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, 15919 [2022-05945]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES business for the day has been completed. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held online. Specific meeting information, including directions on how to join the meeting and system requirements will be provided in the meeting announcement on the Pacific Council’s website (see www.pcouncil.org). You may send an email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov) or contact him at (503) 820– 2412 for technical assistance. Council address: Pacific Fishery Management Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Griffin, Staff Officer, Pacific Council; telephone: (503) 820–2409. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The primary purpose of this online meeting is for the MPC to discuss several issues related to offshore wind energy development and NOAA Aquaculture Opportunity Areas, and to develop recommendations in advance of upcoming public comment opportunities on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Oregon Call Areas for offshore wind energy and NOAA’s Notice of Intent to develop an Environmental Impact Statement for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas. Other marine planning topics or emerging issues may be discussed as necessary. The meeting agenda will be available on the Pacific Council’s website in advance of the meeting. Although non-emergency issues not contained in the meeting agenda may be discussed, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this document and any issues arising after publication of this document that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, provided the public has been notified of the intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt (kris.kleinschmidt@ noaa.gov; (503) 820–2412) at least 10 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: March 15, 2022. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2022–05813 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:01 Mar 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 15919 fishing activity for all coastal states from Maine through Mississippi, as well as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Administration FES estimates are combined with estimates derived from complementary Agency Information Collection surveys of fishing trips, the AccessActivities; Submission to the Office of Point Angler Intercept Survey, to Management and Budget (OMB) for estimate total, state-level fishing catch, Review and Approval; Comment by species. These estimates are used in Request; Marine Recreational the development, implementation, and Information Program, Fishing Effort monitoring of fishery management Survey programs by NOAA Fisheries, regional fishery management councils, interstate The Department of Commerce will marine fisheries commissions, and state submit the following information fishery agencies. collection request to the Office of The proposed collection will include Management and Budget (OMB) for experimental work to evaluate nonreview and clearance in accordance sampling errors in recreational fishing with the Paperwork Reduction Act of surveys. Specifically, the revision will 1995, on or after the date of publication include three mail survey of this notice. We invite the general questionnaires designed to evaluate public and other Federal agencies to measurement error in the reporting of comment on proposed, and continuing saltwater fishing effort and possession information collections, which helps us of a saltwater fishing license. assess the impact of our information Affected Public: Individuals or collection requirements and minimize households. the public’s reporting burden. Public Frequency: On occasion. comments were previously requested Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. via the Federal Register on January 7, This information collection request 2022, during a 60-day comment period. may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. This notice allows for an additional 30 Follow the instructions to view the days for public comments. Department of Commerce collections Agency: National Oceanic and currently under review by OMB. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Written comments and Commerce. recommendations for the proposed Title: Marine Recreational Information information collection should be Program, Fishing Effort Survey. submitted within 30 days of the OMB Control Number: 0648–0652. publication of this notice on the Form Number(s): None. following website www.reginfo.gov/ Type of Request: Regular (revision public/do/PRAMain. Find this and extension of current information particular information collection by collection.) selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Number of Respondents: 113,000. Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or Average Hours per Response: 5 by using the search function and minutes. entering either the title of the collection Burden Hours: 9,417. or the OMB Control Number 0648–0652. Needs and Uses: Marine recreational anglers are surveyed to collect catch and Sheleen Dumas, effort data, fish biology data, and angler Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of socioeconomic characteristics. These the Chief Information Officer, Commerce data are required to carry out provisions Department. of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery [FR Doc. 2022–05945 Filed 3–18–22; 8:45 am] Conservation and Management Act (16 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended, regarding conservation and management of fishery resources. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Marine recreational fishing catch and National Oceanic and Atmospheric effort data are collected through a Administration combination of mail surveys, telephone surveys and on-site intercept surveys Sanctuary System Business Advisory with recreational anglers. The Marine Council: Public Meeting Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Survey (FES) is a AGENCY: Office of National Marine self-administered, household mail Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean survey that samples from a residential Service (NOS), National Oceanic and address frame to collect data on the Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), number of recreational anglers and the Department of Commerce (DOC). number of recreational fishing trips. The ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. survey estimates marine recreational DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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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 [www.gpo.gov]
[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 
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 Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-05945 Filed 3-18-22; 8:45 am]
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