Notice2022-05945
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
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Published
March 21, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 15919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-05945]
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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 January 7, 2022, 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 (revision and extension of current
information collection.)
Number of Respondents: 113,000.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Burden Hours: 9,417.
Needs and Uses: 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.
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.
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.
The proposed collection will include experimental work to evaluate
non-sampling errors in recreational fishing surveys. Specifically, the
revision will include three mail survey questionnaires designed to
evaluate measurement error in the reporting of saltwater fishing effort
and possession of a saltwater fishing license.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-05945 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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