OMB requests that the agency consult with members of the public about this collection prior to the next resubmission, per 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), in addition to soliciting comment in the Federal Register.
table that charts list comparision
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2023
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2020
209
0
432
831
0
957
0
0
0
The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA; 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) requires that state coastal management programs and national estuarine research reserves developed pursuant to the CZMA and approved by the Secretary of Commerce be evaluated periodically. This request is for to collect information to accomplish those evaluations. NOAA's Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM) conducts periodic evaluations of the 34 coastal management programs and 28 research reserves and produces written findings for each evaluation. OCRM has access to some documentation regarding each program. However, additional information from each coastal management program and research reserve, as well as information from the program and reserve partners and stakeholders with whom each works, is necessary to evaluate against statutory and regulatory requirements. Different information collection subsets are necessary for 1) coastal management programs, 2) their partners and stakeholders, 3) research reserves, and 4) their partners and stakeholders.
US Code:
16 USC 1451 et seq.
Name of Law: Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended
There is a decrease in respondents from 432 to 209, a difference of 223 respondents. The number of manager respondents decreased from 12 to 11 annually as OCM will conduct on average 11 evaluation per year based on current staffing levels. The number of stakeholder respondents decreased from 420 to 198. Stakeholder respondent numbers have been updated based on response rates and to reflect one fewer evaluation per year. The resulting burden hour decrease of 126 hours, from 957 hours to 831 hours is a direct result of the decrease in the number of respondents. The number of burden hours per response did not change (71 hours per Manager response and 15 minutes per Stakeholder response)
Costs: Salaries have been updated to reflect inflation. Also, based on staff availability and location over the previous few years, it is anticipated that all evaluations will have three NOAA participants but that in three cases, staff will live in region and not need to travel.
The Manager Information Requests have been broken out separately into a CMP Information Request and a NERR Information Request. In practice, coastal program (CMP) managers address the questions in the CMP Manager Information Request and research reserve (NERR) managers only answer questions in the NERR Manager Information Request.
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.
Coastal Zone and NERR managers information
0648-0661 60-day FRN 84 FR 19767 2019-0506.pdf
0648-0661 Supporting Statement Part A 2020-0519.docx
Stakeholder surveys