[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 15372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07290]


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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: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0578.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2,724.
    Average Hours per Response:
    Burden Hours: 137.
    Needs and Uses: The National Saltwater Angler Registry Program 
(Registry Program) was established to implement recommendations 
included in the review of national saltwater angling data collection 
programs conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2005/2006, 
and the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act, 
codified at Section 401(g) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (MSA), which require the Secretary of Commerce to 
commence improvements to recreational fisheries surveys, including 
establishing a national saltwater angler and for-hire vessel registry, 
by January 1, 2009. A final rule that includes regulatory measures to 
implement the Registry Program (RIN 0648-AW10) was adopted and codified 
in 50 CFR 600 Subpart P.
    The Registry Program collects identification and contact 
information from those anglers and for-hire vessels who are involved in 
recreational fishing in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone or 
for anadromous fish in any waters, unless the anglers or vessels are 
exempted from the registration requirement. Data collected includes: 
For anglers: Name, address, date of birth, telephone contact 
information and region(s) of the country in which they fish; for for-
hire vessels: Owner and operator name, address, date of birth, 
telephone contact information, vessel name and registration/
documentation number and home port or primary operating area. This 
information is compiled into a national and/or series of regional 
registries that is being used to support surveys of recreational 
anglers and for-hire vessels to develop estimates of recreational 
angling effort.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation:
    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: April 5, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-07290 Filed 4-9-18; 8:45 am]
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