Notice2022-11968
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Marine Recreational Information Program, Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey
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Published
June 3, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33749-33750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11968]
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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, Access-Point Angler
Intercept 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 2/7/2022 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, Access-Point Angler
Intercept Survey (APAIS).
OMB Control Number: 0648-0659.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Average Hours per Response: 0.083.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,333.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
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. Amendments to the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) require
the development of an improved data collection program for recreational
fisheries. To partially meet these requirements, NOAA Fisheries
designed and implemented a new Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey
(APAIS) in 2013 to ensure better coverage and representation of
recreational fishing activity.
The APAIS intercepts marine recreational fishers at public-access
sites in coastal counties from Maine to Mississippi, Hawaii, and Puerto
Rico to obtain information about the just-completed day's fishing
activity. Respondents are asked about the time and type of fishing, the
angler's avidity and residence location, and details of any catch of
finfish. Species
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identification, number, and size are collected for any available landed
catch. Data collected from the APAIS are used to estimate the catch per
angler of recreational saltwater fishers. These APAIS estimates are
combined with estimates derived from independent but complementary
surveys of fishing effort, the Fishing Effort Survey and the For-Hire
Survey, to estimate total, state-level fishing catch, by species, and
participation. These estimates are used in the development,
implementation, and monitoring of fishery management programs by the
NMFS, regional fishery management councils, interstate marine fisheries
commissions, and state fishery agencies.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Frequency: One-time, in-person interview.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.)
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 0648-0659.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-11968 Filed 6-2-22; 8:45 am]
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