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)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 181 (September 18, 2015)
| Page Range | 56444-56444 | |
| FR Document | 2015-23451 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 56444] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23451] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [FR Doc. 2015-23451 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-08-P
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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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