Generic Clearance For Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 2025	Form	New	Available
0648-0646 30-day 89 FR 26133 2024-0415.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-15	Repair queued
0648-0646 Survey Question Bank_REDLINE.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-12	Repair queued
0648-0646 Coral Reef Conservation_SURVEY QUESTION BANK.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-12	Repair queued
0648-0646 Supporting Statement Part A.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-04-09	Repair queued
0648-0646 Supporting Statement Part B.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2024-04-09	Repair queued
0648-0646 60-day 89 FR 752 2024-0105.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-04-03	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
269997	U.S. Virgin Islands	Form	New	United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 2025

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0646	ICR Reference No: 202404-0648-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-0648-007
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Generic Clearance For Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/30/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2024
Terms of Clearance: This collection is approved as a generic clearance with the following terms of clearance: NOAA has agreed to continue announcing each individual survey conducted under this clearance in the Federal Register and allowing 30 days for public comment.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2024
Responses	9,840	0	10,000
Time Burden (Hours)	3,280	0	3,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This request is for a revision and extension of a currently approved information collection under OMB Control Number 0648-0646. No survey question concept or theory has changed since the first hybrid-generic clearance of this information collect request in 2021. However, NOAA sought feedback from survey administration teams and jurisdictional partners in American Samoa (2021), Puerto Rico (2022), and Guam (2023), as well as during preparation for survey administration in the CNMI (2024) and the USVI (2025). Responses came primarily from state and local natural resource management agencies, fisheries management councils and NGOs. In addition, NOAA adjusted each of the jurisdictional surveys based on respondents’ feedback to the instrument. This feedback resulted in non-substantive survey instrument revisions that reduce question complexity, reduce respondent burden, simplify terminology for translation into other languages, improve clarity, and maintain consistent formatting. This previously approved information collection is part of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), which was established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) under the authority of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. The administration of this program has potential economic and cultural impacts on the lives of nearby residents and citizens. In accordance with its mission goals, NOAA developed a survey to track relevant information regarding each jurisdiction’s population, social and economic structure, the benefits of coral reefs and related habitats, the impacts of society on coral reefs, and the impacts of coral management on communities. The purpose of this information collection is to obtain human dimensions information from residents in the seven inhabited U.S. jurisdictions containing coral reef ecosystems: Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Puerto Rico, Hawai’i, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The survey has a core set of questions that are the same for all jurisdictions to allow for information to be tracked over time. The survey also includes questions that are specific to the local context and developed in collaboration with jurisdictional partners. Survey administration is repeated in each jurisdiction every five to seven years in order to provide longitudinal information for managers to effectively conserve coral reefs for current and future generations.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 6401 et seq. Name of Law: Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000
  

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:
	89 FR 752	01/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 26133	04/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
U.S. Virgin Islands	N/A	United States Virgin Islands (USVI) 2025

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	9,840	10,000	0	-160	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,280	3,333	0	-53	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: CRCP has decided to reduce collection efforts from two jurisdictions per year to a single jurisdiction per year, but they have increased the sample size for each survey.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $538,278

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.     No

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.     No

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: 04/16/2024

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