[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 199 (Monday, October 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62494-62495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-25226]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of
Coastal Zone Management Act Programs--State Coastal Management Programs
and National Estuarine Research Reserves
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 December 14,
2012.
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 JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to L. Christine McCay, (301) 563-1163 or
chris.mccay@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information collection.
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA; 16
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) requires that state coastal management programs
and national estuarine research reserves developed pursuant to the CZMA
and approved by the Secretary of Commerce be evaluated periodically.
This request is to collect information to accomplish those evaluations.
Section 1458 of the CZMA and implementing regulations at 15 CFR
part 923, Subpart L, require that state coastal management programs be
evaluated concerning the extent to which the state has implemented and
enforced the program approved by the Secretary, addressed the coastal
management needs identified in 16 U.S.C. 1452(2)(A) through (K), and
adhered to the terms of any grant, loan, or cooperative agreement
funded under the CZMA. Section 1461(f) of the CZMA and implementing
regulations at 15 CFR Part 921, Subpart E, require that national
estuarine research reserves be evaluated with regard to their operation
and management, including education and interpretive activities, the
research being conducted within the reserve, and be evaluated in
accordance with section 1458 of the CZMA and procedures set forth in 15
CFR part 923.
NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)
conducts periodic evaluations of the 34 coastal management programs and
28 research reserves and produces written findings for each evaluation.
OCRM has access to documents submitted in cooperative agreement
applications, performance reports, and certain documentation required
by the CZMA and implementing regulations. However, additional
information from each coastal management program and research reserve,
as well as information from the program and reserve partners and
stakeholders with whom each works, is necessary to evaluate against
statutory and regulatory requirements. Different information collection
subsets are necessary for (1) coastal management programs, (2) their
partners and stakeholders, (3) research reserves, and (4) their
partners and stakeholders.
II. Method of Collection
Coastal program and reserve manager respondents will receive
information requests/questionnaires via email, and submittals will be
made via email. Partners and stakeholders of coastal management
programs and of reserves will receive a link to a web-based survey
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tool (Survey Monkey) and respond through the survey tool.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government; not-for-profit
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 468.
Estimated Time Per Response: 60 hours per CZMA program manager; 30
minutes per partner/stakeholder.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,008 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request 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: October 9, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-25226 Filed 10-12-12; 8:45 am]
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