Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 20, 2026, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
Title: Natural Resource Damage Assessment Restoration Project Information Sheet.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0497.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current information collection].
Number of Respondents: 100.
Average Hours per Response: Reports: 20 minutes and updates to reports:10 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 107 hours.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for renewal of an approved information collection. The purpose of this information collection is to assist state ( printed page 64913) and federal Natural Resource Trustees (Trustees) in more efficiently carrying out the restoration planning phase of Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA), in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d and other federal and local statutes and regulations as applicable. The Office of Habitat Conservation (OHC) at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) manages this information collection and provides the information to the Trustees. The NRDA Restoration Project Information Sheet is designed to facilitate the collection of information on existing, planned, or proposed restoration projects. This information will be used by the Natural Resource Trustees to develop potential restoration alternatives for natural resource injuries and service losses requiring restoration, during the restoration planning phase of the NRDA process. This information is provided by the public on a voluntary basis. The information provided benefits the public by informing the NRDA restoration process. However, there are no individual benefits that depend on the submission of information. Individuals can update the information as needed, but there is no required update frequency.
42 U.S.C. 4321-4370dAffected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government; Federal government.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4370d.
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.
www.reginfo.govWritten 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 0648-0497.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.