Notice2024-29021
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package
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Published
December 11, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 99840-99841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29021]
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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; 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 08/16/2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Coastal Ocean Program Grants Proposal Application Package.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0384.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and Extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,400.
Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes each for a project summary,
data management template, milestone Gantt chart and current and pending
federal support; 5.5 hours for a semi-annual report; 5 hours for an
annual report, 10 hours for a CRP final report, 10.5 hours for the RSP
final report.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,912.5.
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.
The statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-567 sec. 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, sec. 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 (RSP). 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 Data Management form template for both
programs. The Data Management form template is an addition to the
application package. Data Management is a required element of the
application package and the use of this form the will reduce the public
burden by providing a specific format instead of requiring each
applicant to create their own format. The Key Contacts form has been
removed from the collection. CRP recipients are required to file annual
progress reports and a project final report using CRP formats. The RSP
recipients are required to file semiannual 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.
Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or Tribal
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, semi-annually, and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The statutory authority for COP is Public Law 102-
567 sec. 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, sec. 1604).
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
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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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-29021 Filed 12-10-24; 8:45 am]
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