[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32284-32285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14888]
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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: NOAA Marine Debris Program Performance Progress Report and
Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0718.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 70.
Average Hours per Response: 2.
Burden Hours: 1,400.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of an
existing information collection.
The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) supports national and
international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of
marine debris. The MDP is a centralized office within NOAA that
coordinates and supports activities, both within the bureau and with
other federal agencies, which address marine debris and its impacts. In
addition to inter-agency coordination, the MDP uses partnerships with
state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations,
academia, and industry to investigate and solve the problems that stem
from marine debris through research, prevention, and reduction
activities, in order to protect and conserve our nation's marine
environment and ensure navigation safety.
The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33
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U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the Marine Debris Act Amendments of
2012 (Pub. L. 112-213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126 Stat. 1576, December 20,
2012) outlines three central program components for the MDP to
undertake: (1) Mapping, identification, impact assessment, removal, and
prevention; (2) reducing and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3)
outreach to stakeholders and the general public. To address these
components, the Marine Debris Act authorized the MDP to establish
several competitive grant programs on marine debris research,
prevention and removal that provide federal funding to non-federal
applicants throughout the coastal United States and territories.
The terms and conditions of the financial assistance awarded
through these grant programs require regular progress reporting and
communication of project accomplishments to MDP. Progress reports
contain information related to, among other things, the overall short
and long-term goals of the project, project methods and monitoring
techniques, actual accomplishments (such as pounds of debris removed
from an ecosystem, numbers of volunteers participating in a cleanup
project, etc.), status of approved activities, challenges or potential
roadblocks to future progress, and lessons learned. This information
collection enables MDP to monitor and evaluate the activities supported
by federal funds to ensure accountability to the public and to ensure
that funds are used consistent with the purpose for which they were
appropriated. It also ensures that reported information is standardized
in such a way that allows for it to be meaningfully synthesized across
a diverse set of projects and project types. MDP uses the information
collected in a variety of ways to communicate with federal and non-
federal partners and stakeholders on individual project and general
program accomplishments.
Revision: A section has been added to the report form, but there is
no change to burden.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other
for-profit organizations; state, local or tribal government.
Frequency: Semiannual.
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: July 8, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-14888 Filed 7-11-18; 8:45 am]
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