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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 54 / Monday, March 21, 2022 / Notices

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; Survey To Collect Economic
Data From Recreational Anglers Along
the Atlantic Coast
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before May 20, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0783 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Scott
Steinback, Economist, Northeast
Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water St.,
Woods Hole, MA 02543. Tel: (508) 645–
6443 or scott.steinback@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection and is sponsored
by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science
Center (NEFSC).
The original data collection effort in
2019 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

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Atlantic cod and haddock off the
Atlantic coast from Maine to
Massachusetts. In 2020, the collection
was revised to remove the cod and
haddock survey and add a survey
focused on anglers who fish for summer
flounder and black sea bass along the
Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to
North Carolina. This current revision
will re-add the original cod and
haddock survey to this control number.
The objective of the surveys will be to
understand how anglers respond to
changes in management options and
fishing regulations (e.g., bag limits, size
limits, dates of open seasons, etc.) along
the Atlantic coast. We are conducting
this survey to improve our ability to
understand and predict how changes in
management options and regulations
may change the number of trips anglers
take for highly sought after recreational
fish species. This data will allow
fisheries managers to conduct updated
and improved analysis of the socioeconomic 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. These surveys will
address that stated need for more
species-specific studies. The population
consists of those anglers who fish in
saltwater along the Atlantic coast 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 submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

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Legal Authority:
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad Hoc Marine Planning Committee
(MPC) will hold a public meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday April 5, 2022, from 1 p.m. to
4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time or until
SUMMARY:

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