collect 
information

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about recent recreational fishing activity. Respondents are asked to 
recall the number of recreational saltwater fishing trips taken during 
a specific time period and to provide details about each fishing trip. 
Data collected from the CHTS are used to estimate the total number of 
recreational saltwater fishing trips by residents of coastal counties. 
CHTS estimates are combined with estimates derived from an independent 
survey, the Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey (APAIS), to estimate 
total, state-level fishing effort and catch, by species. These 
estimates are used in the development, implementation, and monitoring 
of fishery management programs by the NMFS, regional fishery management 
councils, interstate marine fisheries commissions, and state fishery 
agencies.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 16, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22449 Filed 9-19-14; 8:45 am]
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