Coral Reef Valuation Study

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Coral Reef Valuation Final Survey	Form and Instruction	New	Repair queued
Coral_Valuation_052108 Part A.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-05-28	Repair queued
Coral_Valuation 052108 Part B.pdf	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2008-05-21	Repair queued
Coral Valuation QA.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-05-20	Repair queued
Coral Valuation KN Bill of Rights.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-05-20	Repair queued
Coral Valuation Experimental Design.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-05-20	Repair queued
Coral Valuation Pretest Write-up.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2008-05-20	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
184980	Coral Reef Valuation Final Survey	Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No:	ICR Reference No: 200805-0648-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coral Reef Valuation Study
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Disapproved	Conclusion Date: 01/15/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/28/2008
Terms of Clearance: OMB disapproves this information collection request (ICR) because in its current form it lacks practical utility, pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.9. The ICR proposes to elicit total willingness-to-pay for protecting the mainland and northwestern Hawaiian Island coral reefs from over-fishing and ship injuries, and generate general US population estimates. Because the northwestern Hawaiian Island coral reefs are already protected through the 2006 Northwestern Hawaiian National Monument designation, the survey instrument appears to be inappropriate in eliciting the desired willingness-to-pay. OMB encourages NOAA to explore this issue with additional focus groups as appropriate. OMB also encourages NOAA to address the concerns that OMB raised during the ICR review. When the agency is ready to resubmit a revised ICR reflecting new focus group results and revisions, where appropriate, that address the concerns raised by OMB, OMB will consider the adequacy of prior public notice and may determine that further public notice is not needed.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This is a national survey using two independently-recruited internet panels: the American National Election Study (ANES) Internet Panel and Stanford’s Major Research Instrumentation Panel (MRI) Internet Panel. The survey is designed to yield information that can be used to estimate total economic values for protection and restoration of Hawaii's coral reef ecosystems. The survey addresses the public's preferences and economic values for the use of no-take areas as a management tool and the public's preferences and economic values for restoring damaged coral reefs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6401-6409 Name of Law: Coral Reef Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	71 FR 53667	09/12/2006
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 30604	05/28/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Coral Reef Valuation Final Survey	NA	Coral Reef Economic Valuation Final Survey

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $265,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/28/2008

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