[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 72953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29750]
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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 Zone Management Program Administration Grants,
Performance Reports, Amendments and Routine Program Changes, Section
306A and Section 309 Requirements, and Section 6217 Coastal Nonpoint
Pollution Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0119.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 34.
Average Hours Per Response: Coastal Zone Management Performance
Tracking, 25 hours; performance reports: Year 1, Sections A and B, 35
hours; Year 2, Section A, 10 hours; Year 3, Section A, 5 hours; Section
C, 2 hours; amendments and program change documentation, 20 hours;
Section 306a Application Checklist and documentation, 5 hours; Section
309 Strategy & Assessment Document Preparation, 260 hours; Section 309
Competitive Funding--Section A Semi-annual Performance Report on
Project Implementation and Section 305 Section A Semi-Annual
Performance Report, 2 hours each; Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program Document Preparation and Section 305 Program Development
Document, 1 hour each.
Burden Hours: 9,144.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
In 1972, in response to intense pressure on United States (U.S)
coastal resources, and because of the importance of U.S. coastal areas,
the U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972
(CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et. seq. The CZMA authorized a federal program
to encourage coastal states and territories to develop comprehensive
coastal management programs. The CZMA has been reauthorized on several
occasions, most recently with the enactment of the Coastal Zone
Protection Act of 1996. (CZMA as amended). The program is administered
by the Secretary of Commerce, who in turn has delegated this
responsibility to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's
(NOAA) National Ocean Services (NOS).
The coastal zone management grants provide funds to states and
territories to: implement federally-approved coastal management
programs; complete information for the Coastal Zone Management Program
(CZMP) Performance Management System; develop program assessments
multi-year strategies to enhance their programs within priority areas
under Section 309 of the CZMA; submit documentation as described in the
CZMA Section 306a on the approved coastal zone management programs;
submit requests to update their federally-approved programs through
amendments or program changes; and develop and submit state coastal
nonpoint pollution control programs (CNP) as required under Section
6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments.
Revision: The CZMP Performance Measurement System has been revised
to reduce the number of measures on which state programs are required
to report, resulting in an overall decrease in reporting burden for the
performance measurement system. The assessment process under CZMA
Section 309 has also been refined to rely more on readily available
existing data and allow states to more quickly focus their assessments
on high-priority enhancement areas.
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
Frequency: Annually, semi-annually and on occasion.
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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: November 18, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-29750 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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