Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
General Sanctuary Advisory Council Application Form and Instruction	Modified
Youth Sanctuary Advisory Council Application Form and Instruction	Modified
0648-0397 30-day 89 FR 87860 2024-1105.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-11-05
0648-0397 SUPPORTING STATEMENT Part A.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-30
National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Implementation Handbook 2010.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-30
NMSA - Section 315.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-30
EO 13178 Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-30
16 U.S. Code § 1445a - Advisory Councils _ U.S. Code _.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-30
0648-0397 60-day 89 FR 61401 2024-0731.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-30

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
4441	General Sanctuary Advisory Council Application Form and Instruction	Modified
188503	Youth Sanctuary Advisory Council Application Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0648-0397	ICR Reference No: 202410-0648-021
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202106-0648-008
Agency/Subagency: DOC/NOAA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application Form for Membership on a National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/05/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2025
Responses	900	750
Time Burden (Hours)	1,126	750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	188

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Abstract: This is a request for revision and extension of an approved information collection. Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 U.S.C. § 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory councils to advise and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. Executive Order 13178 (December 4, 2000) similarly established a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to the NMSA for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Councils are individually chartered for each site, or for the sanctuary system, to meet its specific needs. Once an advisory council has been chartered, a sanctuary superintendent starts a process to recruit members for that council by providing notice to the public and requesting interested parties to apply for the available seat(s) (e.g., Research, Education) and position(s) (i.e., council member or alternate). The information obtained through this application process will be used to determine the qualifications of the applicant for membership on the advisory council. Two application forms are currently associated with this information collection: (a) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Application form; and (b) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Youth Seat Application form. Application form instructions will specify requirements imposed upon the agency when reviewing applicants as potential council members or alternates. Questions posed to applicants have been reviewed and an additional two questions are being added to solicit information on eligibility for a potential stipend program to decrease financial barriers to joining advisory councils. An additional section for demographic questions is also being added to include the newly updated Statistical Policy Directive No. 15: Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity and Recommendations on the Best Practices for the Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data on Federal Statistical Surveys, and to learn more about our applicants. Existing questions may be reordered, reworded, and at times, condensed to improve the organization of applicant responses and, thereby, simplify the applicant review process. We do not believe that such revisions to the application would appreciably change the average annual number of respondents or the reporting burden for the information requirements supporting solicitation of new advisory council members.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1445a Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
  

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 61401	07/31/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 87860	11/05/2024
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
General Sanctuary Advisory Council Application	N/A	National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Application Form
Youth Sanctuary Advisory Council Application	N/A	National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council Youth Application

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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	900	750	0	0	150	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,126	750	0	0	376	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	450	188	0	0	262	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 an increased number of respondents due to the addition of new advisory councils. The burden hours have increased as a result of several new questions being added to the application. The costs to the federal government increased for several reasons. First, due to the increased number of advisory councils, there is a direct increase in the cost of copying and postage. Second, a more accurate reflection of the government labor rate was used, rather than using a flat rate of $20/hour.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $277,072

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: 11/05/2024

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