Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Form and Instruction	Modified
Application for youth seat on Council Form and Instruction	Modified
0397_SS_021712_rev2.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-07-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4441	Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Form and Instruction	Modified
188503	Application for youth seat on Council Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0397	ICR Reference No: 201202-0648-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200903-0648-011
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 07/06/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/15/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2012
Responses	520	0	520
Time Burden (Hours)	520	0	520
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,040	0	1,040

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Abstract: Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. Councils are individually chartered for each sanctuary to meet the needs of that specific site; fourteen councils are established as of September 4, 2008. Once a council has been chartered, the sanctuary superintendent starts a process to recruit members for that council by providing a notice to the public and asking interested parties to apply for the available seats. An application form has been developed to help ease the application process for the public and facilitate the review process for the sanctuary superintendent. There is also a non-voting youth application for ages 14-17.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 445a Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries 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:
	77 FR 1061	01/09/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 15355	03/15/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council	NA, NA	General Council Application ,   General Council Application - changes highlighted
Application for youth seat on Council	NA, NA	General Council Youth Application ,   Youth Seat Applicatio - changes highlighted

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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	520	520	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	520	520	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,040	1,040	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $28,900

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 03/15/2012

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