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with the recordkeeping of NCSR-related
information.)
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintaining): $36,630.
Dated: July 12, 2011.
David Epperson,
Chief Information Officer, National Protection
and Programs Directorate, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement
[Docket ID No. BOEM–2011–0001]

BOEMRE Information Collection
Activity: Coastal Impact Assistance
Program (CIAP), Renewal of a
Collection; Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and
Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection.
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements that address the
BOEMRE’s Coastal Impact Assistance
Program (CIAP), which is a grant
program. This notice also provides the
public a second opportunity to
comment on the paperwork burden of
these requirements.
DATES: Submit written comments by
August 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either
fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail
([email protected]) directly
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0170). Please also submit
a copy of your comments to BOEMRE by
any of the means below.
• Electronically: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled,
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–
2011–0001 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view supporting and related
materials available for this collection.
BOEMRE will post all comments.
• E-mail:
[email protected]. Mail or
hand-carry comments to: Department of
the Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy

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Management, Regulation and
Enforcement; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ICR 1010–0170 in your
comment and include your name and
return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. To
see a copy of the entire ICR submitted
to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov
(select Information Collection Review,
Currently Under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Coastal Impact Assistance
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0170.
Abstract: With the passage of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
was given responsibility for the Coastal
Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
through the amendment of Section 31 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1356a Appendix A). The
following requirements from this
amendment necessitate the collection of
information.
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZED USES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A producing State or
coastal political subdivision shall use all
amounts received under this section,
including any amount deposited in a trust
fund that is administered by the State or
coastal political subdivision and dedicated to
uses consistent with this section, in
accordance with all applicable Federal and
State law, only for 1 or more of the following
purposes:
(A) Projects and activities for the
conservation, protection, or restoration of
coastal areas, including wetland.
(B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife,
or natural resources.
(C) Planning assistance and the
administrative costs of complying with this
section.
(D) Implementation of a federally-approved
marine, coastal, or comprehensive
conservation management plan.
(E) Mitigation of the impact of outer
Continental Shelf activities through funding
of onshore infrastructure projects and public
service needs.
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH AUTHORIZED
USES.—If the Secretary determines that any
expenditure made by a producing State or
coastal political subdivision is not consistent
with this subsection, the Secretary shall not
disburse any additional amount under this
section to the producing State or the coastal
political subdivision until such time as all
amounts obligated for unauthorized uses
have been repaid or reobligated for
authorized uses.
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 23
percent of amounts received by a producing
State or coastal political subdivision for any
1 fiscal year shall be used for the purposes
described * * *’’

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Information needs to be submitted by
the government jurisdictions to meet all
the requirements of the CIAP State Plan
Guidelines as well as requirements on
the procurement contracts. Responses
are mostly required to obtain or retain
a benefit. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’
nature are asked. BOEMRE protects
information considered proprietary
according to the Freedom of Information
Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR 2).
According to the EPAct, in order to
receive funds, the states must submit
CIAP State Plans that contain required
components including an
implementation plan of the state’s
program and identification of the
proposed use of CIAP funds. The
identification will be provided in the
Plan as brief descriptions of the
proposed projects. Upon approval of a
Plan, recipients will be able to submit
grant applications for a project.
Applicants submit proposals for funding
in response to a Notice of Funding
Availability that we publish on
Grants.gov and on our program web
pages. Proposals are submitted through
Grants.gov. An application consists of
OMB required forms for grants; a
detailed project description or narrative
to demonstrate that the project has
maintained the integrity of the brief
description in the Plan and still meets
EPAct criteria; and documentation such
as Federal, State, or local government
required permits with which the
recipient is stating it has met Federal,
State, or local laws.
Once an application for a project is
approved, BOEMRE is required to
monitor the projects to determine that
the CIAP funds are being used for
appropriate expenses. The monitoring
will be achieved through the grant
regulations that require, at a minimum,
a recipient to provide an annual
progress and financial status reports.
Recipients are evaluated by contracting
officers via Grants.gov application
efforts. The recipients that are
determined by the evaluations to likely
have difficulties in implementing and
managing the CIAP funded projects will
be required to submit semi-annual
reports. Once the recipient has
demonstrated the ability to implement
and manage their projects, the
requirement can be returned to annual
reports.
BOEMRE needs the information
required so that technical experts can
determine how well it addresses the
requirements identified in the
authorizing EPAct legislation and
monitor the projects to meet specific
requirements.

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Frequency: Submissions are annually,
bi-annually, or specific to the
requirement which is usually on
occasion.
Description of Respondents:
Approximately 73 total respondents.
This includes 6 states and 67 boroughs,
parishes, etc.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
estimated annual hour burden for this
information collection is a total of
13,587 hours. The following table
details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens. In calculating

CIAP reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement

the burdens, we assumed that
respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.

Submit Project Narrative .....................................................................................................
Submit annual Performance Reports ..................................................................................
Submit bi-annual Performance Reports ..............................................................................
Notify BOEMRE in case of delays, adverse conditions, etc., which impair ability to meet
objectives of the award including statement of action taken or contemplated or assistance required (including non-construction and construction grants).
Request termination and supporting information ................................................................
Retain all records/documentation for 3 years .....................................................................
Retain records longer than 3 years if they relate to claim, audit, litigation, etc .................

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Average number of
annual reponses

Annual burden
hours

42
8
8
8

192 projects ...........
192 reports ............
192 reports ............
45 notifications .......

8,064
1,536
1,536
360

6
.5

15 requests ............
192 projects ...........

90
96

Hour burden

Exempt under
5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)

0

Telephone follow-up discussion on Financial Capabilities .................................................

8

76 discussions .......

608

Develop language and individual signage at CIAP Sites—Estimated 30 construction
projects with temp signs initially—permanent signs 2–4years.
Submission of photographs/CDs of projects for tracking purposes ...................................
Voluntarily submit draft Coastal Impact Assistance Plan with appropriate supporting
documentation.
Submit final Coastal Impact Assistance Plan and all supporting documentation (i.e.,
Governor’s certification of public participation; Appendices C, D, and E).
Request delay by states for submitting final plan, with relevant data ................................
Request minor changes and/or amendments to a plan .....................................................
Total Burden .................................................................................................................

8

30 signs .................

240

4
1

250 projects ...........
4 plans ...................

1,000
4

1

4 plans ...................

4

1
8
........................

1 request ................
6 requests ..............
1,199 Responses ...

1
48
13,587

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens associated with the
collection of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
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automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on January 28,
2011, we published a Federal Register
notice (76 FR 5192) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day comment period. We
have received no comments in response
to this effort.
If you wish to comment in response
to this notice, you may send your
comments to the offices listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
OMB has up to 60 days to approve or
disapprove the information collection
but may respond after 30 days.
Therefore, to ensure maximum
consideration, OMB should receive
public comments by August 22, 2011.
Public Availability of Comments:
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
BOEMRE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (703)
787–1025.
Dated: June 1, 2011.
Doug Slitor,
Acting Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011–18453 Filed 7–20–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R5–FHC–2011–N135; 53330–1335–
0000–J3]

Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control
Alternatives Workgroup
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce a
meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea
Lamprey Control Alternatives
Workgroup (Workgroup). The
Workgroup’s purpose is to provide, in
an advisory capacity, recommendations

SUMMARY:

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