Awareness and application of long-term monitoring data in the Pacific Islands

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Focus Group Discussion Guide and Questions Form	New
Survey Questionnaire Form and Instruction	New
0648-AASD 30-day 83 FR 65639 2018-27627.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-04-19
Revised supporting statement Part B 2019-0419.docx Supporting Statement B	2019-04-19
Revised Supporting document_Part A 2019-0419.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-04-19
AASD 60d FRN pub 081418__40232.pdf Supplementary Document	2019-02-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
234857	Focus Group Discussion Guide and Questions Form	New
234856	Survey Questionnaire Form and Instruction	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0779	ICR Reference No: 201902-0648-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Awareness and application of long-term monitoring data in the Pacific Islands
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/19/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/08/2019
Terms of Clearance: OMB approves this one-time study to allow the agency to identify end-users of agency data. The agency is asked to provide OMB with a summary of the survey results. It the sponsors want to characterize how different user groups interact with different types of data, the sponsors will need to develop a sampling methodology that facilitates calculation of population summary statistics and submit a new information collection request to OMB for approval.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2022	36 Months From Approved
Responses	180	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	170	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for a new information collection to better understand the awareness, application and gaps of existing socioeconomic data in the US-affiliated Pacific island region. This data collection may be repeated every four to five years in order to provide updated relevant information. The Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP), developed under the authority of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-562; 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.), launched the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) in 2012. The goal of the NCRMP is to track socioeconomic and biophysical changes to better coral reef management. NRCMP monitors island level changes among the US-affiliated islands in the Pacific, including Hawaii, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas, and American Samoa. Additionally, over the past 20 years, numerous socioeconomic surveys and assessments have been conducted in the West Pacific. These include monitoring of regional fisheries by NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) and site-based socioeconomic assessments supported by the CRCP-supported Socioeconomic Monitoring for Coastal Management in the Pacific Island Region (SEM-Pasifika), the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Areas Community (PIMPAC) and conservation and resource management partners. Recently efforts have been made to find ways to integrate social and biophysical monitoring to better inform ecosystem-based management decisions and to safeguard the ecological and social systems of island communities. This data collection will help synthesize the disparate data collection efforts to make recommendations for a coordinated long-term socioeconomic monitoring program.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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:
	83 FR 40232	08/14/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 65639	12/21/2018
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
Survey Questionnaire	NA	Survey Questionnaire
Focus Group Discussion Guide and Questions	NA	Discussion Guide and Questions

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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	180	0	0	180	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	170	0	0	170	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New collection

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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: 02/08/2019

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