The collected data of the For Hire
Telephone Surveys will be used to compute the for-hire marine
recreational fishing participation catch and effort estimates in a
bi-monthly and annual basis. The effort and catch estimates are
used in the development, implementation, and monitoring of fishery
management programs by the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), regional fishery management councils, interstate marine
fisheries commissions, and state fishery agencies. The collected
data will be presented in an aggregated form and will exclude any
Personal Identifiable Information (PII) from the respondents. A
Privacy Act Statement has been posted on the For-Hire survey Web
site.
US Code:
16 USC 1801 et seq. Name of Law: Maguson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
There are no program changes.
Adjustment: When the program was new, the total of hours requested
was 1,121. The current total hours requested of 1,283 hours
reflects an increase of 162 hours. The increase is due to a
revision of the estimated time per interview from 3 minutes to 3.5
minutes. The interview time was evaluated based on actual mean
interview time reported by the FHTS contractor and estimates of
state agency personnel conducting the calls.
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:
(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;
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.