Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act Programs: State Coastal Management Programs and National Estuarine Research Reserves, 19767-19768 [2019-09159]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 87 (Monday, May 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19767-19768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09159]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of 
Coastal Zone Management Act Programs: State Coastal Management Programs 
and National Estuarine Research Reserves

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Carrie Hall (240) 533-0730 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for revision and extension of a currently approved 
information collection. A few questions will be rewritten to improve 
the usefulness of information collected.
    The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA; 16 
U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) requires that state coastal management programs 
and national estuarine research reserves developed pursuant to the CZMA 
and approved by the Secretary of Commerce be evaluated periodically. 
This request is for to collect information to accomplish those 
evaluations.
    NOAA's Office for Coastal Management (OCM) conducts periodic 
evaluations of the 34 coastal management programs and 29 research 
reserves and produces written findings for each evaluation. OCM has 
access to documents submitted in cooperative agreement applications, 
performance reports, and certain documentation required by the CZMA and 
implementing regulations.
    However, additional information from each coastal management 
program and research reserve, as well as information from the program 
and reserve partners and stakeholders with whom each works, is 
necessary to evaluate against statutory and regulatory requirements. 
Different information collection subsets are necessary for (1) coastal 
management programs, (2) their partners and stakeholders, (3) research 
reserves, and (4) their partners and stakeholders.

II. Method of Collection

    Coastal program and reserve manager respondents will receive 
information requests/questionnaires via email, and submittals will be 
made via email.
    Partners and stakeholders of coastal management programs and of 
reserves will receive a link to a web-based survey tool and respond 
through the survey tool.
    As part of this submission, a few questions will be modified to 
clarify the information that should be provided as part of the 
information requests/questionnaires sent to the coastal program and 
reserve managers. A few questions will be revised to clarify and 
improve the usefulness of responses for the partners and stakeholders' 
surveys.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0661.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular (revision and extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local, or tribal government; federal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 209.
    Estimated Time per Response: 71 hours per CZMA program manager's 
evaluation; 15 minutes per partner/stakeholder response.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 831.

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    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-09159 Filed 5-3-19; 8:45 am]
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