[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55808-55809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25376]


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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: Recreational Angler Survey of Sea Turtle Interactions.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 12,300.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes each for angler intercept 
interviews and sea turtle incidental take capture forms.
    Burden Hours: 1,025.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    NOAA NMFS would like to conduct an intercept survey to assess the 
extent of interactions between recreational anglers on piers and other 
shore-based fishing structures, and sea turtles. This survey will also 
assess the feasibility of an intercept survey for this purpose in terms 
response rates and data collection. The survey will be administered on 
piers and other fixed structures nationwide, but focused within NOAA 
Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region and

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Southeast Region, and will survey approximately 36,000 individual 
recreational fishermen. The respondents will be verbally asked a series 
of questions, no longer than 5 minutes, and the interviewer will record 
answers. Members of the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network will 
also complete sea turtle incidental take capture forms when applicable.
    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: November 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25376 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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