88 FR 124 pgs. 42044-42045 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing Effort Survey
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 124Pages: 42044 - 42045
Pages: 42044, 42045FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-13802 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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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; Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing Effort Survey
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 April 11, 2023 (88 FR 21628) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Title: Marine Recreational Information Program, Fishing Effort Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0652.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision of a current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 183,333.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,278.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for revision and extension of an approved information collection. The request includes a new pilot study to test a shorter reference period that will increase the utility of survey data and estimates for fisheries managers and stock assessment scientists by providing greater resolution and more timely access to survey products. Additionally, the Reporting Sensitivity Experiment survey has been completed and that collection will be removed from this control number.
Marine recreational anglers are surveyed to collect catch and effort data, fish biology data, and angler socioeconomic characteristics. These data are required to carry out provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), as amended, regarding conservation and management of fishery resources.
[top] Marine recreational fishing catch and effort data are collected through a combination of mail surveys, telephone surveys, and on-site intercept surveys with recreational anglers. The Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Survey (FES) is a self-administered, household mail survey that samples from a residential address frame to collect data on the number of recreational anglers and the number of recreational fishing trips. The survey estimates marine recreational fishing activity for all coastal states from Maine through Mississippi, as well as Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Currently, MRIP produces estimates for two-month reference waves. The proposed collection will include experimental work to evaluate shorter reference
FES estimates are combined with estimates derived from complementary surveys of fishing trips, the Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey, to estimate total, state-level fishing catch, by species. These estimates are used in the development, implementation, and monitoring of fishery management programs by NOAA Fisheries, regional fishery management councils, interstate marine fisheries commissions, and state fishery agencies.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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 0648-0652.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-13802 Filed 6-28-23; 8:45 am]
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