Notice2021-19265
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports
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September 7, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50056-50057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19265]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports
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 May 21, 2021 (86 FR 27561--0648-0718) and June 8,
2021 (86 FR 30444--0648-0472) during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: NOAA Financial Assistance Performance Progress Reports.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0718.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [Revision of a currently
approved information collection].
Number of Respondents: 445.
Average Hours per Response: Performance Progress Reports: MDP,
CRCP, RC Initial Report--10 hours each; RC Semi-Annual PPR--5.5 hours;
RC Administrative Progress Reports: Initial--6 hours; Semi-Annual--2.75
hours; and Final--5.5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,545.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection. The revision requests
approval to merge OMB Control Number 0648-0472 (NOAA Community-based
Restoration Program Progress Reports) into 0648-0718. Upon OMB
approval, control number 0648-0472 will be discontinued. 0648-0718 is
also being revised to add a Performance Progress Report for the Coral
Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and revise the Marine Data Program
form to add an optional marine debris removal data collection page. The
title of this information collection will be changed from NOAA Marine
Debris Program Performance Progress Report to NOAA Financial Assistance
Performance Progress Reports to encompass all collections of
information under the control number.
This information collection assists the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the administration and evaluation
of financial assistance awards made by the Coral Reef Conservation
Program (CRCP), the NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA RC), and NOAA Marine
Debris Program. Every year each of these programs support a variety of
initiatives specific to their individual authorizations and
programmatic mandates. This support is made substantially through
grants and cooperative agreements, the terms and conditions of which
require regular progress reporting and communication of project
accomplishments to the agency. This information collection identifies
what is to be provided in these reports, and aims to assist recipients
in fulfilling their responsibilities in meeting interim and final
progress report requirements. This information is also necessary for
NOAA to effectively oversee the expenditure of public funds awarded
through these programs, to ensure both cost-effectiveness and
programmatic goals are met.
The NOAA RC provides technical and financial assistance to
identify, develop, implement, and evaluate community-driven habitat
restoration projects. Awards are made as grants or cooperative
agreements under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 1891a and the Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661, as amended by the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
The NOAA CRCP operates under authorization from the Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.). This Act was enacted
on December 14, 2000, to preserve, sustain and restore the condition of
coral reef ecosystems; to promote the wise management and sustainable
use of coral reef ecosystems to benefit local communities and the
Nation; to develop sound scientific information on the condition of
coral reef ecosystems and the threats to such ecosystems; to assist in
the preservation of coral reefs by supporting conservation programs,
including projects that involve affected local communities and non-
governmental organizations; to provide financial resources for those
programs and projects; and to establish a formal mechanism for the
collecting and allocating of monetary donations from the private sector
to be used for coral reef conservation projects.
The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) supports national and
international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of
marine debris. 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 coastal economies, and to
ensure navigation safety. In large part, these partnerships are made
through grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, MOUs or are simply
informal technical assistance arrangements. The
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Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 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)
authorizes the MDP to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts
and provide financial assistance in the form of grants to carry out the
purposes of the Act--namely to identify, determine sources of, assess,
reduce, and prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine
environment and navigation safety.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal government.
Frequency: Variable (quarterly to semi-annually).
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 1891a and the Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act, 16 U.S.C. 661, as amended by the Reorganization Plan
No. 4 of 1970; Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6401 et
seq.; Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 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).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 0648-0718.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-19265 Filed 9-3-21; 8:45 am]
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