[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 98 (Friday, May 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11960]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: NOAA Community-based Restoration Program Progress Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0472.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,145.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: Semi-annual reports, 7 hours (plus 30 
minutes for additional questions for specified larger grantees); and 
annual reports, 11 hours and 15 minutes (plus one hour for additional 
questions for specified larger grantees).
    Needs and Uses: Authorized by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination 
Act, this collection is needed to assist with the administration and 
evaluation of the NOAA Community-based Restoration Program (CRP), which 
has provided financial assistance on a competitive basis to over 1,200 
habitat restoration projects since 1996. The information is used to 
provide accountability for the CRP and NOAA on the expenditure of 
federal funds used for restoration, contributes to the Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) ``acres restored'' measure, and to 
the President's Wetlands Initiative goal of 3 million acres of wetland 
restoration, enhancement and protection by 2010. Information is 
required only from parties receiving CRP funds.
    The NOAA Restoration Center (Center) will continue collecting the 
same information; however, the Center is requesting to begin to use the 
SF-PPR (Performance Progress Reports) family of forms, a set of uniform 
reporting formats used for standard reporting by recipients on their 
performance under grants and cooperative agreements. This transition is 
in anticipation of government-wide standardization.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit organizations, State, Local or 
Tribal Government, business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Semi-annually and annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11960 Filed 5-21-09; 8:45 am]
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