[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 116 (Friday, June 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 50565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13170]


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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 March 8, 2024, 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: 976.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.05 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 49.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for the extension of a currently 
approved collection. The National Saltwater Angler Registry and State 
Exemption 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, 
email address, 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) Section 401(g) and 50 CFR 600, Subpart P.
    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 Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-13170 Filed 6-13-24; 8:45 am]
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