Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; RESTORE Act Grants, 57159-57160 [2019-23151]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57159-57160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23151]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; RESTORE Act Grants

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on revisions to an 
existing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. The Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, within the 
Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the 
application, reports, and recordkeeping for the Direct Component and 
the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Programs under the Resources 
and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived 
Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act). 
Additionally, Treasury published a final rule in the Federal Register 
on December 13, 2016, effective January 12, 2017, titled Regulation 
Regarding Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, or National 
Origin in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance 
from the Department of the Treasury, which implements Title VI of the 
Civil Rights Act of 1964. The final regulation provides guidance to the 
Department's recipients of federal financial assistance in complying 
with the provisions of Title VI and also promotes consistent and 
appropriate enforcement of Title VI by the Department's components. The 
information collections contained in this final rule are being added to 
the information collection for RESTORE Act grants.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 23, 
2019 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, by electronic mail to [email protected] or 
contact Laurie McGilvray at 202-622-7340 in the Office of Gulf Coast 
Restoration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Laurie McGilvray at 202-622-7340 in the Office of 
Gulf Coast Restoration or by electronic mail to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 1505-0250.
    Title: Application, Reports, and Recordkeeping for the Direct 
Component and the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program under 
the RESTORE Act.
    Abstract: The Department of the Treasury administers the Direct 
Component and the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program 
authorized under the RESTORE Act. Treasury awards grants for these two 
programs from proceeds in connection with administrative and civil 
penalties paid after July 6, 2012, under the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act relating to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, and deposited 
into the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund. Direct Component grants are 
awarded to the States of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, 
and 23 Florida counties and 20 Louisiana parishes and Centers of 
Excellence grants are awarded to the States of Alabama, Florida, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. The information collection for both 
programs identifies the eligible recipients; describes proposed 
activities; determines an appropriate amount of funding; ensures 
compliance with the

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RESTORE Act, Treasury's regulations, and Federal laws and policies on 
grants; tracks grantee progress; and reports on the effectiveness of 
the programs.
    The revised application and reporting forms, supplemental 
information, and new questions from the Treasury Office of Civil Rights 
and Diversity concerning data collection for civil rights compliance 
and enforcement purposes under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964, and similar statutes applicable to Federal financial assistance, 
may be obtained on Treasury's RESTORE Act website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-markets-financial-institutions-and-fiscal-service/restore-act.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 383.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,086.
    Estimated Total Cost: $292,128.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management 
and Budget approval. Comments may become a matter of public record. The 
public is invited to submit comments concerning: (a) Whether the 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates of capital or 
start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of 
services to provide information.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: October 18, 2019.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-23151 Filed 10-23-19; 8:45 am]
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