Notice2023-04771
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool
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Published
March 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14351-14352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04771]
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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; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool
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 November 4, 2022 (87 FR 66657) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator
Tool.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0753.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission; Extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 685.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 229.
Needs and Uses: The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement of 2014
required monitoring of progress toward the environmental literacy goal:
``Enable students in the region to graduate with the knowledge and
skills needed to act responsibly to protect and restore their local
watersheds.'' NOAA, on behalf of the Chesapeake Bay Program, will ask
the state education agencies for Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to survey their
local
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education agencies (LEAs) to determine: (1) LEA capacity to implement a
comprehensive and systemic approach to environmental literacy
education, (2) student participation in Meaningful Watershed
Educational Experience during the school year, (3) sustainability
practices at schools, and (4) LEA needs for improving environmental
literacy education programming. LEAs (generally school districts, in
some cases charter school administration) are asked to complete the
survey on the status of their LEA on a set of key indicators for the
four areas listed above. One individual from each LEA is asked to
complete their survey once every two years. The results of the biennial
ELIT survey will be analyzed and reported to the internal stakeholders
of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. Participating states will
receive a summarized report of findings for the full watershed, a
summary of findings for their state, and comparisons of results between
states. These aggregated results will be used by the state agencies to
understand progress of their school districts over time, and to inform
decision-making about strategies and priorities for future work with
school districts. Additionally, NOAA will use this information to
inform priorities within their B-WET funding opportunities and
technical assistance. The biennial reporting will also be used by the
Chesapeake Bay Program to understand progress of school districts in
the watershed, understand differences between jurisdictions, and guide
strategy for providing targeted support in each state. The instrument
has not undergone any changes since its last PRA approval process.
Affected Public: State, Local and Tribal Governments.
Frequency: Biennially.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: US Code: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. Name of Law:
National Environmental Policy Act.
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 0648-0753.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-04771 Filed 3-7-23; 8:45 am]
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