This request is for a revision and
extension of this collection of information. Three revised
documents have been developed, reviewed and finalized. First, minor
edits to update dates have been made to the Coastal Zone Management
Act (CZMA) Performance Measurement System Coastal Management
Program Guidance (April 2011, updated June 2022). Second, the OCM
FY2022 Performance Progress Report Guidelines (2022) have been
revised to include minor formatting and copy edits and to add a
financial reporting table. The cooperative agreement performance
reports are reviewed by agency personnel who determine whether the
state is adhering to its approved coastal zone management program
and whether it is making continued progress toward coastal
management goals. The addition of the table is intended to ensure
consistency with NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) grants
requirements as well as CZMA strategic priorities. The addition of
the table should result in a negligible increase in burden as the
states should have this information available. Third, the Coastal
Zone Management Act Program Change Procedures have been revised
through the rulemaking process to update the program change
regulations resulting in the elimination of the distinction between
‘‘routine program changes (RPCs)’’ and ‘‘amendments.’’ This removes
the program change analysis done by states to determine if a change
is substantial, and therefore an amendment, and instead requires
states to describe the nature of the program change and indicate
whether the state believes the program change would impact CZMA
program approvability areas, national interest objectives, or
compliance with other Federal laws. The revisions also streamline
the documentation that all states would adhere to when submitting a
program change. Combined, these changes decrease annual burden
hours for program change submittals. Coastal zone management grants
provide funds to states and territories to implement federally
approved coastal zone management plans, revise assessment documents
and multi-year strategies, submit requests to approve amendments or
program changes, and to submit section 306A documentation on their
approved coastal zone management plans. Funds are also provided to
states and territories to develop their coastal management
documents. The information submitted is used to determine if
activities achieve national coastal management and enhancement
objectives and whether states and territories are adhering to their
approved plans.
US Code:
16 USC 1451 et. seq. Name of Law: Coastal Zone Management Act
of 1972 (amended in 1996)
The decrease in burden hours is
due to revised program change regulations under the CZMA. The
reduction in responses and burden time is a result of a decrease in
the number of respondents in the Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control
Programs. The $26 increase in costs is the correction of an error
in ROCIS from the previous submission.
$264,616
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Patmarie Nedelka
3015631127
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.
Section 306A documentation
0648-0119 30-day 87 FR 43007 2022-0719.pdf
0648-0119 Supporting Statement Part A.docx
Coastal Zone Management Act Performance Management System