80_FR_56625 80 FR 56444 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 56444 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)

Page Range56444-56444
FR Document2015-23451

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, 
Protection, or Restoration.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0459.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Average Hours per Response: Plans, 120 hours to develop, 35 hours 
to revise or update; project application and checklist, 20 hours; semi-
annual and annual reporting, 5 hours each.
    Burden Hours: 1,410.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act directed 
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program (CELCP) to protect important coastal and estuarine 
areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, 
historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion, 
and to issue guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for 
grant awards. The guidelines establish procedures for eligible 
applicants who choose to participate in the program to use when 
developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting projects 
under this program, applying for funds, and carrying out projects under 
this program in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the 
program. Guidelines for the CELCP can be found on NOAA's Web site at: 
http://www.coast.noaa.gov/czm/landconservation/ or may be obtained upon 
request via the contact information listed above. The CELCP was 
reauthorized in under P.L. 111-111, the Omnibus Public Lands Management 
Act, as a component of the Coastal Zone Management Act. NOAA also has, 
or is given, additional authority under the Coastal Zone Management 
Act, annual appropriations or other authorities, to issue funds to 
coastal states, localities or other recipients for planning, 
conservation, acquisition, protection, restoration, or construction 
projects. The required information enables NOAA to implement the CELCP, 
under its current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of 
similar projects under different, but related, authorities.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: One time, semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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                                              transfer. Monitoring carried out by the                 database, which supports agency-wide                     The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State
                                              Program has supported science-based                     performance measure reporting and                     Appropriations Act directed the
                                              decision making and led to                              provides public information through the               Secretary of Commerce to establish a
                                              improvements in the design and                          Restoration Atlas at                                  Coastal and Estuarine Land
                                              implementation of habitat restoration                   www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/                     Conservation Program (CELCP) to
                                              projects. To evaluate the effectiveness of              restorationatlas.                                     protect important coastal and estuarine
                                              restoration actions in a cost-effective                                                                       areas that have significant conservation,
                                                                                                      f. Regulatory Compliance
                                              way, the Program is establishing                                                                              recreation, ecological, historical, or
                                              consistent processes for monitoring and                    The Program assists its restoration
                                                                                                      partners and financial assistance                     aesthetic values, or that are threatened
                                              evaluating the performance of
                                                                                                      recipients in completing their regulatory             by conversion, and to issue guidelines
                                              individual and collective restoration
                                                                                                      compliance responsibilities when                      for this program delineating the criteria
                                              actions. The Program collects and
                                              reports this information in a manner                    possible, and may serve as lead agency                for grant awards. The guidelines
                                              that will inform future projects and                    for consultation and analysis under the               establish procedures for eligible
                                              investments, and ultimately improve the                 National Environmental Policy Act,                    applicants who choose to participate in
                                              performance of the Program. The                         Endangered Species Act, National                      the program to use when developing
                                              Program also facilitates increased public               Historic Preservation Act, and other                  state conservation plans, proposing or
                                              access to monitoring and evaluation                     applicable federal laws and regulations.              soliciting projects under this program,
                                              data by implementing NOAA’s Data                        The Program takes a programmatic                      applying for funds, and carrying out
                                              Sharing Policy for Grants and                           approach to regulatory compliance                     projects under this program in a manner
                                              Cooperative Agreements issued in 2012                   when available. A current list of                     that is consistent with the purposes of
                                              which requires that all NOAA grantees                   programmatic compliance documents                     the program. Guidelines for the CELCP
                                              share data produced under NOAA                          that may be used to fulfill regulatory                can be found on NOAA’s Web site at:
                                              grants and cooperative agreements.                      compliance responsibilities can be                    http://www.coast.noaa.gov/czm/
                                              Program staff works with cooperative                    found at http://www.habitat.noaa.gov/                 landconservation/ or may be obtained
                                              agreement recipients to develop a data                  funding/applicantresources.html.                      upon request via the contact
                                              sharing plan as part of their cooperative                 Dated: September 14, 2015.                          information listed above. The CELCP
                                              agreement award narrative.                              Samuel D. Rauch III,                                  was reauthorized in under P.L. 111–111,
                                              d. Funding Sources, Mechanisms, and                     Deputy Assistant Administrator for                    the Omnibus Public Lands Management
                                              Eligible Participants                                   Regulatory Programs, National Marine                  Act, as a component of the Coastal Zone
                                                                                                      Fisheries Service.                                    Management Act. NOAA also has, or is
                                                As described in the prior sections,                   [FR Doc. 2015–23503 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              providing financial assistance is a tool                                                                      given, additional authority under the
                                              that the Program uses to accomplish
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                Coastal Zone Management Act, annual
                                              habitat restoration, complemented by                                                                          appropriations or other authorities, to
                                              the Program’s leadership, coordination,                                                                       issue funds to coastal states, localities or
                                                                                                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                              and technical assistance capabilities.                                                                        other recipients for planning,
                                              Financial assistance is provided                        National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      conservation, acquisition, protection,
                                              competitively through FFO                               Administration                                        restoration, or construction projects.
                                              announcements and awarded and                                                                                 The required information enables
                                              managed following the Department of                     Submission for OMB Review;                            NOAA to implement the CELCP, under
                                              Commerce Grants and Cooperative                         Comment Request                                       its current or future authorization, and
                                              Agreements Manual and 2 CFR part 200.                                                                         facilitate the review of similar projects
                                                                                                        The Department of Commerce will
                                              The Program primarily establishes                                                                             under different, but related, authorities.
                                                                                                      submit to the Office of Management and
                                              cooperative agreement awards with
                                                                                                      Budget (OMB) for clearance the                           Affected Public: State, local or tribal
                                              selected applicants based on a
                                                                                                      following proposal for collection of                  government; not-for-profit institutions.
                                              competitive, technical review process to
                                                                                                      information under the provisions of the                  Frequency: One time, semi-annually.
                                              maximize opportunities for public
                                                                                                      Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
                                              access to Program resources. In limited                                                                          Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
                                                                                                      Chapter 35).
                                              circumstances, contracts may also be                      Agency: National Oceanic and                        obtain or retain benefits.
                                              awarded. All domestic applicants other                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
                                              than individuals may apply for financial                                                                         This information collection request
                                                                                                        Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land                   may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
                                              assistance. Activities that constitute                  Conservation, Planning, Protection, or
                                              legally required mitigation or are                                                                            the instructions to view Department of
                                                                                                      Restoration.                                          Commerce collections currently under
                                              required by federal, state, or local law or               OMB Control Number: 0648–0459.
                                              court order are not part of the Program.                  Form Number(s): None.                               review by OMB.
                                              e. Reporting                                              Type of Request: Regular (extension of                 Written comments and
                                                                                                      a currently approved information                      recommendations for the proposed
                                                 The Program uses a specific reporting                collection).                                          information collection should be sent
                                              format that has received Paperwork                        Number of Respondents: 51.                          within 30 days of publication of this
                                              Reduction Act clearance. The progress                     Average Hours per Response: Plans,                  notice to OIRA_Submission@
                                              report format assists recipients of                     120 hours to develop, 35 hours to revise              omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
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                                              Program funding in tracking their                       or update; project application and
                                              progress towards self-defined                           checklist, 20 hours; semi-annual and                    Dated: September 15, 2015.
                                              milestones and performance measures.                    annual reporting, 5 hours each.                       Sarah Brabson,
                                              Progress reports may also include                         Burden Hours: 1,410.                                NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                              monitoring and evaluation results. The                    Needs and Uses: This request is for                 [FR Doc. 2015–23451 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Program-specific form also helps the                    extension of a currently approved
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                                              Program populate a project tracking                     information collection.


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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FR Citation80 FR 56444 

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