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transfer. Monitoring carried out by the
Program has supported science-based
decision making and led to
improvements in the design and
implementation of habitat restoration
projects. To evaluate the effectiveness of
restoration actions in a cost-effective
way, the Program is establishing
consistent processes for monitoring and
evaluating the performance of
individual and collective restoration
actions. The Program collects and
reports this information in a manner
that will inform future projects and
investments, and ultimately improve the
performance of the Program. The
Program also facilitates increased public
access to monitoring and evaluation
data by implementing NOAA’s Data
Sharing Policy for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements issued in 2012
which requires that all NOAA grantees
share data produced under NOAA
grants and cooperative agreements.
Program staff works with cooperative
agreement recipients to develop a data
sharing plan as part of their cooperative
agreement award narrative.
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d. Funding Sources, Mechanisms, and
Eligible Participants
As described in the prior sections,
providing financial assistance is a tool
that the Program uses to accomplish
habitat restoration, complemented by
the Program’s leadership, coordination,
and technical assistance capabilities.
Financial assistance is provided
competitively through FFO
announcements and awarded and
managed following the Department of
Commerce Grants and Cooperative
Agreements Manual and 2 CFR part 200.
The Program primarily establishes
cooperative agreement awards with
selected applicants based on a
competitive, technical review process to
maximize opportunities for public
access to Program resources. In limited
circumstances, contracts may also be
awarded. All domestic applicants other
than individuals may apply for financial
assistance. Activities that constitute
legally required mitigation or are
required by federal, state, or local law or
court order are not part of the Program.
e. Reporting
The Program uses a specific reporting
format that has received Paperwork
Reduction Act clearance. The progress
report format assists recipients of
Program funding in tracking their
progress towards self-defined
milestones and performance measures.
Progress reports may also include
monitoring and evaluation results. The
Program-specific form also helps the
Program populate a project tracking
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database, which supports agency-wide
performance measure reporting and
provides public information through the
Restoration Atlas at
www.habitat.noaa.gov/restoration/
restorationatlas.
f. Regulatory Compliance
The Program assists its restoration
partners and financial assistance
recipients in completing their regulatory
compliance responsibilities when
possible, and may serve as lead agency
for consultation and analysis under the
National Environmental Policy Act,
Endangered Species Act, National
Historic Preservation Act, and other
applicable federal laws and regulations.
The Program takes a programmatic
approach to regulatory compliance
when available. A current list of
programmatic compliance documents
that may be used to fulfill regulatory
compliance responsibilities can be
found at https://www.habitat.noaa.gov/
funding/applicantresources.html.
Dated: September 14, 2015.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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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: Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation, Planning, Protection, or
Restoration.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0459.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 51.
Average Hours per Response: Plans,
120 hours to develop, 35 hours to revise
or update; project application and
checklist, 20 hours; semi-annual and
annual reporting, 5 hours each.
Burden Hours: 1,410.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
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The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State
Appropriations Act directed the
Secretary of Commerce to establish a
Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program (CELCP) to
protect important coastal and estuarine
areas that have significant conservation,
recreation, ecological, historical, or
aesthetic values, or that are threatened
by conversion, and to issue guidelines
for this program delineating the criteria
for grant awards. The guidelines
establish procedures for eligible
applicants who choose to participate in
the program to use when developing
state conservation plans, proposing or
soliciting projects under this program,
applying for funds, and carrying out
projects under this program in a manner
that is consistent with the purposes of
the program. Guidelines for the CELCP
can be found on NOAA’s Web site at:
https://www.coast.noaa.gov/czm/
landconservation/ or may be obtained
upon request via the contact
information listed above. The CELCP
was reauthorized in under P.L. 111–111,
the Omnibus Public Lands Management
Act, as a component of the Coastal Zone
Management Act. NOAA also has, or is
given, additional authority under the
Coastal Zone Management Act, annual
appropriations or other authorities, to
issue funds to coastal states, localities or
other recipients for planning,
conservation, acquisition, protection,
restoration, or construction projects.
The required information enables
NOAA to implement the CELCP, under
its current or future authorization, and
facilitate the review of similar projects
under different, but related, authorities.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal
government; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: One time, semi-annually.
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 OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning,
Protection, or Restoration.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0459.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 51.
Average Hours per Response: Plans, 120 hours to develop, 35 hours
to revise or update; project application and checklist, 20 hours; semi-
annual and annual reporting, 5 hours each.
Burden Hours: 1,410.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act directed
the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land
Conservation Program (CELCP) to protect important coastal and estuarine
areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological,
historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion,
and to issue guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for
grant awards. The guidelines establish procedures for eligible
applicants who choose to participate in the program to use when
developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting projects
under this program, applying for funds, and carrying out projects under
this program in a manner that is consistent with the purposes of the
program. Guidelines for the CELCP can be found on NOAA's Web site at:
https://www.coast.noaa.gov/czm/landconservation/ or may be obtained upon
request via the contact information listed above. The CELCP was
reauthorized in under P.L. 111-111, the Omnibus Public Lands Management
Act, as a component of the Coastal Zone Management Act. NOAA also has,
or is given, additional authority under the Coastal Zone Management
Act, annual appropriations or other authorities, to issue funds to
coastal states, localities or other recipients for planning,
conservation, acquisition, protection, restoration, or construction
projects. The required information enables NOAA to implement the CELCP,
under its current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of
similar projects under different, but related, authorities.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: One time, semi-annually.
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 OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: September 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-23451 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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