82 FR 40563 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18067]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals

AGENCY: National Sea Grant Office (NSGO), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Dorn Carlson, 301-734-1080 or oar.sg.info[email protected]">oar.sg.info[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The objectives of the National Sea Grant College Program, as stated 
in the Sea Grant legislation (33 U.S.C. 1121-1131) are to increase the 
understanding, assessments, development, utilization, and conservation 
of the Nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. It 
accomplishes these objectives by conducting research, education, and 
outreach programs.
    Grant monies are available for funding activities that help obtain 
the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. Both single and multi-project 
grants are awarded, with the latter representing about 80 percent of 
the total grant program. In addition to other standard grant 
application requirements, three forms are required with the grants. 
These are the Sea Grant Control Form 90-1, used to identify the 
organizations and personnel who would be involved in the grant and 
briefly summarize the proposed activities under the grant; the Project 
Record Form 90-2, which collects summary data on projects; and the Sea 
Grant Budget Form 90-4, which provides information similar to, but more 
detailed than on, forms SF-424A or SF-424C.
    The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) 
provides for the designation of a public or private institution of 
higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency as a 
Sea Grant college or Sea Grant institute. Applications are required for 
designation of Sea Grant Colleges and Sea Grant Institutes.
    Method of collection: Responses are made in a variety of formats, 
including forms and narrative submissions, via mail, fax or email. The 
Sea Grant Project Record Form and Sea Grant Budget Form must be 
submitted in electronic format through grants.gov if the grant 
applicant has the means to do so.
    Data: OMB Number: 0648-0362.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 90-1, 90-2 and 90-4.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Academic institutions, not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; individuals 
or households; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 680.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes for a Sea Grant Control 
form; 20 minutes for a Project Record Form; 15 minutes for a Sea Grant 
Budget form; and 20 hours for an application for designation as a Sea 
Grant college or Sea Grant institute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1091.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $300 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
    Requests for comments: Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the 
proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other 
forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this 
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: August 3, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-18067 Filed 8-24-17; 8:45 am]
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