Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Planning, Protection or Restoration, 9038 [2022-03482]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 9038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03482]



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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 and Estuarine Land Conservation Planning, Protection 
or Restoration

    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 10, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    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 submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Average Hours Per Response: CELCP Plans, 120 hours to develop, 35 
hours to revise or update; project application and checklist, 20 hours; 
final grant application, 3.5 hours; semi-annual and annual reporting, 
1.5 hours each.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,455.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA's Office for Coastal Management requests the 
extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA has, or 
is given, authority under the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), 
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 Coastal and 
Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CZMA Section 307A), under its 
current or future authorization, and facilitate the review of similar 
projects under different, but related, authorities, including the 
National Estuarine Research Reserve System (CZMA Section 315) Land 
Acquisition and Construction program, the Coastal Zone Management 
Program's low-cost acquisition and construction program (CZMA Section 
306A), or the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
    This collection covers the development of state coastal land 
conservation plans, and collection of information specifically needed 
for applying for and carrying out land acquisition, restoration and 
construction projects, such as: Appraisals, property surveys and site 
plans, legal documentation such as deeds, easements and/or plats, and 
information needed for environmental compliance reviews. Such 
information is collected from project applicants or sub-recipients, 
which are typically state or local government agencies, but may also 
include nongovernmental or tribal organizations.
    The information will be used in evaluating project proposals, 
reviewing the location and impact of proposed activities, documenting 
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other 
applicable statutes, and conducting due diligence on market value, 
title encumbrances, property boundaries, proper recording of legal 
instruments. No changes are proposed to the collection.
    Affected Public: Primary respondents are State, Local, or Tribal 
government.
    Frequency: Information is collected once every 5 years for CELCP 
plans, one time each year for project proposals, final grant 
applications and due diligence materials for selected projects, two 
times per year for progress reports.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1451, et 
seq.).
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. 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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
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 0648-0459.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-03482 Filed 2-16-22; 8:45 am]
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