[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11887]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 25, 2021 (86 FR 6875) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption 
Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0578.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1204.
    Average Hours Per Response: Registration of Anglers--3 minutes; 
Registration of For-Hire Vessels--3 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 61.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    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: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annual.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (MSA).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0578.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-11887 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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