Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey (MRFE)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
HMS survey Form	New
Durable Goods Survey Form	New
APAIS trip-based expenditure add-on Form	New
MRFE SS New 011714 Part A rev_Feb18.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-02-18
MRFE SS New 011714 Part B rev2.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-04-23

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
210094	HMS survey Form	New
210093	Durable Goods Survey Form	New
210091	Trip based expanditure mail survey Other-correspondence	New
210090	APAIS trip-based expenditure add-on Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0693	ICR Reference No: 201401-0648-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Marine Recreational Fishing Expenditure Survey (MRFE)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/24/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/19/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	36 Months From Approved
Responses	32,958	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,804	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The objective of the survey is to collect information on both trip expenditures and annual durable good expenditures made by marine recreational anglers. The survey will be conducted in three phases. The first phase of the survey will ask anglers about their purchases of durable goods such as fishing gear, boats, vehicles, and second homes. The second phase will ask anglers about the expenses incurred on their most recent marine recreational fishing trip. The third phase will ask both trip and durable expenditures made by anglers fishing for highly migratory species. As specified in the Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1996 (and reauthorized in 2007), the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is required to enumerate the economic impacts of the policies it implements on fishing participants and coastal communities. The expenditure data collected in this survey will be used to estimate the economic contributions and impacts of marine recreational fishing to each coastal state and nationwide.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 26273	11/04/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 8678	02/13/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
HMS survey	NA	MRFE survey (HMS)
APAIS trip-based expenditure add-on	NA	Socio-economic add-on survey
Durable Goods Survey	NA, NA	MRFES (durable goods) ,   Durable goods survey: California
Trip based expanditure mail survey	NA	Marine Rcreational Fishing Expenditure Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	32,958	0	0	32,958	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,804	0	0	3,804	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $393,100

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 02/19/2014

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