OMB control number

For Hire Telephone Survey

OMB 0648-0709 · DOC/NOAA.

OMB 0648-0709

This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection, to implement the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) For-Hire Telephone Survey (FHTS) in all states along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, except Louisiana and Texas. The primary purpose of the FHTS data is to estimate for-hire fishing effort (i.e., the number of angler trips taken aboard for-hire vessels) and evaluate for-hire fishing trip characteristics. For-hire fishing effort estimates are combined with catch per unit effort (CPUE) estimates derived from complementary intercept survey data to produce estimates of catch (harvest and discards) by species.

The latest form for For Hire Telephone Survey expires 2027-05-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
For-hire Telephone Survey Form
0648-0709 30 day 88 FR 86119 2023-1212.pdf Supplementary Document
0648-0709 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A
0648-0709 Supporting Statement Part B.docx Supporting Statement B
0648-0709 60-day 88 FR 60649 2023-0905.pdf Supplementary Document
For-hire Telephone Survey Form

All Historical Document Collections

202312-0648-002	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2023-12-12
202010-0648-009	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2020-12-02
201710-0648-010 Approved without change	Extension without change of a currently approved collection	2017-11-03
201409-0648-008 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2014-09-30