0119 Supporting Statement-PRA08_122208rev

SUPPORTING STATEMENT
COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE GRANTS PERFORMANCE REPORTS, AMENDMENT AND ROUTINE PROGRAM CHANGES,
SECTION 306A AND SECTION 309 REQUIREMENTS, AND SECTION 6217
COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION PROGRAM
OMB CONTROL NO. 0648-0119
A.

JUSTIFICATION

This request is for a renewal of this collection of information.
1. Explain the circumstances that make the collection of information necessary.
In 1972, in response to intense pressure on United States (U.S) coastal resources, and because of
the importance of U.S. coastal areas, the U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et. seq. The CZMA authorized a federal program to
encourage coastal states and territories to develop comprehensive coastal management programs.
The CZMA has been reauthorized on several occasions, most recently with the enactment of the
Coastal Zone Protection Act of 1996. (CZMA as amended). The program is administered by the
Secretary of Commerce, who in turn has delegated this responsibility to the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Ocean Services (NOS).
Currently, 34 of the 35 coastal states, including those of the Great Lakes and U.S. territories,
have coastal management programs (CMPs) approved by the NOS Assistant Administrator.
Officials in the last remaining state are making progress toward participating in the program.
The CZMA affirms the national interest in the effective protection and careful development of
the coastal zone by providing assistance and encouragement to coastal states to voluntarily
develop and implement management programs for their coastal areas. To provide coastal states
and territories with the means of achieving these objectives, the CZMA authorizes financial
assistance grants under Section 305 for program development and under Section 306 for program
implementation.
Section 305 of the CZMA authorizes grants to states to develop a coastal management program.
After its management program receives federal approval, the state is then eligible for annual
grants under Section 306 to implement the program. Section 306A provides that states may use
a portion of their Section 306 awards for low cost construction projects. Section 309 establishes
a coastal enhancement grant program. Section 310 establishes a technical assistance and
management-oriented research grant program. The Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization
Amendments of 1990 (CZARA) Section 6217 established the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution*
Control Program. The specific sections of the CZMA that authorize grant programs will be
discussed in further detail.
*Pollution not from a specific location.

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A.

Performance Reporting Requirements

All thirty-four states and territories who receive funds under Sections 305, 306, 306A, 309, 310
and/or 6217 must complete a cooperative agreement performance report, and submit data for the
CZMA Performance Measurement System (CZMAPMS). In order to determine whether the
states and territories are achieving their CZMA goals, the states and territories are responsible
for reporting program performance to assure that adequate progress is being made toward those
goals. The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) has provided to the
states and territories updated, OCRM FY 2009-2010 Performance Progress Report Guidelines,
November 2008 and the OCRM, April 2008 Coastal Zone Management Act Performance
Measurement System Guidance Document.
According to the cooperative agreement performance report guidelines, the performance report is
broken down into three sections. Section A describes semi-annually the status of each grant
task. A listing of all actions taken during that time to meet national needs must also be provided.
Also semi-annually, Section B describes the status of program implementation activities.
Section C will be submitted on an as-requested basis (no more frequently than annually) and is
not necessarily tied to specific award periods.
Performance reports for Section 305 contain Section A, the semi-annual status of each grant task.
Performance reports for Section 306 contain Sections A, B, and C. In addition, reports for
section 306 also include other relevant Sections 306A, 309, 310 and/or 6217.
According to the guidance for the CZMAPMS, coastal states with approved CZM programs
must submit data related to program progress in meeting the goals of the Coastal Zone
Management Act. Data submission is electronic for 17 annual measures and 9 measures (for
Section 309) to be submitted every 5 years.
Listed below are the specific sections of the CZMA that authorize grant programs:
1.a.
Section 305 of the CZMA authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants
to any coastal state desiring to develop a coastal management program. After the
management program receives federal approval, the state is eligible for grants under
Section 306 to implement the program.
1.b.
Section 306 authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make grants to coastal
states to implement their federally approved coastal zone management programs.
1.c.
Section 306A provides state CMPs with federal funds to obtain on-the-ground
results from state coastal management processes and enhance the overall effectiveness of
state CMPs.

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1.d.
Section 309 establishes a voluntary Coastal Zone Enhancement Grants Program
which encourages coastal states with federally approved coastal zone management
programs to develop program changes in one or more of nine coastal zone enhancement
areas.
1.e.
Section 310 establishes a program of technical assistance and managementoriented research necessary to support the development and implementation of state
coastal management program amendments under Section 309, and appropriate to the
furtherance of international cooperative efforts and technical assistance in coastal zone
management.
1.f.
Section 6217 of the 1990 Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments
requires coastal states with approved coastal management programs to prepare and
submit a nonpoint pollution control program.
Listed below are the requirements for specific documents that apply to most of the state and
territorial coastal management programs.
B.

Section 305 Coastal Management Program Document

Under Section 305, the Secretary of Commerce will make grants to any coastal state desiring to
develop a coastal management program. After the management program receives federal
approval, the state is eligible for grants under Section 306 to implement the program. Currently,
no state is receiving section 305 funds to develop a coastal management program. However, the
one state that is still eligible to receive Section 305 funds is making some progress toward
participating in the program.
15 CFR 923.3 sets forth the requirements which must be fulfilled as a condition for state coastal
management program approval. States must develop a management program that:
1. identifies and evaluates those coastal resources recognized in the CZMA as requiring
management or protection by the state;
2. reexamines existing policies or develops new policies to manage these resources. These
policies must be specific, comprehensive, and enforceable;
3. determines specific use and special geographic areas that are subject to the management
program, based on the nature of identified coastal concerns;
4. identifies the inland and seaward areas subject to the management program;
5. provides for the consideration of the national interest in the planning for and siting of
facilities that meet more than local requirements; and,
6. includes sufficient legal authorities and organizational arrangements to implement the
program and to ensure conformance to it.

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After completion of the management program request, OCRM shall review the document to
determine if it adequately meets the approval criteria. Once approved, the applicant is eligible
for Section 306/306A, program implementation funds, Section 309, enhancement funds and
Section 310, technical assistance funds. Applicants with approved CMPs are also eligible (and
required) to develop a coastal nonpoint pollution program under Section 6217 (see A.1.F.).
C.

Section 306/306A Guidance Requirements

Under Section 306 OCRM administers the program at the federal level and works with state
coastal zone management partners and funds projects to:
1.

Preserve, protect, develop, and, where possible, restore and enhance the resources
of the nation's coastal zone for this and succeeding generations;

2.

Encourage and assist the states to exercise effectively their responsibilities in the
coastal zone to achieve wise use of land and water resources, giving full
consideration to ecological, cultural, historic, and aesthetic values, as well as the
need for compatible economic development;

3.

Encourage the preparation of special area management plans to provide increased
specificity in protecting significant natural resources, reasonable coastal-dependent
economic growth, improved protection of life and property in hazardous areas and
improved predictability in governmental decision-making; and

4.

Encourage the participation, cooperation, and coordination of the public, federal,
state, local, interstate and regional agencies, and governments affecting the coastal
zone.

States with federally approved CMPs who are making satisfactory progress in meeting the
objectives of the CZMA are eligible to apply for grants under this section as described in the
OCRM, April 2008 Coastal Zone Management Act Performance Measurement System Guidance
Document. OCRM has determined that based on the current and revised Section 306A
requirements, the annual burden hours will not change.
A Section 306A project shall meet one or more of the following objectives:
1.

Preservation or restoration of specific areas that (a) are designated under a state’s
CMP as required by CZMA section 306(d)(9) because of their
conservation, recreational, ecological, or esthetic values, or (b) contain one or more
coastal resources of national significance;

2.

Redevelopment of deteriorating and underutilized urban waterfronts and ports that
are designated under section 306(d)(2)(C) in the state’s management program as
areas of particular concern;

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D.

3.

Provision of access to public beaches and other coastal areas, and to coastal waters,
in accordance with the planning process; or,

4.

The development of a coordinated process among state agencies to regulate and
issue permits for aquaculture facilities in the coastal zone.

Section 309 Assessment and Strategy Requirements

Under Section 309, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make grants to coastal states
requesting to develop and submit for Federal approval program changes that support attainment
of the goals in one or more of the enhancement areas. As described in 15 CFR 923, Subpart K,
Section 309 requires OCRM to identify, after careful consultation with the state, each state's
priority needs for improvement; to evaluate state funding proposals; and to establish specific and
detailed criteria that participating states must address in developing and implementing their
coastal zone enhancement programs. The annual burden hours are based on the current Section
309 requirements. The section 309 requirements may be revised in the near future.
The purposes of the Assessment are:
1. To determine whether coastal problems exist within each of the nine Section 309
enhancement areas; and where problems exists, to evaluate their nature, the extent
to which they are already being addressed, and their relative importance;
2. To provide the factual basis for OCRM, in consultation with the states, to
determine the priority needs for improvement of state coastal management
programs; and
3. To provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the state's identification
and justification of priority needs, as well as possible means that the state is
considering to addressing the identified needs.
The process by which the states and OCRM will identify priority needs with regard to Section
309 enhancement areas includes:
1. Revising assessment document (Assessment) which reviews each Section 309
enhancement objective as it applies to the state and identifies the relative
importance to each objective; and,
2. Developing a multi-year strategy (Strategy) to attain a state's Section 309
enhancement goal(s) in selected priority need areas for a multi-year period.
Section 309 Assessments and Strategies are completed by the states and territories every 5 years.
The states and territories will begin working on the assessment and strategy in FY 09/10, with
the documents due to OCRM by the end of FY 10.

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E.

Amendment and Routine Program Change

The states and territories request approval of amendments or routine program changes to their
approved CMPs. This requirement relates to the program approval process. OCRM provided to
states and territories, Program Change Guidance, July 1996.
F.

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Program

The Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program implements Section 6217 (Protecting Coastal
Waters) of the CZARA and is a joint program with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and NOAA. Section 6217 requires coastal states and territories with federally approved
coastal management programs to develop coastal nonpoint source control programs. These
nonpoint programs are to be used to control sources of nonpoint pollution which impact coastal
water quality. The Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint
Pollution in Coastal Waters was prepared by EPA. The Program Development and Approval
Guidance were prepared by the OCRM.
Section 6217 addresses persistent coastal pollution problems by improving coordination of
federal and state coastal zone management programs and water quality programs. Section 6217
formalizes coordination of Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Section 306 of the
CZMA by requiring EPA and NOAA to oversee preparation and review of the state coastal
nonpoint programs.
The program guidance describes the contents that each coastal state must include in the coastal
nonpoint program documentation and the criteria for program approval. The guidance describes
the requirements that must be met, including: the geographic scope of the program; the pollutant
sources to be addressed; the types of management measures used; the establishment of critical
areas; technical assistance, public participation, and administrative coordination; and the process
for program submission and Federal approval. The guidance also contains the criteria by which
NOAA and EPA will review the states’ submission. Rather than create an independent program,
the Section 6217 program guidance encourages states to implement their coastal nonpoint
programs through changes to existing Section 319 and Section 306 programs.
The Section 6217 guidance requires each respondent to prepare a one-time document describing
their coastal nonpoint program. The respondents must perform the following activities to
comply with the guidance:
1. Review the program guidance document describing the contents required for the Coastal
Nonpoint Program.
2. Review the technical guidance document prepared under Section 6217(g) which
describes management measures for controlling nonpoint sources of water quality
degradation in coastal areas.

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3. Plan activities (i.e., delegate collection tasks, plan interagency meetings, establish
reviewers, and delegate writing activities).
4. Collect information relevant to the data items listed above, (e.g., lists of impaired coastal
waters, management measures to be adopted, legal and geographical jurisdiction of
agencies implementing management measures). The states should be able to acquire all
of the information from existing sources.
5. Analyze the information and construct the Coastal Nonpoint Program. Program
development includes revising coastal zone boundaries and planning new or modified
state and local regulations to implement the Coastal Nonpoint Program.
6. Write draft Coastal Nonpoint Program.
7. Write final Coastal Nonpoint Program.
Once completed, the EPA and NOAA will jointly review the state’s coastal nonpoint program.
The Federal agencies will use the coastal nonpoint programs to evaluate state efforts to achieve
the goals of the CWA and the CZMA.
OCRM provided to states and territories, Program Development & Approval Guidance, January
1993.
G. Coastal Zone Management Act Performance Measurement System
The purpose of the CZMAPMS is to track measures of effectiveness of the coastal management
programs at the national level. The system consists of a suite of performance measures to assess
how well programs are achieving the objectives of the CZMA and contextual indicators to
provide information on environmental and socioeconomic factors influencing program actions.
Data generated by the CZMAPMS will be used to communicate to stakeholders, including
Congress, the importance of the national CZMP. In combination with qualitative reporting of
program successes, quantitative measures provide stakeholders with information about how the
CZMP is responding to environmental, economic, and social challenges to balance development
with the protection and restoration of coastal resources. The CZMAPMS will provide a
mechanism to document trends over time in program activities as well as management priorities.
The CZMAPMS was developed through a series of cooperative processes that resulted in the
current list of performance measures. These processes included a contract between the OCRM
and the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment to develop a
system framework. The Heinz Center concluded that six categories captured the major CZMA
objectives. Building on this report, OCRM worked with a group of eight Coastal Management
Programs to develop a draft list of performance measures that were piloted by seven Coastal
Management Programs. The pilot group narrowed the list of performance measures to those
implemented by all 34 Coastal Management Programs.
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2. Explain how, by whom, how frequently, and for what purpose the information will be
used. If the information collected will be disseminated to the public or used to support
information that will be disseminated to the public, then explain how the collection
complies with applicable NOAA Information Quality Guidelines.
A.

Performance Reports

Pursuant to 15 CFR Part 24.40, states submit performance reports to report progress in relation
to projected work schedules and stated objectives in annual cooperative agreements. In addition,
states submit data for the CZMA Performance Measurement System to report progress toward
the goals of the CZMA. The cooperative agreement performance reports are reviewed by agency
personnel who determine whether the state is adhering to its approved coastal zone management
plan and whether it is making continued progress toward coastal management goals. If it is not,
future grants could be reduced or a full scale program review could be triggered; the latter could
result in a requirement for expenditure of federal funds to correct the program’s deficiency; or, in
the state losing Federal approval of its plan. Cooperative agreement performance reports are
submitted semi-annually. Since CZM awards are annual appropriations, states and territories
could have three concurrent CZM awards, and could submit per year, a maximum of six
performance reports (two reports per award) until all tasks and activities are completed on the
award. The majority of measures in the CZMA Performance Measurement System are submitted
annually; however, some measures are submitted every 5 years.
Section A of cooperative agreement performance reports describes the status of each Section
306, 306A (if applicable), 309, 310 and coastal nonpoint program grant task and relevant special
award conditions. The report must be detailed enough to provide OCRM with a clear
understanding of what has been accomplished under each task during the performance period
and include the following information:
1. Status of each task, organized by task number and title (e.g., meetings held, permits
processed, work products completed, contracts completed).
2. Status of task benchmarks due during the performance period.
3. Status of special award conditions due during the performance period.
4. Progress in meeting any “necessary actions” or “program suggestions” identified in the
most recent Section 312 evaluation.
5. Progress in achieving program changes as identified in the Strategies supporting Section
309 tasks.
Section B of cooperative agreement performance reports describes the information required to
assess the states’ coastal program implementation as it relates to: (1) permit administration,
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monitoring and enforcement, (2) federal consistency, and (3) program changes. Information
reported under these topics should include sufficient detail to provide a clear understanding of
the major activities, problems, controversies, and accomplishments during the reporting period.
In the case of the first two topics, states should submit quantitative information in chart or
tabular form, as well as narratives that briefly elaborate on the most significant aspects of the
reporting elements. For permits and federal consistency, example charts are provided in the
OCRM, April 2008 Coastal Zone Management Act Performance Measurement System Guidance
Document.
States may use existing state reporting mechanisms to provide the tabular data requested as long
as the information that meets the reporting requirements is provided. When a topic in Section B
is also a grant task (and therefore reported under Section A), it is not necessary to repeat the
same information in Section B, again as long as all the required information is provided.
Section C of the cooperative agreement performance reports requires states to submit three to six
examples of projects or instances where the coastal management program has been successful in
addressing coastal management issues. The purpose of this section is to enable OCRM to collect
information on innovative management technical and resource protection programs for exchange
between coastal programs and to cite specific accomplishments under the federal coastal zone
management program. OCRM has used examples of success stories in technical assistance
bulletins, Congressional testimony, factsheets, other NOAA documents, and in discussions with
other coastal programs. Section C is not necessarily tied to a specific award period, and is
requested on an as-needed basis (no more frequently than annually).
The narrative for each success story should include:
1. Identification and description of the coastal resource management issue;
description of how the coastal program was involved;
2. Summary of improvements in increased resource protection and institutional
relations (e.g., a Memorandum of Agreement with another agency to ensure that
coastal policies are better addressed);
3. Where possible, quantitative information on the degree of improvement (e.g.,
acres of wetlands protected as a result of increasing the state’s monitoring and
enforcement efforts); and
4. Where possible, state, federal, and local funds expended for the improvement.
Section A, B, and C of cooperative agreement performance reports and data for the CZMA
Performance Measurement System also enable NOAA to: 1) collect comprehensive information
for a national database on coastal management issues; 2) collect information on innovative
management techniques for exchange between programs; and 3) cite specific accomplishments
under the Federal coastal zone management issues in Section 305, 306, 306A, 309, 310 and
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6217. Through the information collected NOAA can: 1) document the success of Section 309
projects; 2) contribute to the statutory Biennial Report of Congress on the administration of the
CZMA; and 3) assess the overall success of the national program.
The 34 states and territories with approved CZM Programs submit data for the CZMA
Performance Measurement System annually. These thirty-four states and territories can have as
many as three concurrent CZM awards. Each award requires a semi-annual performance report;
Thus, the states could submit a maximum of six performance reports a year (two reports per
award) until all tasks and activities are completed on the award.
B.

Section 305 Coastal Management Program Document

Section 305 authorizes states to develop a coastal management program. A state must have
received federal approval to be eligible for annual grants under Section 306 to implement the
program.
Currently, there are no states receiving Section 305 funds to develop a coastal management
program. However, the one state that is still eligible is making some progress toward
participating in the program.
C.

Section 306/306A Requirements

The states and territories completing Section 306A projects must submit all required Section
306A documentation for NOAA approval. The only information required, unless notified by
NOAA, is a completed and signed Section 306A Project Checklist and title information for each
proposed Section 306A project. This process is directly related to the Section 306 grant
application, in that a state shall submit one application for a combined Section 306/306A award.
D.

Section 309 Assessment and Strategy

The 34 coastal states and territories with federally approved coastal zone management programs
will complete assessments and strategies again during FY 09/10. Section 309 assessment and
strategies are completed every five years.
The uses of this submission are described in section “A.1.D.” above.

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E.

Amendment and Routine Program Change

The states and territories must request approval of legal amendments or program changes to their
approved CZM programs. This process is directly related to the program approval process.
States are required to submit program changes on an as needed basis.
F.

Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program Document

Section 6217 authorizes states and territories with Federally approved coastal zone management
program to develop and implement coastal nonpoint pollution control programs. Of the thirtyfour (34) states and territories with approved coastal management programs, twenty-one (21)
states have an approved coastal nonpoint management program and thirteen (13) states continue
to make progress towards full approval.
As explained in the preceding paragraphs, the information gathered has utility. NOS will retain
control over the information and safeguard it from improper access, modification, and
destruction, consistent with NOAA standards for confidentiality, privacy, and electronic
information. See response to Question 10 of this Supporting Statement for more information on
confidentiality and privacy. The information collection is designed to yield data that meet all
applicable information quality guidelines. Prior to dissemination, the information will be
subjected to quality control measures and a pre-dissemination review pursuant to Section 515 of
Public Law 106-554.
3. Describe whether, and to what extent, the collection of information involves the use of
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological techniques or other forms of
information technology.
CZM Programs now submit cooperative agreement performance reports and work products in
electronic format, through Grants Online (https://grantsonline.rdc.noaa.gov/).
The Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) developed the Internet-based
Coastal and Marine Management Program (CAMMP) Information System
(https://cammp.nos.noaa.gov/cammp/) which is an electronic grant application and reporting and
management system, a subset of the Grant Application and Reporting System (GARS)
Information System.
4. Describe efforts to identify duplication.
NOAA is the only agency providing funds for these objectives. We have not identified any
duplication. For the cooperative agreement performance report and CZMA Performance
Measurement System requirements, no similar information is available. If the state determines
that similar information is available for the completion of the Assessment and Strategy, the
information can be modified to address any of the nine enhancement areas.

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5. If the collection of information involves small businesses or other small entities, describe
the methods used to minimize burden.
Small businesses and entities are not involved.
6. Describe the consequences to the Federal program or policy activities if the collection is
not conducted or is conducted less frequently.
If the information collection was not conducted or conducted less frequently, no determination of
grant awards would be possible, and the reviewing agency personnel would have a difficult time
documenting whether an awardee is adhering to its approved coastal zone management program
and whether the state is making continued progress toward coastal management goals. Since
future awards are based on performance, this information is necessary.
7. Explain any special circumstances that require the collection to be conducted in a
manner inconsistent with OMB guidelines.
There are no special circumstances that require the collection to be conducted in a manner
inconsistent with OMB guidelines.
8. Provide information on the PRA Federal Register Notice that solicited public comments
on the information collection prior to the submission. Summarize the public comments
received in response to the notice and describe the actions taken by the agency taken by the
agency in response to those comments. Describe the efforts to consult with persons outside
the agency to obtain their views on the availability of data, frequency of collection, the
clarity of instructions and recordkeeping, disclosure, or reporting format (if any), and on
the data elements to be recorded, disclosed, or reported.
A Federal Register Notice published on October 10, 2008 (73 FR 60244) solicited comments on
this renewal request. No comments were received.
9. Explain any decisions to provide payments or gifts to respondents other than
remuneration on contractors or grantees.
No payments or gifts to respondents are provided.
10. Describe any assurance or confidentiality provided to respondents and the basis for
assurance in statute, regulation, or agency policy.
Confidentiality is neither promised nor provided.

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11. Provide additional justification for any questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
No sensitive questions are asked.
12. Provide an estimate in hours of the burden of the collection of information.
All coastal states with 305 and 306 awards are required to submit data for the CZMA
Performance Measurement System and semi-annual cooperative agreement performance reports.
Section 306 awards will also include Sections 306A, 309, 310 and 6217. For the CZM awards,
the states and territories submit two cooperative agreement performance reports that include all
the appropriate reporting sections. States and territories could have three concurrent CZM
awards, which would require six performance reports in a year. See Table 1 below.
13. Provide an estimate of the total annual cost burden to the respondents or recordkeeper resulting from the collection (excluding the value of the burden hours in Question
12 above).
With use of e-mail and the Internet, costs for letters or records sent are minimal. We receive
approximately 98 percent of our responses electronically. With 34 states reporting, spending per
state averages $20 on mailing, a small increase of $180 from three years ago due to postage
increases and inflation = $680.

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14. Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal government.
The annual Federal cost is estimated at $166,010. This estimate cost represents the personnel
time taken to collect, review, process, and analyze the data. See Table 2 below.

Table 1: Number of Respondents x Hours x
Responses/Year

Annual Burden Hours
918 hours (previously 2 responses per year
required, and previous hours per response
were mistakenly stated as 127 hours –
correction results in 7,695 fewer hours.

1) 34 respondents x 27 hours x 1 response/year
CZMA Performance Management System

2) 34 respondents x 27 hours x 2 responses/year
(306/306A/309/310/6217 - Section A, B and C Semi-annual
performance reports - first year of awards)

1,836 hours (unchanged)

340 hours (corrected from 227)

3) 34 respondents x 10 hours x 2 responses/2 years
(306/306A/309/310/6217 - Section A Semi-annual
performance reports - second year of awards)
4) 30 respondents x 5 hours x 2 responses/year
(306/306A/309/310/6217 - Section A Semi-annual
performance reports - third and last year of awards)

300 hours (20 add’l hours, plus previous
hours divided by 3 in error (93 instead of
280)

5) 34 respondents x 8 hours x 1 response/year
(Section C Annual performance report)

272 hours (unchanged)

6) 15 respondents x 8 hour x 1 response/year
(Amendments and Program Changes documentation)

120 hours (unchanged)

7) 11 respondents x 5 hours x 1 response/year (Section 306A
documentation)

55 hours (5 more hours)

8) 34 respondents x 240 hours x 1 response/2 years
(Section 309 Assessment and Strategy documents)

4,080 hours (corrected from 5.440)

9) 34 respondents x 4 hours x 1 response/year
(Nonpoint Pollution Control Program)

136 hours ( response time reduced from 70
hours per response)

10) 34 respondents x 1 hour x 2 responses/year
(Section 310 funding - Section A Semi-Annual
performance report)

68 hours (all 34 respondent reporting, one
report instead of 4, average response time 1
hour, 15 minutes less = 4 add’l hours net)

11) 1 respondent x 800 hours x 1 response/year (Section 305
Program Development Document)

0 hours (no change)

12) 1 respondent x 5 hours x 2 responses/year (Section 305 Section A Semi-annual performance report)

0 hours (no change)

Annual Totals: 375 responses

8,125 hours

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Table 2: Number of Reports x Review Hours x $65/hr. x Responses/year

Annualized
Federal Cost

1) 34 respondents x 27 hours x 1 response/year
CZMA Performance Management System

$59,670.00

2) 34 reports x 10 hours x $65/hr. x 2 responses/year (306/306A/309/310/6217
- Section A & B Semi- annual performance reports - first year report)

$44,200.00

3) 34 reports x 2 hours x $65/hr. x 2 responses/year (306/306A/309/310/6217 Section A Semi-annual performance reports - second year report)

$8,840.00

4) 30 reports x 2 hours x $65/hr. x 2 responses/year (306/306A/309/310/6217 Section A Semi-annual performance reports - third and last year report)

$7,800.00

5) 34 reports x 2 hours x $65/hr. x 1 response/year (Section C Annual
Performance Report)

$4,420.00

6) 15 reports x 10 hours x $65/hr. (Amendments and Program Change
documentation)

$9,750.00

7) 11 reports x 2 hours x $65/hr. (Section 306A documentation)

$1,430.00

8) 34 reports x 10 hours x $65/hr./year (Section 309 Assessment and Strategy
documents)

$22,100.00

9) 13 respondents x 4 hours x $65/hr./year (Nonpoint Pollution Control
Program)

$3,380.00

10) 34 reports x 1 hours x $65/hr. x 2 responses/year (Section 310 funding Section A Semi-annual performance reports/coastal nonpoint source pollution)

$4,420.00

11) 1 report x $60/hour/year (Section 305 Program Development Document)

-0-

12) 1 report x 3 hours x $60/hr. x 2 responses/year
(Section 305 - Section A Semi-annual performance report)

-0-

Total Cost to Government

$ 166,010.00

15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments.
The annualized burden hours has decreased from 17,974 to 8,261 due to: 1) some prior
mathematical errors, 2) changes in both the number and type of grants open (fewer than at the
time of the last submission), 3) electronic submission capability for all categories of response
data, and 4) revised Performance Reporting Guidance. The burden hours for the Coastal
Nonpoint Pollution Program decreased since no Congressional funding has been provided to
States/Territories in the past three years and OCRM reviews have been fewer in number and
size.
See Table 1 for explanations of changes in burden for each information collection. NOTE:
Miscellaneous costs increased from $500 to $680, based on the raises in postal rates. ROCIS

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shows the current cost as $0 – and thus an increase of $680 – due to the cost’s having been
rounded off when the information collection request was migrated to the system.
16. For collections whose results will be published, outline the plans for tabulation and
publication.
After the coastal state completes a comprehensive coastal management program, Draft
Environmental Impact Statement and the Environmental Assessment documents are published
according to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). In addition, the results of this
collection are compiled and published. However, there are no complex analytical techniques
used in these publications.
17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the
information collection, explain the reasons why display would be inappropriate.
Not applicable.
18. Explain each exception to the certification statement identified in Item 19 of the OMB
83-I.
None.
B.

COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYING STATISTICAL METHODS

Not applicable.

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