Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, Protection, or Restoration

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Final application and performance reporting Form and Instruction	New
Project application and checklist Form and Instruction	New
0459 ss 040809rev.pdf Supporting Statement A	2009-04-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4547	Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plans - new plan Instruction	Modified
188720	Final application and performance reporting Form and Instruction	New
188719	Project application and checklist Form and Instruction	New
188717	Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plans - revisions Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0459	ICR Reference No: 200904-0648-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200602-0648-002
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation, Planning, Protection, or Restoration
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/20/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/23/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2009
Responses	100	0	72
Time Burden (Hours)	1,405	0	1,007
Cost Burden (Dollars)	457	0	1,000

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Abstract: The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Act directed the Secretary of Commerce to establish a Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program to protect important areas that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion, and to issue guidelines for this program delineating the criteria for grant awards, (16 U.S.C. 1456d). The guidelines establish procedures for eligible applicants, who choose to participate in the program, to use when developing state conservation plans, proposing or soliciting projects under this program, applying for

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1451 et seq. Name of Law: Coastal Zone Management 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:
	74 FR 1175	01/12/2009
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 18547	04/23/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plans - revisions
Project application and checklist	NA	CELCP Project Application and Checklist
Final application and performance reporting	NA	CELCP Project Application and Checklist
Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Plans - new plan

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	100	72	0	0	28	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,405	1,007	0	0	398	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	457	1,000	0	0	-543	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The increased estimate for the annual recordkeeping and reporting hours is due to an increase in the projected number of project proposals received each year as more states participate in the competitive program (the estimated number of proposals has increased from 50 to 60). The increased annual estimate of burden hours for the CELCP plans reflects the fact that a number of state plans submitted for review and approval by NOAA require additional revision prior to approval, so the number of revision responses has been increased for the renewal period (previously 22 new plans were expected; for this next 3-year period, we estimate 1 new plan and 27 revisions). In addition, while the number of states that have not yet developed a CELCP plan for NOAA review/approval decreased significantly, the estimate of time needed to develop an initial draft was increased from 35 hours to 120 hours, based on feedback from respondents. NOTE: The recordkeeping/reporting cost increased from $516 to $523: the increased number of proposals and increased postage costs were almost balanced by the increase in electronic submissions. However, in ROCIS, the previous cost is shown as $1,000, as the cost was rounded up when the information collection was migrated to ROCIS.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $8,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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)? No

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: 04/23/2009

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