Billing Code 3510-22
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; National Saltwater Angler
Registry and State Exemption Program
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite
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. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on March 8, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Title: National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0578.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 976
Average Hours Per Response: 0.05 hours
Total Annual Burden Hours: 49
Needs and Uses: This request is for the extension of a currently approved collection.
The National Saltwater Angler Registry and State Exemption Program (Registry Program) was
established to implement recommendations included in the review of national saltwater angling
data collection programs conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) in 2005/2006, and

the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Reauthorization Act, codified at Section 401(g) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), which require the
Secretary of Commerce to commence improvements to recreational fisheries surveys, including
establishing a national saltwater angler and for-hire vessel registry, by January 1, 2009. A final
rule that includes regulatory measures to implement the Registry Program (RIN 0648–AW10)
was adopted and codified in 50 CFR 600, Subpart P. The Registry Program collects
identification and contact information from those anglers and for-hire vessels who are involved
in recreational fishing in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone or for anadromous fish in
any waters, unless the anglers or vessels are exempted from the registration requirement. Data
collected includes— for anglers: Name, address, date of birth, telephone contact information
and region(s) of the country in which they fish; for for-hire vessels: Owner and operator name,
address, date of birth, telephone contact information, email address, vessel name and
registration/documentation number and home port or primary operating area. This information is
compiled into a national and/or series of regional registries that is being used to support surveys
of recreational anglers and for-hire vessels to develop estimates of recreational angling effort.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annual.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA)
Section 401(g) and 50 CFR 600, Subpart P.
This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to view the Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should
be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting

"Currently under 30-day Review - Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function
and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0648-0578.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-13170 Filed: 6/13/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/14/2024]