[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 40563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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