Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for Sea Grant Fellowships, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant I

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form NOAA Form 90-1 Sea Grant Program Control Form (Form 90-1) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form NOAA Form 90-4 Sea Grant Program Budget (Form 90-4) Form and Instruction	Modified
Form NOAA Form 90-2 Sea Grant Project Summary (Form 90-2) Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0362 30-day 86 FR 7713 2021-0201.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-02-01
0648-0362 60-day 85 FR 68309 2020-1028.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-01-27
0648-0362 Supporting Statement Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2021-01-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4366	Sea Grant Program Control Form (Form 90-1) Form and Instruction	Modified
183784	Sea Grant Fellowship Application Instruction	Modified
183783	Application for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Regional Consortium Instruction	Modified
183781	Sea Grant Program Budget (Form 90-4) Form and Instruction	Modified
183779	Sea Grant Project Summary (Form 90-2) Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0362	ICR Reference No: 202101-0648-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201712-0648-006
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Sea Grant Program Application Requirements for Grants, for Sea Grant Fellowships, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships, and for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Sea Grant I
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/02/2021

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2021
Responses	2,007	2,091
Time Burden (Hours)	783	879
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	998

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Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension of a currently approved information collection. Applications are required for the designation of a public or private institution of higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency as a Sea Grant college or Sea Grant institution. Applications are also required in order to be awarded a Sea Grant Fellowship, including the Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships. Grant monies are available for funding activities that help attain the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. In addition to the SF-424 and other standard grant application requirements, up to three additional forms are required with a grant application. These are the 90-1 Sea Grant Control Form, used to identify the organizations and personnel who would be involved in the grant; the 90-2 Project Summary Form, which collects summary data on projects; and the 90-4 Sea Grant Budget Form, which provides more budget detail than the SF-424A. This request is for extension of the collection and a minor revision of the 90-2 Project Summary Form. The NOAA Form 90–2 is currently collected using an Excel spreadsheet (100% of use cases). The NSGO intends to migrate the Excel spreadsheet to an online webform that is hosted on Sea Grant’s Planning, Implementation and Evaluation Resource (PIER) database. The online webform would provide an additional and alternative method of information collection, but not eliminate the option for an Excel-based collection. During implementation (testing Q2/3-FY21; rollout Q4-FY21), the webform will likely require cosmetic modifications on the form structure, but no additional data fields will be added. Such modifications will be driven by software requirements and improvements to information management and the user interface. This revision would enable synchronization of existing PIER data, so that time of user entry and data quality control is minimized. Both the excel and web versions of the form have slightly updated data fields, however, these updates do not alter the burden. Specifically, “Administrative Priorities” has been added to better track a subset of previous “Classifications”, a “Regional” selection has been added, instead of appearing in a multi-select field (“Multiple Program”), and “Readiness Level” has been eliminated, as the NSGO is better suited to identify this information rather than an applicant. The webform holds one other noticeable difference that cannot be easily replicated on an excel spreadsheet. This is resolution of Partner/Affiliation organizations, which replicates the analog of “Organization”, “Department”, and “Division” that is available for collection in the RESEARCH & RELATED Senior/Key Person Profile Form (OMB 4040-0001). This is being applied for data quality assurance and control and also enables an improved look-up functionality with existing database records.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC 1121 - 1131 Name of Law: Sea Grant Colleges and Marine Science Development
  

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:
	85 FR 68309	10/28/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 7713	02/01/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Sea Grant Fellowship Application
Sea Grant Project Summary (Form 90-2)	NOAA Form 90-2, NOAA Form 90-2	Sea Grant Project Summary (Excel version) ,   Sea Grant Project Summary (Webform)
Sea Grant Program Budget (Form 90-4)	NOAA Form 90-4	Sea Grant Budget
Sea Grant Program Control Form (Form 90-1)	NOAA Form 90-1	Sea Grant Control Form
Application for Designation as a Sea Grant College or Regional Consortium

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,007	2,091	0	0	-84	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	783	879	0	0	-96	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	998	0	0	-998	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: There is a change in burden calculation due to an increase in respondents and a refinement in calculation as PRA guidance has been updated since the last submission. In 2017, Sea Grant did not consider how their biennial grant processes influenced the Total # of Annual Responses over a 3 year period for Sea Grant Institutions. The current range in annual responses has resulted in a slight refinement from previous calculations. Burden costs have been eliminated due to the electronic submission of all information.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $105,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

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? No

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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: 02/02/2021

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