Executive Order 13158 directs the
Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior to work
with partners to inventory the protection of U.S. ocean and coastal
resources by developing a national system of marine protected
areas. The Departments of Commerce and the Interior plan to work
closely with state, territorial, local, and tribal governments, as
well as other stakeholders, to identify and inventory the nation's
existing marine protected and managed areas. Toward this end, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the
Department of the Interior (DOI) have created a data form to be
used as a survey tool to collect and analyze information on these
existing sites. This survey allows NOAA and DOI to better
understand and evaluate the existing protections for marine
resources within marine protected and managed areas in the United
States.
EO: EO
13158 Name/Subject of EO: Marine Protected Areas
Program Change: The addition of
a bi-annual survey of MPA managers and staff will require an
additional 25 hours per year to gather this information.
Adjustment: However, due to the number of sites that have already
been added to the MPA Inventory over the past decade, the number of
responses has decreased from 750 from 2008-2011 to 300 from
2012-2015 to 52 from 2015-2018. Overall, the number of hours for
updates and new site additions will be reduced from 50 to 4. Thus,
the net decrease in hours will be -21.
$7,250
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lauren Wenzel 301
563-1136
No
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:
(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;
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.