[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 60 (Thursday, March 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 11753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05914]


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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: International Billfish Angler Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0020.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-10.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 50.
    Needs and Uses: The International Billfish Angler Survey began in 
1969 and is an integral part of the Billfish Research Program at the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Southwest 
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC). The survey tracks recreational angler 
fishing catch and effort for billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans 
in support of the Pacific and Western Pacific Fishery Management 
Councils, authorized under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (MSA). The data are used by scientists and fishery 
managers to assist with assessing the status of billfish stocks. The 
survey is intended for anglers cooperating in the Billfish Program and 
is entirely voluntary. This survey is specific to recreational anglers 
fishing for Istiophorid and Xiphiid billfish in the Pacific and Indian 
Oceans; as such it provides the only estimates of catch per unit of 
effort for recreational billfish fishing in those areas.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Once annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs.
    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. 2019-05914 Filed 3-27-19; 8:45 am]
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