[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 143 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43503-43504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17628]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FW-HQ-WSFR-2014-N162; FVWF58520900000]


Proposed Information Collection; Coastal Impact Assistance 
Program

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS) will ask the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection 
(IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is 
scheduled to expire on September 30, 2014. We may not conduct or 
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by September 23, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
Headquarters, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); 
or [email protected] (email). Please include ``1018-0147'' in the 
subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Section 384 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-58) 
established the Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP). This program 
provides Federal grant funds derived from Federal offshore lease 
revenues to oil-producing States for:
     Conservation, protection, or restoration of coastal areas, 
including wetlands;
     Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife, or natural 
resources;
     Planning assistance and the administrative costs of 
complying with these objectives;
     Implementation of a federally approved marine, coastal, or 
comprehensive conservation management plan; and
     Mitigation of the impact of Outer Continental Shelf 
activities through funding of onshore infrastructure projects and 
public service needs.
    The States of Alabama, Alaska, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, 
and Texas are eligible for CIAP funding. Also eligible to receive CIAP 
funds are 67 coastal political subdivisions (CPS) in the 6 States. The 
affected States have prepared Statewide CIAP plans that include 
proposed projects. The federally approved CIAP plans have also been 
coordinated through a public review process.
    Once a project is approved, we must monitor the project to 
determine that the CIAP funds are being used for appropriate expenses. 
The monitoring will be achieved through the grant regulations that 
require grantees to provide, at a minimum, an annual progress report 
and a financial status report.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0147.
    Title: Coastal Impact Assistance Program.
    Service Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 73.
    Description of Respondents: 6 States (Alabama, Alaska, California, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) and 67 coastal political 
subdivisions in these States.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion for amendments/changes to a 
project and other requests; annually for reports; and ongoing for 
recordkeeping.

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                                                                      Completion
                                                       Number of       time per      Total annual
                     Activity                          responses       response      burden hours
                                                                        (hours)
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Submit annual reports.............................             479               8           3,832
Notify FWS in case of delays, adverse conditions,               60               8             480
 etc., that impair ability to meet objectives of
 an award.........................................
Request termination and supporting information....              45               6             270
Maintain records..................................             756             0.5             378
Telephone followup discussion on financial                     100               8             800
 capabilities.....................................
Develop language and individual signage at CIAP                100               8             800
 Sites............................................
Submission of photographs/CDs of projects for                  250               4           1,000
 tracking purpose.................................
Request changes and/or amendments to a project....             192              42           8,064
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    Totals........................................           1,982  ..............          15,624
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III. Comments

    We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
     Whether or not the collection of information is necessary, 
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
     The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this 
collection of information;
     Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
     Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number, 
email address, or other personal identifying information in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your 
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: July 22, 2014.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-17628 Filed 7-24-14; 8:45 am]
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