Notice2021-25964
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package
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Published
November 30, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67920-67921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25964]
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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 Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package
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 June 8, 2021 (86 FR 30410) during a 60-day comment
period and on October 8, 2021 (86 FR 56256) for an additional 30-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application
Package.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0384.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision/extension of a
current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,550.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes each for a project summary
and current and pending federal support; 6 hours for a semi-annual
report; 8 hours for an annual report, 12 hours for a CRP final report,
10.5 hours for the RSP final report; and 1 hour for the milestone Gantt
chart.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,312.5.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection. The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Ocean Program (COP), now known as
the Competitive Research Program (CRP) under the National Centers for
Coastal Ocean Science, provides direct financial assistance through
grants and cooperative agreements for research supporting the
management of coastal ecosystems and the NOAA RESTORE Science Program
(RSP). The statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-567 Section
201 (Coastal Ocean Program). NOAA was authorized to establish and
administer the Restore Science Program, in consultation with the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, by the Resources and Ecosystems
Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies (RESTORE)
of the Gulf States Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-141, Section 1604).
Identified in the RESTORE Act as the Gulf Coast Ecosystem restoration
Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology Program, the Program
is commonly known as the NOAA RESTORE Science Program. In addition to
standard government application requirements, applicants for financial
assistance are required to submit a project summary form, current and
pending form, and a key contacts form for both programs. CRP recipients
are required to file annual progress reports and a project final report
using CRP formats. The RSP are required to file semi-annual progress
reports, a final report, and a Gantt chart showing project milestones
using RSP formats. All of these requirements are needed for better
evaluation of proposals and monitoring of awards.
Several revisions are being requested for this information
collection. The approved annual and final reports for CRP will be
revised to include the request for publication digital object
identifiers (DOIs). The RSP semi-annual and final reports will be
revised to include end-user details. Finally, the Key Contacts Form
will be removed from the package as the information contained in this
document can be found in the Standard Form (SF)-424 form and Summary
Title Page. Therefore, the estimated burden hours will be reduced by
150 hours.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal government.
Frequency: Annually, semi-annually, and on occasion.
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Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Legal Authority: N/A.
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 0648-0384.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-25964 Filed 11-29-21; 8:45 am]
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