[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 80754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32542]
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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: International Billfish Angler Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0020.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88-10.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 500.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Burden Hours: 42.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The International Billfish Angler Survey began in 1969 and is an
integral part of the Billfish Research Program at the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science
Center (SWFSC). The survey tracks recreational angler fishing catch and
effort for billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans in support of the
Pacific and Western Pacific Fishery Management Councils, authorized
under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management and Act
(MSA). The data are used by scientists and fishery managers to assist
with assessing the status of billfish stocks. The survey is intended
for anglers cooperating in the Billfish Program and is entirely
voluntary. This survey is specific to recreational anglers fishing for
Istiophorid and Xiphiid billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans; as
such it provides the only estimates of catch per unit of effort for
recreational billfish fishing in those areas.
Affected Public:
Frequency:
Respondent's Obligation:
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: December 21, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-32542 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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