[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 7801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01322]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: West Coast Fisheries Participation Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,543.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,181.
    Needs and Uses: Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) seeks to 
conduct fisheries participation analyses which involve a survey of 
United States (U.S.) West Coast commercial fishing participants. A U.S. 
mail survey will be conducted. The survey will be voluntary, and 
contacted individuals may decline to participate. Respondents will be 
asked to answer questions about their motivations for fishing and other 
factors that affect participation in the suite of West Coast commercial 
fisheries. Demographic and employment information will be collected so 
that responses can be organized based on a respondent typology. This 
survey is essential because data on smaller scale fishing practices, 
values, participation decisions and beliefs about fishing livelihoods 
are sparse; yet, they are critical to the development of usable fishery 
ecosystem models that account for non-pecuniary benefits of fishing, as 
well as the ways in which fishing practices shape individual and 
community well-being.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    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: January 17, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-01322 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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