Proposed Revised Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey To Collect Economic Data From Recreational Anglers Along the Atlantic Coast
| Published date | 02 April 2020 |
| Record Number | 2020-06921 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 64 (Thursday, April 2, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 64 (Thursday, April 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18557-18558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06921]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Revised Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey
To Collect Economic Data From Recreational Anglers Along the Atlantic
Coast
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 1, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the
internet at [email protected]). All comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Scott Steinback, Economist, Northeast Fisheries Science
Center, 166 Water St., Woods Hole, MA 02543. Tel: (508) 495-4701 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision to a currently approved information
collection.
The objective of the original data collection effort under OMB
Control Number 0648-0783 was to assess how changes in saltwater
recreational fishing regulations affect angler effort, angler welfare,
fishing mortality, and future stock levels. That data collection effort
focused on anglers who fished for Atlantic cod and haddock off the
Atlantic coast from Maine to Massachusetts. Under this revised
information collection request, the objective remains the same, but a
new survey will be added with the focus on anglers who fish for summer
flounder and black sea bass along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts
to North Carolina.
Data collected from this survey will improve our ability to
understand and predict how changes in management options and
regulations may change fishing mortality and the number of trips
anglers take for summer flounder and black sea bass. This data will
allow fisheries managers to conduct updated and improved analysis of
the socio-economic effects to recreational anglers and to coastal
communities of proposed changes in fishing regulations. The
recreational fishing community and regional fisheries management
councils have requested more species-specific socio-economic studies of
recreational fishing that can be used in the analysis of fisheries
policies. This survey will address that stated need for more species-
specific studies. The population consists of those anglers who fish in
saltwater along the Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to North Carolina
and who possess a license to fish. A sample of anglers will be drawn
from state fishing license frames. The survey will be conducted using
both mail and email to contact anglers and invite them to take the
survey online. Anglers not responding to the online survey may receive
a paper survey in the mail.
II. Method of Collection
The survey will be conducted using two modes: Mail and internet.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0783.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (revision of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,000.
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Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 500 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 30, 2020.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-06921 Filed 4-1-20; 8:45 am]
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