[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18196-18197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07586]
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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: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption
Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0578.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 15,122.
Average Hours per Response: 3 minutes.
Burden Hours: 756.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved collection. The registration fee was changed from
$15 to $25.
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
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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 600.1400-600.1417.
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. The data that is 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: Annually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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.
Dated: March 30, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-07586 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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