Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing Effort Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Reporting Sensitivity Experiment Form	New
Recreational Saltwater Boat Fishing Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
0648-0652 30day 87 FR 15919_20220321.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-03-21
0648-0652 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-02-14
0648-0652 Supporting Statement Part B.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-02-14
0648-0652 60-day 87 FR 941 2022-0107.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-02-14
0648-0652 Appendix 3 - Nonresponse Follow-up Study 2019-0912.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-12-06
0648-0652 Appendix 2 - FES Experimental Testing 2013-0926.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-12-06
0648-0652 Appendix 1 - Complete FES Respondent Materials Packet.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-12-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
251592	Reporting Sensitivity Experiment Form	New
238815	Recreational Saltwater Boat Fishing Survey Form and Instruction	Removed
238814	Nonresponse Follow-up Study Other-Follow-up Cover Letters	Removed
204505	Weather and Outdoor Activity Survey Other-Cover Letter & Follow Up Postcard	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0652	ICR Reference No: 202202-0648-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing Effort Survey
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/22/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	113,000	114,868
Time Burden (Hours)	9,417	9,687
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved collection, to implement the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) Fishing Effort Survey (FES) in Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and states along the Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (2021) recommended that NOAA Fisheries evaluate the effectiveness of license or permit frames for surveying recreational anglers who target federally permitted species. We hypothesize that unlicensed anglers who have just completed a fishing trip would be reluctant to report participating in illegal fishing activity and that estimates of license coverage rates derived from intercept samples would be severely biased. In this sense, asking an angler to report his or her license status at the completion of a fishing trip would be a sensitive question, similar to the reporting of drug use or other illegal activities. We request approval to test this hypothesis using the FES sampling and data collection designs and adding a license question to the FES instrument. The experiment will utilize three new survey instruments (Appendix 3). Two instruments (License V1 and License V2) add a single license question to the existing FES instrument, but vary the location of the question relative to standard FES questions about fishing activity. In V1, the license question precedes fishing questions, and in V2 the license question follows fishing questions. The FES race and ethnicity questions will be removed to accommodate the additional question. A third, control instrument (License V3) will be used to estimate the prevalence of saltwater fishing licenses in the absence of fishing activity questions. The license question in this instrument is embedded within more general questions about outdoor recreation activities that will appeal to a broader audience.

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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:
	87 FR 941	01/07/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 15919	03/21/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Nonresponse Follow-up Study
Recreational Saltwater Boat Fishing Survey	N/A	Recreational Saltwater Boat Fishing Survey
Reporting Sensitivity Experiment	N/A	Reporting Sensitivity Experiment Questionnaires
Weather and Outdoor Activity Survey	N/A	Weather and Outdoor Activity Survey Questionnaire

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	113,000	114,868	0	-1,868	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,417	9,687	0	-270	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: The Recreational Boat Fishing Survey and Nonresponse Follow-up survey have been completed and are being removed from this control number. This results in a decrease of 4,868 responses and 520 burden hours. A Reporting Sensitivity Experiment has been added to this control number resulting in an increase of 3,000 responses and 250 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,671,655

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 03/22/2022

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