[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2493-2494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01394]


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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).

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    Title: Marine Recreational Information Program Social Network 
Analysis Mail Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 4,500.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Burden Hours: 1,125.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA Fisheries needs to educate and inform anglers 
about MRIP generally, but there's no way to effectively reach millions 
of individual anglers. Therefore, the agency is looking to identify how 
and where anglers get and share their information. In 2019, MRIP will 
undertake a social network survey to help identify relationships, 
networks, channels, and information flow among the numerous audiences 
that comprise the recreational fishing community. Completing this 
survey of licensed saltwater recreational anglers along with a 
subsequent analysis will help MRIP more effectively engage with its 
audiences by identifying key influencers and information pathways, and 
identifying the areas of greatest need and greatest opportunity for 
relationship-building. Data gathered will include angler use of and 
trust in different sources and channels of fisheries management 
information. These data will be used to identify key information 
sources for recreational anglers, evaluate regional differences in 
information sources, and evaluate recreational angler confidence in 
management and data collection efforts, thus allowing MRIP to more 
effectively communicate with recreational anglers on data collection 
issues by focusing communications efforts on important network 
channels.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Frequency: One-time reporting.
    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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-01394 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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