[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10415-10416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03629]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Marine 
Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration written comments must be submitted on or 
before April 24, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer, 
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the 
internet at [email protected]). All comments received are part of the 
public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All 
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) 
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do 
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Sabrina Lovell, Economist, Office of Science and 
Technology, NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 
(301) 427-8153 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    As specified in the Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act of 1996 (and reauthorized in 2007), the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) is required to enumerate the economic impacts of the 
policies it implements on fishing participants and coastal communities. 
The objective of the survey is to collect information on marine 
(saltwater) recreational fishing trip expenditures and durable good 
expenditures made by marine recreational anglers. The voluntary survey 
has two parts that may be conducted either jointly during the same 
calendar year or in separate years. The trip expenditure portion will 
ask anglers about the expenses incurred on their most recent marine 
recreational fishing trip. The durable goods portion will ask anglers 
about their purchases of durable goods such as fishing gear, boats, 
vehicles, and second homes over a 12-month period. The expenditure data 
collected in this regular survey is widely used by both federal, state, 
and non-governmental organizations for research and analysis regarding 
the economic importance and contributions of marine recreational 
fishing to each coastal state and nationwide. The NMFS Office of 
Science and Technology conducts the survey and publishes the results in 
both technical reports and the annual `Fisheries Economics of the U.S.' 
report series.

II. Method of Collection

    The trip expenditure portion of the survey may be conducted using 
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person interviews at fishing sites or using email or mail invitations 
to an online web survey (with a paper version of the survey for anglers 
without internet access). The durable goods expenditure portion will 
use email or mail invitations to an online web survey (with a paper 
version of the survey for anglers without internet access).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0693.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 88,350: 13,350 for durable good 
expenditure survey; 75,000 for trip expenditure survey.
    Estimated Time per Response: Durable goods expenditure survey, 15 
minutes; trip expenditure survey 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,346.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in record keeping and 
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-03629 Filed 2-21-20; 8:45 am]
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